4.3 MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS AND GROWTH RATES Table 23 Membership numbers and growth rates (Architects) Country
Membership Type
Africa
2016
2017
2018
2017-18 Growth Rate
Average Annual Growth Rate
4,338
5,707
5,965
4.5%
18.0%
Voluntary
90
93
98
5.4%
4.4%
Compulsory
11
11
11
0.0%
0.0%
Ghana
Voluntary
-
-
-
-
-
Kenya
Voluntary
-
1,073
1,645
53.3%
-
Botswana Gambia, The
Voluntary
100
100
100
0.0%
0.0%
Namibia
Compulsory
-
-
-
-
-
Nigeria
Compulsory
1,118
1,400
962
- 31.3%
- 3.0%
Rwanda
Compulsory
93
135
178
31.9%
38.5%
South Africa
Voluntary
2,372
2,310
2,284
- 1.1%
- 1.9%
Uganda
Voluntary
308
336
420
25.0%
17.0%
Zambia
Voluntary
246
249
267
7.2%
4.2%
29,560
31,070
31,733
2.1%
3.6%
Mauritius
Asia Bangladesh
Compulsory
3,020
3,350
3,350
0.0%
5.5%
India53 54
Voluntary
19,375
20,355
20,672
1.6%
3.3%
Malaysia
Voluntary
3,301
3,366
3,355
- 0.3%
0.8%
55
Pakistan
Voluntary
1,477
1,559
1,660
6.5%
6.0%
Singapore
Voluntary
1,232
1,242
1,284
3.4%
2.1%
Sri Lanka
Voluntary
1,155
1,198
1,412
17.9%
10.8%
4,958
4,903
4,974
1.4%
0.2%
Antigua and Barbuda
Voluntary
11
12
16
33.3%
21.2%
Belize
Voluntary
5
6
6
0.0%
10.0%
Canada
Voluntary
4925
4,868
4,937
1.4%
0.1%
Dominica
Voluntary
17
17
15
- 11.8%
- 5.9%
Trinidad and Tobago
Voluntary
-
-
-
-
-
Caribbean & A.
30,982
31,575
32,095
1.6%
1.8%
Cyprus
Voluntary
952
965
972
0.7%
1.0%
Malta
Voluntary
976
1,004
1,034
3.0%
2.9%
United Kingdom
Voluntary
29,054
29,606
30,089
1.6%
1.8%
4,385
4,456
4,559
2.3%
2.0%
4385
4456
4559
2.3%
2.0%
12811
13146
13498
2.7%
2.6%
Europe
Other Hong Kong SAR
Voluntary
Pacific Australia
Voluntary
9868
10133
10565
4.3%
3.5%
Fiji
Voluntary
-
-
20
-
-
New Zealand
Voluntary
2943
3013
2913
-3.3%
-0.5%
53 Additional (unverified) analysis available here courtesy of
‘Architecture ideas’: https://architectureideas.info/2008/08/statisticsof-architects-in-india/#number-of-architects 54 See also https://www.coa.gov.in/ 55 See also Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners: https://
www.pcatp.org.pk/
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