How many registered footballers are there worldwide?
Sports hard Data from 2023
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The answer
22,000,000 players
Roughly 22M.
About 22 million people are registered footballers with a club or federation, out of roughly 250 million who play regularly. Only around 130,000 are professionals — one in every 170 registered players.
Where this number comes from
| Source | FIFA Big Count |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | players |
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