Number of Registered Players By Country
Number of registered hockey players, including male, female and junior, provided by the respective countries' federations. Note that this list only includes countries with more than 1,000 registered players. Out of 70 IIHF members 31 have more than 1000 registered players as of October 2011.
| Country | Players | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 617,107 | 1.799% |
| United States | 500,579 | 0.160% |
| Czech Republic | 100,668 | 0.988% |
| Finland | 65,251 | 1.241% |
| Russia | 63,580 | 0.046% |
| Sweden | 62,003 | 0.682% |
| Germany | 28,932 | 0.036% |
| Switzerland | 26,166 | 0.342% |
| Japan | 20,226 | 0.016% |
| France | 17,381 | 0.027% |
| Austria | 10,489 | 0.128% |
| Slovakia | 8,280 | 0.151% |
| Italy | 6,829 | 0.011% |
| Norway | 6,177 | 0.132% |
| United Kingdom | 4,901 | 0.008% |
| Ukraine | 4,500 | 0.010% |
| Latvia | 4,424 | 0.201% |
| Denmark | 4,405 | 0.080% |
| Belarus | 4,374 | 0.046% |
| Kazakhstan | 3,929 | 0.025% |
| Australia | 3,188 | 0.015% |
| Netherlands | 2,485 | 0.015% |
| Poland | 2,292 | 0.006% |
| Hungary | 2,087 | 0.021% |
| South Korea | 1,880 | 0.004% |
| Estonia | 1,510 | 0.118% |
| Mexico | 1,254 | 0.001% |
| New Zealand | 1,205 | 0.028% |
| Belgium | 1,157 | 0.011% |
| North Korea | 1,130 | 0.005% |
| Mongolia | 1,001 | 0.032% |
| Total | 1,549,984 |
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