International Baseball Demographics
Estimated data, according to the IBAF, as of April 2011:
- Number of countries with an organized baseball league: 77
- Number of total participants in organized baseball competitions worldwide: 35,000,000 (million)
- Number of female athletes: 300,000
- Number of athletes with a disability: 200,000
- Number of visually impaired athletes: 2,175
- Number of registered youth baseball teams: 273,366
- Number of Players (ages 7-18) registered by youth leagues: 3,999,760
- IBAF Global Baseball Video
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