The Society of Jesus in Numbers
April 1, 2006
 
As of January 1, 2006 the total number of Jesuits was 19,564
Priests were 13,735, Scholastics 3,067, Brothers 1,865 and Novices 897
 
Four New Provinces were erected in 2005:
Brazil North-East, North-West Africa, Delhi, and Korea
 
Dependent Regions are 12:
3 in Africa, 4 in the Americas and 5 in Asia-Oceania
 
Jesuits in the South Asia Assistancy are         4,032
          In U S A 3,034
          In South Europe 2,527
          In West Europe 2,037
          In East Asia-Oceania 1,663
          In Southern Latin America 1,533
          In Africa 1,429
          In Northern Latin America 1,424
          In East Europe 1,137
          In Central Europe 746
 
Number of Provinces by Assistancy is as follows:
South Asia 18 Provinces
USA 10 Provinces
West Europe 10 Provinces
Sothern Latin America 9 Provinces
East-Asia Oceania 9 Provinces
Africa 8 Provinces
Northern Latin America   8 Provinces
East Europe 8 Provinces
South Europe 7 Provinces
Central Europe 5 Provinces
 
Jesuit Educational Institutions
There are two and a half million students in 3,451 institutions of various kinds in 68 countries:
Schools of Higher Education 202
Schools of Secondary Education 444
Primary schools 123
Offering Technical or Professional Training 79
Fe y Alegria schools in 19 Latin American countries 2,603
 
Jesuit Social Centers: 324
 
Pastoral Works:
Parishes 2,000
Retreat houses and Spirituality centers 279