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Little League Around the World

Leagues and Participants Since 1939

Year Leagues Baseball Participants Softball Participants Total
1939 1 30 . 30
1940 2 120 . 120
1941 2 120 . 120
1942 2 120 . 120
1943 3 180 . 180
1944 4 240 . 240
1945 10 600 . 600
1946 12 720 . 720
1947 15 900 . 900
1948 94 5,600 . 5,600
1949 197 11,800 . 11,800
1950 306 18,300 . 18,300
1951 775 46,600 . 46,600
1952 1,572 97,300 . 97,300
1953 2,712 162,700 . 162,700
1954 3,349 200,900 . 200,900
1955 3,976 238,600 . 238,600
1956 4,031 254,800 . 254,800
1957 4,408 299,600 . 299,600
1958 4,756 334,300 . 334,300
1959 5,228 380,500 . 380,500
1960 5,542 825,000 . 825,000
1961 5,700 896,000 . 896,000
1962 5,851 978,200 . 978,200
1963 5,656 995,400 . 995,400
1964 5,798 1,066,600 . 1,066,600
1965 5,816 1,094,800 . 1,094,800
1966 5,879 1,130,800 . 1,130,800
1967 5,900 1,160,600 . 1,160,600
1968 6,055 1,214,600 . 1,214,600
1969 6,255 1,288,800 . 1,288,800
1970 6,432 1,371,200 . 1,371,200
1971 6,552 1,447,200 . 1,447,200
1972 6,716 1,536,600 . 1,536,600
1973 6,765 1,597,200 . 1,597,200
1974 6,846 1,640,000 29,696 1,669,696
1975 6,855 1,666,000 60,160 1,726,160
1976 6,874 1,678,400 54,176 1,732,576
1977 6,841 1,680,400 101,344 1,781,744
1978 6,872 1,692,600 119,824 1,812,424
1979 6,899 1,702,600 122,974 1,825,574
1980 6,936 1,736,600 141,696 1,878,296
1981 6,984 1,754,400 154,208 1,908,608
1982 6,955 1,755,400 159,088 1,914,488
1983 6,929 1,737,600 166,304 1,903,904
1984 6,915 1,718,400 166,496 1,884,896
1985 6,886 2,014,845 210,165 2,225,010
1986 6,868 1,972,635 210,570 2,183,205
1987 6,830 1,948,800 220,290 2,169,090
1988 6,799 1,827,360 233,085 2,060,445
1989 6,841 1,939,845 246,315 2,186,160
1990 6,953 2,107,590 259,080 2,366,670
1991 7,056 2,256,675 277,680 2,534,355
1992 7,196 2,389,230 299,910 2,689,140
1993 7,237 2,462,640 326,610 2,789,250
1994 7,305 2,538,945 365,685 2,904,630
1995 7,442 2,589,045 393,705 2,982,750
1996 7,452 2,571,330 404,535 2,975,865
1997 7,427 2,591,190 402,570 2,993,760
1998 7,417 2,557,890 396,795 2,954,685
1999 7,431 2,518,755 392,370 2,911,125
2000 7,391 2,467,110 378,315 2,845,425
2001 7,330 2,386,605 362,600 2,748,765
2002 7,256 2,344,800 356,070 2,700,870
2003 7,178 2,322,105 354,075 2,676,180
2004 7,139 2,301,330 350,460 2,651,790
2005 7,408 2,281,725 353,175 2,634,900
2006 7,444 2,299,800 364,740 2,664,540
2007 7,030 2,273,505 366,780 2,640,285
2008 7,251 2,236,590 359,340 2,595,930
2009 7,170 2,185,515 349,065 2,534,580
2010 7,123 2,168,850 344,910 2,513,760
2011 7,070 2,136,945 343,515 2,480,460
2012 7,006 2,086,800 331,680 2,418,480