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Membership statistics

Types of membership Jan 1st, 2020
Total members 14 306
Employees 6787
Retired pensioners 4048
Freelancers / entrepreneurs 1614
Students 904
Unemployed 953

 

Membership growth and gender balance trends

Year Total Men Women Women %
1925 369 361 8 2.2 %
1937 459 429 30 6.5 %
1958 855 688 167 19.5 %
1968 1616 1213 403 24.9 %
1971 2687 1739 949 35.3 %
1980 5859 3345 2514 42.9 %
1985 7022 3854 3168 45.1 %
1990 8570 4411 4159 48.5 %
1995 9261 4633 4628 50.0 %
2000 12345 5798 6547 53.0 %
2005 14371 6403 7968 55.4 %
2010 15671 6747 8924 56.9 %
2015 14921 6357 8563 57,4 %
2020 14092 5897 8195 58,2 %