| International Statistics (2002) back to 'About The Salvation Army'
 International Statistics (as at 1 January 2002)
| Countries and other territories where SA serves | 109 |
| Languages used in SA work | 175 |
| Corps, outposts, societies,new plants and recovery churches | 15,456 |
| Goodwill centres | 273 |
| Officers | 25,662 |
| Active | 17,407 |
| Retired | 8,255 |
| Auxiliary-captains | 383 |
| Lieutenants | 144 |
| Envoys/sergeants, full-time | 1,130 |
| Cadets | 968 |
| Employees | 107,724 |
| Senior soldiers | 1,010,829 |
| Adherents | 167,786 |
| Junior soldiers | 398,500 |
| Corps cadets | 38,400 |
| Senior band musicians | 29,472 |
| Senior songsters | 71,302 |
| Other senior musical group members | 41,094 |
| Senior and young people’s local officers | 121,314 |
| Home league groups | 8,915 |
| Members | 364,048 |
| Other women’s ministries groups | 3,546 |
| Members | 69,505 |
| League of mercy groups | 4,278 |
| Members | 110,774 |
| SAMF members | 8,973 |
| Over-60 clubs | 1,651 |
| Members | 84,434 |
| Men’s fellowships | 2,201 |
| Members | 48,180 |
| Young people’s band members | 13,957 |
| Singing company members | 67,514 |
| Other young people’s music group members | 35,369 |
| Sunday school members | 668,237 |
| Junior youth group members | 140,441 |
| Senior youth group members | 65,388 |
| Corps-based community development programmes | 582 |
| Beneficiaries | 546,414 |
| Thrift stores/charity shops (corps) | 1,396 |
| Recycling centres | 16 |
Social Programme
Residential
| Hostels for homeless and transient | 539 |
| Capacity | 29,264 |
| Emergency lodges | 211 |
| Capacity | 11,507 |
| Children’s homes | 202 |
| Capacity | 8,251 |
| Homes for the elderly | 212 |
| Capacity | 14,954 |
| Homes for the disabled | 39 |
| Capacity | 1,464 |
| Homes for the blind | 8 |
| Capacity | 369 |
| Remand and probation homes | 59 |
| Capacity | 941 |
| Homes for street children | 28 |
| Capacity | 567 |
| Mother and baby homes | 48 |
| Capacity | 1,588 |
| Training centres for families | 36 |
| Capacity | 877 |
| Care homes for vulnerable people | 45 |
| Capacity | 684 |
| Women’s and men’s refuge centres | 255 |
| Capacity | 2,035 |
| Other residential care homes/hostels | 246 |
| Capacity | 9,778 |
 Day Care
Addiction Dependency
Service to the Armed Forces
Emergency Response
Services to the Community
Health Programme
Education Programme
| Kindergarten/sub primary | 643 |
| Primary schools | 926 |
| Upper primary and middle schools | 88 |
| Secondary and high schools | 187 |
| Number of pupils | 440,056 |
| Number of teachers | 13,698 |
| Vocational training schools | 89 |
| Schools for the blind | 6 |
| Schools for the disabled | 9 |
| Colleges, universities, staff training and distance learning centres | 746 |
*information compiled from the Salvation Army Year Book
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