Citizenship in the World Merit Badge History

Earned through 20202,593,491

Best year200269,222 earned

All-time popularity#14official, as of 2020#12by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1972. Peak year 2002 with 69,222. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

197213,122 earned#37 of 124

197330,517 earned#21 of 122

197438,999 earned#21 of 121

197549,557 earned#14 of 128

197648,352 earned#13 of 130

197742,088 earned#14 of 130

197835,766 earned#18 of 131

197935,413 earned#12 of 132

198028,246 earned#11 of 132

198138,812 earned#12 of 134

1982No data available

1983No data available

1984No data available

1985No data available

1986No data available

1987No data available

1988No data available

1989No data available

1990No data available

1991No data available

1992No data available

199360,844 earned#9 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199657,187 earned#9 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

200063,393 earned#8 of 128

200164,878 earned#7 of 129

200269,222 earned#5 of 129

200365,633 earned#6 of 130

200467,969 earned#6 of 121

200561,746 earned#5 of 121

200658,097 earned#5 of 121

200758,608 earned#4 of 121

200860,582 earned#4 of 121

200968,075 earned#4 of 122

201067,483 earned#4 of 125

201167,779 earned#4 of 129

201267,486 earned#4 of 132

201364,452 earned#2 of 129

201461,303 earned#5 of 136

201560,171 earned#5 of 138

201659,363 earned#4 of 138

201755,917 earned#3 of 139

201855,843 earned#3 of 139

201950,700 earned#4 of 139

202042,738 earned#3 of 137

2021No data available#5 of 137

2022No data available#5 of 138

2023No data available#5 of 138

2024No data available#2 of 138

2025No data available#2 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#2 of 141" means the badge was number 2 of the 141 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

197213,122#37 of 124

197330,517#21 of 122

197438,999#21 of 121

197549,557#14 of 128

197648,352#13 of 130

197742,088#14 of 130

197835,766#18 of 131

197935,413#12 of 132

198028,246#11 of 132

198138,812#12 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199360,844#9 of 123

1994—

1995—

199657,187#9 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

200063,393#8 of 128

200164,878#7 of 129

200269,222#5 of 129

200365,633#6 of 130

200467,969#6 of 121

200561,746#5 of 121

200658,097#5 of 121

200758,608#4 of 121

200860,582#4 of 121

200968,075#4 of 122

201067,483#4 of 125

201167,779#4 of 129

201267,486#4 of 132

201364,452#2 of 129

201461,303#5 of 136

201560,171#5 of 138

201659,363#4 of 138

201755,917#3 of 139

201855,843#3 of 139

201950,700#4 of 139

202042,738#3 of 137

2021—#5 of 137

2022—#5 of 138

2023—#5 of 138

2024—#2 of 138

2025—#2 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

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Citizenship in the World: workbook data

Printings (54)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	HC	Notes
x	1972	July	8	back-8a	50M	1972	3254		HCSV1, HCSV2
	1973	not made
x	1974	March	8	back-8a	30M	1972	3254
x	1974	September	8	back-8b	30M	1972	3254
x	1975	May	8	back-8b	20M	1972	3254
x	1976	January	8	back-8c-1	20M	1972	3254
x	1977	February	8	back-8c-2	20M	1972	3254
x	1977	September	8	back-8d	30M	1972	3254
	1978	not made
x	1979	April	8	back-8d	25M	1972	3254
x	1980	March	9A	back-9a	25M	1972	3254
x	1981	March	9A	back-9a	25M	1972	3254
x	1982	January	9A	back-9a	27M	1972	3254
x	1982	December	9A	back-9a	14M		3254
x	1983	June	9A	back-9a	25M		3254
x	1984	April	9A	back-9a	30M	1984	3254
x	1985	March	9A	back-9b-2	30M	1984	3254
x	1986	January	9A	back-9b-2	35M	1984	3254
x	1986	October	9A	back-9b-2	35M	1984	3254
	1987	not made
x	1988	January	9A	back-9b-2	35M	1984	3254
x	1988	November	9A	back-9b-2	30M	1984	3254
	1989	not made
x	1990	January	9A	back-9b-2	30M	1984	3254
x	1991	February	9A	back-9c-1	30M	1984	3254
x	1992	March	9A	back-9c-2	30M	1984	33254	730176332543
x	1993	March	9A	back-9c-2	15M	1984	33254	730176332543
x	1993	November	9B	back-9d	30M	1984	33260	730176332604
x	1994	September	9B	back-9d	27M	1984	33260	730176332604
x	1995	June	9B	back-9d	37M		33260	730176332604
x	1996	April	9B	back-9d	40M		33260	730176332604
x	1997	September	9B	back-9d			33260	730176332604		simply states Revised 1995 on front but has 9-1-1996 listed on inside back cover
x	1998		9B	back-9f			33260	730176332604
x	1999		9B	back-9f			33260	730176332604
	2000	not made
x	2001		9B	back-9f			33260	730176332604
x	2001		9B	back-9f			33260	730176332604		second printing
x	2001		9B	back-9f			33260	730176332604		third printing
x	2002		9B	back-9g		1995	33260	730176332604
x	2003		9B	back-9g		1995	33260	730176332604
x	2004		9B	back-9g		1995	33260	730176332604
x	2005		9B	back-9g		1995	33260	730176332604		© 1995-2005 printing
x	2005		9C-1A	back-9g		2005	33260A	730176332604		© 2005-2005 printing
	2006	not made
x	2007		9C-1B	back-9h-1		2005	33260A	730176324418
x	2007		9C-1C	back-9h-2			33260A	730176324418		2nd printing
x	2008		10A	back-1008b1			35872	730176358727
	2009	not made
x	2010		10C	back-1010e1			35872	730176358727
x	2011		10C	back-1010e1			35872	730176358727
x	2012		10C	back-1010e1			35872	730176358727
x	2013		10C	back-1010e1			35872	730176358727
x	2014		10D	back-1013e1a			35872	730176358727		01268-AL
x	2015		10D	back-1016e1			622852	730176357973		01042-AL
	2016	not made
x	2017		10D	back-1016e1			622852	730176357973		00358-AL
x	2017		10D	back-1016e1			622852	730176357973		00432
x	2018		10D	back-1019e1			622852	730176357973		358
x	2019		10D	back-1019e1			622852	730176357973		00432
x	2020		10D	back-1019e1			655141	730176351377		358
	2021	not made
x	2022		10D	back-1019e1			655141	730176351377		358
x	2023		10D	back-1019e1			660395	7301766603959		358
	2024	not made
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1972	13,122	37	124
1973	30,517	21	122
1974	38,999	21	121
1975	49,557	14	128
1976	48,352	13	130
1977	42,088	14	130
1978	35,766	18	131
1979	35,413	12	132
1980	28,246	11	132
1981	38,812	12	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	60,844	9	123
1994
1995
1996	57,187	9	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	63,393	8	128
2001	64,878	7	129
2002	69,222	5	129
2003	65,633	6	130
2004	67,969	6	121
2005	61,746	5	121
2006	58,097	5	121
2007	58,608	4	121
2008	60,582	4	121
2009	68,075	4	122
2010	67,483	4	125
2011	67,779	4	129
2012	67,486	4	132
2013	64,452	2	129
2014	61,303	5	136
2015	60,171	5	138
2016	59,363	4	138
2017	55,917	3	139
2018	55,843	3	139
2019	50,700	4	139
2020	42,738	3	137
2021		5	137
2022		5	138
2023		5	138
2024		2	138
2025		2	141