From 1862 to today, the largest number of confreres has been registered between 1963 and 1967: more than 22,000 Salesians;
Over the past six years, the number of novices has remained almost stable (426 in 2014, 410 in 2019);
The average age of the Salesians in 2019 was 53;
The region with the “oldest” confreres is the Mediterranean (66 years old on average), the youngest region is Africa Madagascar (41 years old on average);
The regions that grow the most and count the youngest are Africa Madagascar, South Asia and East Asia Oceania;
Over the past 25 years, the Congregation has expanded into 20 new countries;
The lay partners (with regular salary) are 90,000 worldwide.