how many active skydivers are there world wide??

I think about this once in a while. Here's my guess as far as the USA goes:

Out of the roughly 33,000 USPA members, I doubt half of them still jump at all so that's 16,000
Out that roughly 16,000 I bet there are not 5000 who make over 200 jumps in a year (and I think that number is VERY high).
I don't think there are 1000 people in the entire usa who make 500 jumps a year and I don't think there are more than 500 people in the USA who make 1000 jumps in a year.

Arvoitus

***Is there even non-military jumping in China...?

My understanding is that there isn't, maybe I've been given bad info.

There is. My friend was over there last year as a TI. It may be a small crowd, but theres skydivers.

BPA published some membership numbers today on FB

6,269 Full Members