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Stand Up and Take Action final count - almost 2% of the world population take part!
After some frantic counting, recounting and verifying, we finally have the figures for how many people took part in Stand Up and Take Action 2008.
The worldwide number is… 116,993,629. That's almost 2% of the total world population!
Here’s how the figures break down:
- Africa: 24,496,151
- Arab region: 17,847,870
- Asia: 73,151,847
- Europe: 951,788
- Latin America: 211,250
- North America: 123,920
- Oceania: 210,803
Read the full announcement press release for more information, or watch the announcement press conference with Kumi Naidoo, Sylvia Borren and Salil Shetty.
To download the final number picture, please visit the Flickr photo page and select "all sizes" from the menu on top of the picture to select your prefer download size.
Your participation, energy and commitment have been inspirational.
We truly are a global movement and together we can show governments that we won't stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and failed promises.
Thank you!
