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Jamboree facts and figures
| Number |
Year |
Host Country |
Attendance |
Countries |
| 1 |
1920 |
England |
8,000 |
34 |
| 2 |
1924 |
Denmark |
4,500 |
22 |
| 3 |
1929 |
England |
50,000 |
69 |
| 4 |
1933 |
Hungary |
26,000 |
46 |
| 5 |
1937 |
Holland |
29,000 |
54 |
| 6 |
1947 |
France |
24,000 |
38 |
| 7 |
1951 |
Austria |
13,000 |
41 |
| 8 |
1955 |
Canada |
11,000 |
71 |
| 9 |
1957 |
England* |
32,000 |
82 |
| 10 |
1959 |
Philippines |
12,000 |
44 |
| 11 |
1963 |
Greece |
14,000 |
88 |
| 12 |
1967 |
United States |
12,000 |
105 |
| 13 |
1971 |
Japan |
24,000 |
87 |
| 14 |
1975 |
Norway |
17,000 |
91 |
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1979 |
Iran (Cancelled**) |
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| 15 |
1983 |
Canada |
15,600 |
102 |
| 16 |
1987-88 |
Australia |
14,634 |
98 |
| 17 |
1991 |
Korea |
19,083 |
135 |
| 18 |
1995 |
Netherlands |
23,960 |
119 |
| 19 |
1998-99 |
Chile |
31,000 |
157 |
| 20 |
2002-03 |
Thailand |
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The 9th World Jamboree commemorated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Baden-Powell and the 50th anniversary of British Scouting. |
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The 15 World Jamboree was scheduled for the summer of 1979 in Iran, but was cancelled because of political unrest in the country. |
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