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45%
45% -- share of associations growing membership for trade associations (2025)
Only 45% of associations grew their membership in the past year according to the 2025 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report.
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45%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Sample Size
500
Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Membership Growth Index (MGI)
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Tier B
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2025 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report, based on nearly 500 associations
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trade associations: 45% share of associations growing membership. Source: Membership Growth Index (MGI) (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/associations-grew-membership-2025
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