Men’s Sheds Internationally

Updated 2 October 2024

Professor Barry Golding AM, Patron, Australian Men’s Shed Association b.golding@federation.edu.au

Prepared for AMSA’s 10^th Conference, Murray Bridge, South Australia, 4-5 Sept 2024

It is three years since my 433 page book, Shoulder to shoulder: Broadening the Men’s Shed Movement’ was published. This 2021 book and my previous 426 page (2015) book, The Men’s Shed Movement: The Company of Men, provided definitive histories of the development of Men’s Shed movements around the world. These books are still available for purchase, as below, via the US-based Common Ground Research Networks website (US$50 for a book, postage is extra; US $25 for a pdf version).

•  https://cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/the-mens-shed-movement 2015 book
• https://cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/shoulder-to-shoulder 2021 book

It is timely, as The Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) holds its 10^th biennial national Conference, to summarise where things are internationally at in September 2024. Remember that the first Shed in a community setting specifically for men was opened 31 years ago in Goolwa, South Australia, and that the first Men’s Shed by that name opened only 26 years ago in Tongala, Victoria.

What follows are lightly edited summaries of information generously provided by representatives of eight Men’s Shed associations around the world. Information was sought and provided by: AMSA in Australia, the UKMSA in the United Kingdom, SMSA in Scotland, MENZSHED NZ (New Zealand), IMSA in Ireland, USMSA in the United States, Men’s Sheds Canada, and Maends Modesteder in Denmark.

Aside from Denmark, to 2024 most Men’s Shed (and Women’s Shed) development has occurred in these primarily Anglophone nations. It is pertinent to note here that several pilot Sheds are in the process of opening in Japan in 2024, driven by an acknowledgment that loneliness and isolation and their adverse impact on health and wellbeing, particularly in later life, are worldwide issues. Several other African, European and Asian nations have showed interest in and set up small numbers of Men’s Sheds including in Kenya, Iceland and France.

Beneath each national snapshot are some notes about the number of Sheds in each country over the years. On the final page a graph plots the data available to 1 September 2024. In total, there are at least 3,300 Men’s Sheds open to globally in these main shedding nations to September 2024. With Women’s Sheds added, the total number of Shed-based organisations open globally is likely to be at least 3,500.

I have added some notes about Shed numbers* after each national summary. Given recent developments broadening the reach of Sheds inclusive of Women’s Sheds around the world since 2021, I have teamed up with Michelle Slater, Establishment Chair, Australian Women’s Shed Association to publish as a separate blog about Women’s Sheds internationally to 2024, see https://barrygoanna.com/2024/10/04/womens-sheds-in-australia-internationally-2024-update/

MENZSHED NZ  (NEW ZEALAND) https://menzshed.org.nz/

Thanks to to National Secretary MENZSHED NZ, Roger Bowman assisted by MENZSHED NZ Chair, David Broadhead chairman@menzshed.nz . [David also attended the AMSA 2024 Conference in Murray Bridge].

MENZSHED NZ has 135 member sheds. There are an estimated 20 sheds that may join as they become more established, or that have chosen not to join. And another 20 initiatives that didn’t proceed, either through not attracting interest or challenges obtaining a site. These challenges include funding and unwillingness of councils to support establishment of a Shed.

Sheddie members total about 5,700 which includes about 6% women. Some sheds offer mixed membership, others are men only. Sheds seem to have coped well during the COVID 19 pandemic years, complying with lockdown periods. They made their own decisions about attendance by unvaccinated sheddies, fortunately those days are a fast fading memory. Several sheds are responsive to wider community needs, including:

• a shed that runs a weekly morning program for men with intellectual disabilities
• manufacturing rodent traps for conservation groups
• hosting young people at the shed e.g. cubs for annual Pinewood Derby
• picnic tables for reserves .

Legislation: Sheds are most commonly either an Incorporated Society (70%) or a Charitable Trust (30%). The Incorporated Societies Act 2022 requires societies to re-register by April 2026 or face deregistration. Resources to help are available at the Societies Office – it’s not an onerous challenge. The option to establish as a Charitable Trust is no longer available. It was a popular choice for Sheds with very small memberships – having less than the minimum members required to register as a society.

Challenges: facing the national body include:

• Funding. Sheds pay a per shed levy of NZ$25 that hasn’t changed since inception. As the regional representatives transitioned to travel reimbursements equal to Government taxation allowances, we need to look at alternative funding activity. A proposal to move to a capitation fee model (a rate per sheddie, say NZ$3- $5) was not well received by Sheds.
• We are now looking at how best to approach the central government to support us, along similar lines to Australia.

Officers: A large segment of the South Island has been without regional representation for three years. The role was carried by a former Chairman until his retirement this year. Next year the Treasurer, Secretary and two Regional Reps are not seeking reelection after periods of a decade of service.

Engagement: Sheds are always very welcoming of a visit by any of the national team. But can be unresponsive to reminders about paying subs, advising changes of officers, providing newsletter content – the administrative activity is often left to the willing few.

Men’s Health: While the value of the social aspects of blokes getting together at the shed should not be underestimated, there isn’t regular evidence of health initiatives undertaken at Sheds.  Some sheds (e.g. Masterton Men’s Shed) do very well.  

NOTICE: New Zealand National Conference 4-6 April 2025 hosted by the Invercargill Men’s Shed.

Activities include: Niagara Sawmill; Fi Glass Innovations; 3D printing; Vintage machinery; Guest speakers: Health, Financial Planning, Work & Income NZ re seniors, David Helmers AMSA. Corporates – Carbatec; Saturday Dinner at HWR Transport World Sunday MENZSHED NZ AGM; Ladies program – Seriously Good Chocolate, lunch at Fosters Gardens, afternoon entertainment.

*There were 54 Sheds open in New Zealand in 2015; this figure grew to 121 by 2021, a growth rate of 124% across six years; the growth rate in the 3 years between 2021 and 2024 is 12% (see Golding, 2021, p.223).

United Kingdom Men’s Sheds Association (UKMSA) https://menssheds.org.uk/

Thanks to UK Men’s Sheds Association CEO, Charlie Bethel charlie.bethel@ukmsa.org.uk

Sheds are growing with over 1,180* across the UK with some great work taking place in all corners of the country and there is certainly a need for many more with virtually every Shed we visit being at capacity. In response we are working harder than ever to support growth, Shed vitality and championing Sheds and the Shed Movement.

There has been great progress with a Shed in the UK Parliament for a week in March 2024 and UKMSA representation with government supporting a health strategy for men and we hope to grow our influence further as we are now in our second decade. ‘Men’s Sheds Cymru’ is now part of the UKMSA framework and Wales is going from strength to strength. The UK ShedFest had over 500 visitors this year with visitors from across the UK and Canadian Men’s Sheds thanks to a partnership with a joint funder.  A new partnership with Diageo will be complementing our growing toolkits to support the health of Shedders.

Sheds across the UK are generally happy, resilient to increased costs in services such as water, electricity, etc. and are very supportive of the development of more Sheds. At the same time, the model of Sheds being delivered to people by external organisations, a model UKMSA has never supported, is struggling and we are spending more time helping some of these work in a different way.

*There were 127 Sheds open across the UK in 2015; this figure grew to 810 by 2021, a growth rate of 538% across six years; the growth rate in the 3 years between 2021 and 2024 is 31%. [See Golding, 2021, p.119]

United States Men’s Sheds Association (USMSA) https://usmenssheds.org/

Thanks to Mark Winston, Chair, US Men’s Sheds Association mark@usmenssheds.org

The US Men’s Sheds Association has been developing sheds that combat the cycle of social isolation and loneliness in all people since 2017. We are honored to contribute these words as part of your 10^th national conference in Australia in 2024. 

We continue our work every day, and I am pleased to say we have some of the most committed, hardworking people on USMSA Board. Their effort and work are amazing. 

We do not have the resources many organizations have, which are funded by their federal governments and other well-meaning organizations. 

What we have is very valuable: the human component, people who genuinely care for their fellow man and woman. Although we are pretty much self-funded, we have accumulated a little over 30 sheds so far in the US. We did lose a few during COVID.

We hold national conferences and speak to everyone who wishes to know more about the Shed movement, as well as consult with new shed leaders. We have started a monthly shedders conference, which everyone is invited to. A great deal of valuable information gets passed along, and we have some wonderful guest speakers.

With the momentum we’ve built, we are hopeful that next year, we will receive national recognition. This will not only validate our efforts but also support the growth of more Sheds, transforming more lives, families, and communities. 

We have all experienced the Shed movement changing people’s lives in the US and abroad. This work is very important for the entire world. As we say in the US, the Men’s Shed movement is a bright spot in an ever-darkening world. We are stronger together

*There we no Men’s Sheds open in the US in 2015; by mid-2021 there were 17 (Golding, 2021, p,247). The growth rate over approximately three years to September 2024 is 68 per cent.

Men’s Sheds Canada https://www.mensshedscanada.ca/

Thanks to Dr Robert Goluch robert.g@mensshedscanada.org , President, Men’s Sheds Canada

We are doing well, moving forward and gaining strength as a national organization. Men’s Sheds Canada (MSC) is evolving cautiously and progressively. We have recently held our 3rd Annual General Meeting. We now have about 135 Sheds across Canada. We have established four Provincial Associations (British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba). MSC has launched an Ambassador program to start new Sheds.

We secured five year funding from Waltons Trust (a Canadian philanthropic committed one of whose three aims is to ‘reduce loneliness and social isolation among older adults so they live happier and healthier lives’). These funds are used in support of MSC’s infrastructure, provincial Associations and Sheds by way of grants (Start-Up @ $1K, Capacity Building @ CAD$10K, and Community Connections @ CASD$10K). This funding enabled MSC to hire an Executive Director, Manager of Operations, Fund Development Consultant, Communications Consultant and IT support, on either a full-time or contracted basis. MSC is working to transition from a working board to a governing board.

MSC established a Research Committee that is served by several distinguished gerontologists involving six universities. We are working on creating a data repository on Canadian Men’s Sheds with University of Toronto. MSC representatives attended UKMSA’s ‘Shedfest’ and visited Ireland to learn about its Men’s Shed movement. Good luck with AMSA’s 10th national Shed conference in Australia.

There were 28 Men’s Sheds in Canada in late 2020 (Golding, 2021, p.274). The growth rate in Canada in the four years to September 2024 is an astonishing 417 per cent.

Irish Men’s Sheds Association (IMSA) https://menssheds.ie/

Information from Enda Egan, CEO IMSA, enda@menssheds.ie

The Irish Men’s Sheds Association currently has 435 registered sheds in the 26 counties from the South of Ireland and 65 sheds registered from the six counties in the North of Ireland. In total there are just over 500 Sheds on the island of Ireland. The IMSA organisation with a team of eight staff continues to Support sheds on the Island of Ireland with 7,500 men attending Sheds on a weekly basis. 

1. This year 250K Euro additional funding from government which supported the recruitment of an “Information Officer and set up of a new Shed Helpline number “ /National Conference and 30 Networks.
2. The IMSA is currently in the process of writing a new strategic plan for 2025 to 2030.
3. The Sheds for Life programme which targets reach 300 men + participating in a Health & Well Being programme annually.
4. The Volunteer support programme which recruits and trains 26 / 30 IMSA Volunteers per annum to support Sheds on the ground in their county. 
5. 30 Networks per annum to bring Sheds together in their county to support them with Governance, Grant applications and Health and safety in their sheds etc.,
6. The IMSA Annual Conference with attendance of 200 Shed members and streamed live into Sheds around the country to support over 2,000 men taking part from their Sheds.
7. There are many separate initiatives which can be view via YouTube: see links below.

Further info and resources:

• https://youtu.be/snxUwoYAcEE
• https://youtu.be/tNJMLU2nr8I
• https://youtu.be/ET0LKj3Sl3M
• https://youtu.be/oHV9w7T2rJU
• https://youtu.be/4S8Ia6HtEMs
• https://menssheds.ie/sheddies-celebrate-health-and-wellbeing-in-sheds-across-donegal-sligo-and-cork/

*An IMSA press release suggests that 450 Men’s Sheds were open in Ireland in June 2024. In 2021 my best estimate to September 2020 (six months into the COVID pandemic which impacted very severely on Irish Sheds) was 460 Sheds open (Golding, 2021, p.122). This represents a very small (2%) decrease in the number of Irish Sheds over the four years between 2020 and 2024.

Scottish Men’s Sheds Association (SMSA) https://scottishmsa.org.uk/

Input from Jason Schroeder, ceo@scottishmsa.org.uk  CEO SMSA

The Scottish Men’s Sheds Movement continues to grow and thrive. However there is certainly room for many more Sheds, especially in our rural and deprived areas to combat social isolation and loneliness. There are now 204 Sheds (139 open and 65 developing) across Scotland – a devolved country in its own right – in all 32 local authority regions: 18 new Shed groups were supported during this stage by the SMSA Development Team over the last 12 months.

Following the pandemic, Shed visits began again in force to improve localised support for the Movement and our development team (consisting of two part-time Development Officers, one long-standing member of staff now covering the East Coast and another new member of staff to cover the West Coast). They have visited 76 Sheds in the last 12 months to deliver face-to-face support. Twenty six  Men’s Shed groups were also supported by SMSA Trustees, our regional ambassadors, through face-to-face visits. Our popular and comprehensive magazine, The Scottish Shedder, has over 3,500 subscribers that receive the 30+ page publication every second month to keep them updated with all things Sheds with excellent feedback.

The SMSA, which is not affiliated to any other UK Men’s Sheds Associations and works exclusively in Scotland as a registered Scottish charity. It now has 4,088 individual members, making us the largest men’s health and wellbeing charity in Scotland. From this membership, 3% are aged between 18 and 30, 31% aged 31 to 59 and 66% aged 60+. The proportion in the 31-39 year bracket is on the increase following continuous promotion of the 18+ model and breaking down barriers, emphasising that Men’s Sheds are just for the retired. As per the SMSA Manifesto, our charity also aims to improve our reach to the Armed Forces and Veterans community and Blue Light services. Around one quarter (23%) are Veterans or from Blue Light [emergency] Services.

Over the last year, the SMSA team has facilitated and/or attended 22 regional Shed Network meetings across ten regions with 76 Scottish Sheds represented and 352 Shed trustee/member representatives in attendance. The SMSA’s top ten support requests from open Sheds include: energy costs; premises and community asset transfer; social prescribing; succession planning; funding; safe working including Shed supervision, machine competence and First Aid; women in Sheds; tool donation; visits to other Sheds (Learning Exchange programme); and attracting new and younger members. The SMSA’s top ten support requests from developing Sheds include: starting up a Shed; governance—constitution/charitable status; setting up a bank account; SMSA membership benefits; invites for SMSA to organise and present at public meetings; development/business plan; role of office bearers; insurance; Shed visits and Scottish Community Alliance Learning Exchange; and premises including private and public renting ownership and buildings options.

The uncertainty of the future of our national support hub and the Movement has been under threat once more as the Scottish Government announced, for the third time, its decision to cut ties with SMSA altogether and stop funding our vital charity. However, following a lot of hard work and time—our campaign to reverse this decision was a success yet again. The SMSA is now moving forward in a new portfolio of the Scottish Government, the Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights Directorate. We and are currently in discussions for the 2025-2026 budget with hopes of securing the required government funding – like our counterparts in Australia and Ireland receive – to meet the needs of the SMSA and Scottish Men’s Sheds Movement and that this new Equalities team will be the linchpin to achieve our long-term development strategy along with our existing funders.

Our charity is now set to celebrate its first decade in September 2024 and we will strive to secure our footing as the largest member-led male health and wellbeing charity in Scotland.

*The SMSA website in September 2024 suggest that 138 Men’s Sheds were open in Scotland. In 2021, SMSA data for Scotland identified 120 Sheds (Golding, 2021, p.122). This represents a 15 per cent increase in the number of Scottish Sheds over three years.

Maends Modesteder (Denmark) https://sundmand.dk/maends-modesteder/

Input from Mie Moeller Nielsen mie.moeller.nielsen.02@regionh.dk and Svend Aaage Madsen svaa@madsen.mail.dk

In Denmark we have approximately 40 active Mænds Mødesteder (‘Men’s Sheds’) and we’re continuously opening more. We’re now developing a network which aims to include even more different (male) communities, from different organizations, with the purpose of sharing information, experiences and other community-based know-how.

*There were five ‘Maends Modesteder’ (literally ‘men’s meeting place’) Sheds open in Denmark based on the Australian model in 2015. By March 2021 there were 33 open (Golding, 2021, p.294). In September 2024, 37 Sheds were listed as open on the Maends Modesteder website.

Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) https://mensshed.org

Information added by David Helmers david@mensshed.net

There are currently 1,370 members of the Australian Men’s Shed Association: 1,249 of these meet the AMSA definition and criteria of a Men’s Shed, the remaining members are either Community Sheds / Women’s Sheds or Special Interest Groups. 

AMSA also conducts annual membership audits to validate each Shed and verify contact details are as accurate as possible. Australia currently has 86 Cities and 2,450 towns (with 2,300 of these having a population of 5000 or less). Thus Men’s Shed coverage is extensive and nearing capacity, evident in the reduction over recent years in new Shed development. 

AMSA has recently received an additional two-year funding agreement with the Australian Government Department of Health & Aged Care under the National Men’s Health Strategy 2020-2030 for AUD$5.2M. 

This funding is provided for the key operations of AMSA in providing practical support to Men’s Sheds as well as male health initiatives, the Regional Coordinator Initiative and the National Shed Development Program (NSDP). The NSDP is a government grants program specifically for Men’s Sheds, administered by the AMSA on behalf of the Government. 

Overview of Men’s Sheds in Australia to September 2024

Australian Men’s Shed distribution by State 

New South Wales	29.9%
Victoria	21.6%
Queensland	18.4%
Western Australia	10%
South Australia	7.5%
Tasmania	3.3%
Australian Capital Territory	1%
Northern Territory	0.6%
Non-Men’s Shed members registered	7.4%

Shed Activities 

Wellbeing & Health Activities

• 46% of Sheds have a Member Welfare/Wellbeing Officer.
• 30% of Sheds actively engage with local health services and providers.
• 62% of Sheds deliver health and wellbeing activities for members.
• In the past year, 65% of Sheds provided health resources to members

Health Events

• 55% of Sheds have held a ‘health event’ in the last 12 months.
• 64% of Sheds plan to hold a health event in the next 12 months. 
• 36% of Sheds identified that in the past 12 months, their members have attended a health event delivered by another Shed.

Membership Profile

76.7% of members are aged 66 to 75 years old, 79% of members have a recognised disability 

Shed Operations.

• 23% of Sheds are register for Deductable Gift Recipient (DGR) Status
• 47% are registered charities.

Sheds most commonly operate on: 

• Mondays 43%
• Tuesdays 60%
• Wednesdays 65%
• Thursdays 62% 
• Fridays 37%
• Saturdays 21% 
• Sundays 3%.

Membership Fees 

93% of Sheds charge a membership fee between AUD$20 and $60 per year.

Grants 

70% of Sheds have applied for a mix of Local, State and Federal Government Grants in the last 12 months 

• 42% for tools and equipment
• 36% for infrastructure and facilities 
• 8% for resources.

Website 

Due to the geographic nature of Australia and the vast distances that would be required to travel, the AMSA website continues to play a crucial role in supporting Men’s Sheds as its primary resource. Website visits 2016-2023 total: 5,766,135. The top 10 most visited pages:

1. Find a Shed
2. Home Page
3. Contact us 
4. AMSA- Resources (members area)
5. New and Events  
6. NSDP Grants 
7. Men’s Health 
8. What is a Men’s Shed?
9. Insurance 
10. Join AMSA.

Men’s Sheds and Men’s Health in Australia

In May 2023, the Department of Health and Aged Care invited federally funded men’s health initiatives to advise the government on the direction of the National Men’s Health Strategy. The result was the formation of the Australian Men and Boys’ Health Alliance (AMBHA), a collaboration between key organisations and experts. 

Members of the alliance include the Australian Men’s Health Forum; Australian Men’s Shed Association; Centre for Male Health; Healthy Male; Movember; Ten to Men Study; The Men’s Table; Australian Fatherhood Research Consortium; MATES; OzHelp and Parents Beyond Breakup. Additional academic input has been provided by Professor James Smith (Flinders University) and Associate Professor Jacqui Macdonald (Deakin University).

AMBHA has produced 8 key recommendations for national action to improve the health of Australian men and boys: 

1. Fund AMBHA to implement the National Men’s Health Strategy. 

2. Fund male-friendly health programs in workplaces and communities. 

3. Fund men’s health initiatives to deliver evidence-based, male- friendly health information. 

4. Fund promotional campaigns that encourage men to engage with the health system and reduce the stigma surrounding ill-health in men. 

5. Fund work to strengthen the capacity of the health system to provide quality care for men and boys. 

6. Establish a formal Parliamentary Inquiry into men’s mental and physical health. 

7. Commission experts from a range of institutions to develop a National Men’s Health Research Strategy. 

8. Fund the development of an evaluation framework for men’s health programs.

This Alliance will continue to work closely together to gain government support for financial commitment to achieve these outcomes.

Summary 

The growth of Men’s Sheds in Australia has slowed oover the past five years. It could be said that Austrlia has reached a saturation point. However one of the lessons learned through AMSA’s development is that although numbers can be impressive and influence interested observers and funding bodies, it can also lead to an unsustainable Men’s Shed environment for the longer term. Men’s Sheds need grassroots community development to grow with a purpose rather than an applied external view that the community needs a Men’s Shed. 

Men’s Sheds in Australia certainly have a men’s health focus. This is primarily due to the fact that AMSA and Sheds have been funded through the Australian Male Health Policy and Strategy since 2010, therefore shaping the movement as a whole. However as many of the Sheds in Australia have been operating for over a decade, they are also growing into community hubs and service groups.

Many Sheds now directly support the communities that supported them, with many giving financial as well as service donations back to their respective communities as well as tothose in need, evident of the support provided by Sheds in times of national disasters etc.

Core funding for AMSA continues from the Department of Health & Aged Care. However this now only makes up 65% of AMSA’s overall budget. The remainder comes from corporate sponsorship and donations. Despite AMSA’s significant growth since 2010, there has been little increase in this core funding. The NSDP has grown from $125,000 per year in 2010 to $1.3m in 2024. 

Regardless of this, AMSA has continued to ‘punch well above its weight’ and is now recognised as a key part of implementing the objectives of the National Male Health Strategy. 

AMSA’s willingness to share information and resources with all Men’s Sheds and National Associations has contributed to the spread of Men’s Shed globally. AMSA will maintain this approach well into the future. 

*AMSA data to April 2021 suggests there were 1,130 Men Sheds in Australia; Golding (2021,p.21) included non-AMSA data to suggest a total of 1,306 Men’s Sheds in Australia.

Where Women’s Sheds are at in Australia and internationally

Information to be added and published later in 2024. More details from Michelle Slater awsacommittee@gmail.com , Establishment Chair, Women’s Sheds Australia  www.womensshedsaustralia.com

*There were only two Women’s Sheds open, both in Australia to 2010. In 2021, 124 Women’s Sheds had been opened globally, one half (61) of which were in Australia (Golding, 2021, p.397). Barry Golding, Lucia Carragher& Annette Foley published a peer reviewed scoping study of Women’s Sheds in 2021: see Golding, B., Carragher, L., & Foley, A. (July 2021) The Women’s Shed movement: Scoping the field internationally, Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 61(2 ), pp. 150-174. Accessible at http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/180068

International Men’s Shed Summary

The Men’s Shed data and graph, below confirm that:

• The number of Men’s Sheds open internationally now exceeds 3,300 and continues to grow.
• Most of the recent rapid growth in Men’s Sheds has been in the UK and Canada.
• The numbers have tend to plateau in most other countries.
• Sheds in Ireland and the US were most negatively impacted by COVID from 2020.

Data below, used to create Graph, above

Year	Australia	UK	Ireland	Scot	NZ	Canada	US	Den	Total
1998	2								2
1999	7								7
2000	11								11
2001	19								19
2002	24								24
2003	25								25
2004	30								30
2009	300	1	1			1			303
2015	916	127	244	18	54	4		5	1368
2020	1130	810	460	120	121	28	33	33	2735
2024	1200	1180	450	138	135	135	30	37	3305

Number of Sheds per capita

The numbers of Men’s Sheds open is only one indicator of Shed or movement national traction or success. The table below takes account of population, creating a ‘Shed density’ per 100,000 total national population. 

Nations	First Shed	2015	2021	2024
Ireland	2009	4.9	8.3	8.8
Australia	1993	3.81	5.1	4.5
New Zealand	2007	1.2	2.5	2.6
Scotland	2013	0.3	2.0	2.5
UK	2009	0.2	1.0	1.8
Denmark	2015		0.6	0.6
Canada	2008	0.01	0.1	0.34
US	2016		0.001	0.001

Shed Density (Sheds/100,000 total population) in nations with Men’s Shed movements

Per capita, Men’s Sheds in Ireland (8.8 Sheds per 100,000) remain twice as popular than in Australia (4.5 Sheds per 100,000) in 2024. In the future, if Sheds in the UK and Canada were to continue to spread and achieve similar Shed densities as achieved in Australia, there might be as many as 3,000 Sheds across the UK and 1,800 Sheds across Canada. Extrapolation of the current (2024) growth trajectory in the UK suggests there is likely to be 1,500 Sheds in the UK by 2030 and perhaps 500 Sheds in Canada.