Ancestry updates Newspaper Obituary Indexes

Below are the stats for the change in the number of entries for the year ending November 2024. The US continues to have the largest number of entries. Canada saw the largest percentage increase, at 10.64%.

Jurisdiction Nov 2023 Entries Nov 2024 Entries Percent Change
United States 1,129,742,602 1,210,247,798 +7.13%
Canada 42,320,060 46,822,811 +10.64%
UK & Ireland 30,053,253 31,400,111 +4.48%
Australia & New Zealand 5,738,512 5,764,394 +0.45%

The figures reflect Ancestry’s commercial interest. For the US, there are 356 entries per 100 population, for Canada 115, for the UK 43, and for Australia and New Zealand 18.

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