Certifications to ISO 14001 have also grown. The survey reports a 24-percent increase in the number of registered organizations—111,162 in 138 countries. In 2004, there were 89,937 registered organizations in 127 countries.
The numbers of organizations registered to ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 13485 saw the largest gains in the survey by far. ISO reports that as of the end of 2005, there were 17,047 organizations registered to ISO/TS 16949, an increase of 70 percent over 2004. Even more striking was the growth of ISO 13485—the survey found 5,065 ISO 13485-registered organizations in 67 countries, a 111-percent increase over 2004, when there were 2,403 registered organizations in 55 countries.
ISO surmises that increased registrations in China and India are largely responsible for the trends. Additionally, the survey indicates the increasing popularity of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 with service organizations. Nearly 33 percent of ISO 9001 and 31 percent of ISO 14001 registrations in 2005 were awarded to organizations in the service sector, reports ISO.
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