On 18 August, Ancestry updated their Index to Find a Grave version to contain 233,352,264 records. That’s a median increase of 3.5%. Increases range from 54% for Sweden to 0. 78% for the US which represents three-quarters of the total entries.
| Area | Records Aug 2023 |
Records May 2023
|
| US | 174,219,998 | 172,857,217 |
| UK and Ireland | 18,201,134 | 16,712,454* |
| Global | 15,090,205 | 14,604,632 |
| Australia and New Zealand | 11,297,318 | 11,044,654 |
| Canada | 9,808,392 | 9,646,273 |
| Germany | 2,822,677 | 2,520,011 |
| Sweden | 1,110,094 | 719,305 |
| Italy | 329,383 | 318,700 |
| Norway | 220,413 | 216,182* |
| Brazil | 186,642 | 165,727 |
| Mexico | 66,008 | 62,956 |
The previous figures for UK and Ireland and Norway are for the prior March 2023 update.
The actual Find A Grave site has additional entries.
Thank you John for this very useful information. One thing I get asked regularly is where their ancestors were buried in order they can pay their respects
As time goes on the information is improving