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World Youth Day facts and figures
(as at: 17.08.2005)
Pilgrims
415,178 registered
pilgrims
of which 280,404 are aged between 18 and 27.
Where do the pilgrims come from?
from 197 countries
including: Ivory Coast, Georgia, Haiti, Palestine, and Taiwan
Registered pilgrims
(breakdown according to continent)
Europe: 79.2 per cent, of which 20.7 per cent are from Germany
Asia: 3.0 per cent
Africa: 2.3 per cent
North America: 8.9 per cent
Central America: 1.8 per cent
South America: 3.4 per cent
Oceania: 0.8 per cent
Top 5 countries:
Italy: 101,174
Germany: 83,929
France: 38,549
Spain: 31,908
USA: 24,237
500,000 pilgrims
backpacks
Volunteers
27,000 volunteers
120 nations
20,000 from Germany
11,200 from the archdiocese of Cologne
2,600 from Cologne
1,000 from Dόsseldorf
900 from Bonn
over 50 per cent are women
approximately 25,000 are aged between 16 and 30
the oldest applicant is an 82-year-old woman from Cologne
Accommodation
350,000 in shared
accommodation in schools and gymnasiums
91.024 in private accommodation
30,000 host families
Other forms of accommodation: citizens administrative offices,
a department store, a furniture store, a Turkish-Islamic
cultural centre, a castle surrounded by water, a greenhouse, a
barn, a brewery, a rowing club, a leather factory, etc.
Liturgy
750 bishops
54 cardinals
3,000 Eucharistic Ministers for the concluding mass
over 9,000 priests
500 confessors
248 catecheses
3,000 patens
400,000 candles
1,000 altar servers
50 readers
2,450 singers and musicians
160 litres of Communion wine for the opening masses in
Cologne, Bonn, and Dόsseldorf, and the concluding mass (60
litres from the diocese of Wόrzburg, 100 litres from Croatia)
260 litres of Communion wine for all liturgies
2.8 million hosts for all liturgies
Security:
the Swiss Guards, the Vatican gendarmerie, and the Federal
Criminal Police Office are responsible for Pope Benedict XVIs
personal safety
4,000 police officers from all over Germany will be on duty
every day
there will also be police officers from Spain, Portugal, and
France
2 rescue helicopters (SAR) and 2 large-capacity rescue
helicopters (CH-53) from the Bundeswehr (Federal armed forces)
will be in operation
2.500 barriers will be erected along the paths and roads taken
by the Pope
Technical task forces from all over the state of North
Rhine-Westphalia will take other security-related measures (e.g.
the welding of drain covers, divers).
up to 30 explosives sniffer dogs will be in operation
the entire police air squadron will be in operation
Six sets of fire-fighting and assistance appliances, 230 fire
fighters, and over 30 fire engines
Health:
1 federal armed forces medical centre at Marienfeld with 120
members of staff (including 30 doctors), 4 intensive care beds,
and 2 operating theatres to care for approximately 70 patients.
Approximately 2,000 medics (in Cologne, Bonn, and Dόsseldorf,
and at Marienfeld)
40 stationary and 5 mobile first aid units at Marienfeld, each
staffed by 20 people and 1 doctor
every first aid point is responsible for 35,000 people and
staffed by 20 people, including doctors, medics, EMTs, and
assistants.
Logistics:
over 9,000 mobile toilets and urinals at Marienfeld
over 12,000 mobile toilets and urinals in total (counting all
venues)
over 3,000 flags throughout the archdiocese of Cologne
40 video screens in total, of which 32 at Marienfeld
65 info points
105 water towers throughout the diocese
1,600 drinking water points at Marienfeld
Transport
Buses:
1,200 shuttle buses on 20 and 21 August
900 coaches
Trains:
1,250 additional regional and local trains
142 additional national and international trains with a total
of 130,000 extra seats
4 special trains from Germany
19 special trains from Italy
1 special train from France
Certain trains will be running as frequently as every three
minutes
12,000 pilgrims will be able to leave from Horrem station
every hour
over 200 DB staff (German Railways) to assist travellers
KVB (Cologne public
transport company) and partners:
1,000 additional shifts
An extra 100 drivers every day from 15 to 19 August
1,010 drivers (instead of 480) on 20 August
940 drivers (instead of 455) on 21 August
Catering
What meals are on
offer?
Please note: only
registered pilgrims will be given a meal. To register, please
visit  www.wjt2005.de.
Breakfast and evening meal will be standard European meals. Meat
and cheese products will be on offer at all meals so that
vegetarians will also have something to choose from. The
selection of pan-cooked meals for lunch is given below:
German-style
noodles
Vegetarian mix
Chicken
Vegetarian stuffed noodles
Indian chicken
Sodexho statistics:
5,000 t food
6 million meals
3 distribution centres
130 meal pick-up points for lunch and evening meals
320 pans and ovens
350 tents
388 vehicles
700 members of staff
3,000 kilos of coffee
3,500 volunteer assistants
300,000 litres of milk every day
700,000 meals per day
900,000 bread rolls per day
1 million sets of compostable cutlery
1.8 million pieces of fruit
3.6 million refuse bags
5.7 million cardboard boxes
Schedule
over 1,000 events
approximately 500 venues
over 80 stages
7 big stages in 3 cities
almost 4,000 participating artists
Press
over 7,000 registered journalists
Internet: 49,8 million Hits and 1,2 million Visits from
01.08.05-18.08.05
Daily average of Hits from 01.08.05-18.08.05: 2,6 million Hits
Daily average of Visits from 01.08.05-18.08.05: 64.000 Visists
Host broadcaster WDR: global broadcasts to 160 countries;
6,900 minutes of radio broadcasts (6 studios, 40 cabins); over
400 accredited radio stations
41 outside broadcast units, 109 cameras, 1,000 km of cables, 1.2
megawatts (enough for a small village)
World Youth Day radio 101.7 FM
World Youth Day radio by WDR 5: 87.6 MHz (in Cologne) or 720
and 774 KHz, also digital radio DAB and live stream on the
Internet
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