The Way is present on all continents, in more than 900 dioceses, with a total of about 40,000 communities in 6,000 parishes. There are also several seminars of the Way called Redemptoris Mater (Mother of the Redeemer) that currently add up to around 78. The Camino is mainly found in Europe and America. In general, each community has about 20 to 50 members.
The highest number of communities in the world is in Italy and Spain. In addition, other countries in Europe where the Way is particularly present are Poland, Portugal, Croatia and Malta. In the Americas there are many communities especially in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
Other countries where the Way has many communities include the Philippines and India. There are now around 800 communities in Africa. The Way is also present in the Middle East, where Lebanon has the highest number of communities in the region.
Malta has the highest density of communities: there are 100 communities on an island of only 400,000 inhabitants. Other countries with particularly high density include Guam (35 communities among 115,000 Catholics) and Andorra (20 communities in a population of 70,000).