1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 9,655,547
2000: 10,161,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 8,940,000; 92.6%
2000: 8,969,202; 88.3%

1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:

Buddhists: [1970] 4,000; 0.0%
----------     [2000] 21,725; 0.2%
Confucianists: [1970] 1,000; 0.0%
----------------  [2000] 8,281; 0.1%
Jews: [1970] 40,000; 0.4%
-----   [2000] 21,338; 0.2%
Muslims: [1970] 90,000; 0.9%
--------     [2000] 364,534; 3.6%

Atheists: [1970] 100,00; 1.0%
-----------[2000] 176,093; 1.7%
Nonreligious: [1970] 475,790; 4.9%
-----------------[2000] 588,507; 5.8%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 75,398; 0.8%
---------------------------   [2000] 450,506; 4.4%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 8,864,602; 91.8%
-------------------------- [2000] 8,518,696; 83.8%
Anglicans: [1970] 12,000; 0.1%
------------- [2000] 10,800; 0.1%
Orthodox: [1970] 55,000; 0.6%
------------ [2000] 48,500; 0.5%
Protestants: [1970] 78,980; 0.8%
-------------- [2000] 125,000; 1.2%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 8,654,602; 89.6%
---------------------- [2000] 8,222,396; 80.9%
Independents: [1970] 13,480; 0.1%
----------------- [2000] 40,000; 0.4%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 50,540; 0.5%
------------------------- [2000] 72,000; 0.7%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 19,300; 0.2%
---------------- [2000] 27,700; 0.3%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 15,000; 0.2%
---------------------------------- [2000] 302,500; 3.0%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 3,862,000; 40.0%
------------------------------------ [2000] 4,675,333; 46.0%