1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 6,938,000
2000: 11,168,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 35,269; 0.5%
2000: 118,600; 1.1%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 22,600; 0.3%
________  [2000] 12,862; 0.1%
Buddhists: [1970] 6,038,131; 87.0%
__________     [2000] 9,461,526; 84.7%

Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 250,000; 3.6%
_____________     [2000] 485,458; 4.4%
Folk-religionists: [1970] 141,000; 2.0%
_________________ [2000] 524,153; 4.7%
Hindus: [1970] 1,000; 0%
_______    [2000] 28,713; 0.3%

Muslims: [1970] 170,000; 2.5%
________     [2000] 258,715; 2.3%
New-Religionists: [1970] 100,000; 1.4%
____________________   [2000] 34,620; 0.3%
 

Atheists: [1970] 30,000; 0.4%
___________[2000] 103,375; 0.9%
Nonreligious: [1970] 150,000; 2.2%
_________________[2000] 263,249; 2.4%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 440; 0%
___________________________   [2000] 202; 0%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 34,829; 0.5%
__________________________ [2000] 118,398; 1.1%

Protestants: [1970] 12,360; 0.2%
______________ [2000] 21,500; 0.2%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 20,069; 0.3%
______________________ [2000] 22,000; 0.2%
Independents: [1970] 2,200; 0%
_________________ [2000] 74,708; 0.7%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 12,000; 0.2%
________________ [2000] 20,000; 0.2%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 2,000; 0%
__________________________________ [2000] 56,000; 0.5%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 30,000; 0.4%
____________________________________ [2000] 103,375; 0.9%