1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 20,742
2000: 20,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 20,560; 99.1%
2000: 19,088; 95.4%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 100; 0.5%
________  [2000] 161; 0.8%

Nonreligious: [1970] 40; 0.2%
_________________[2000] 273; 1.4%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 584; 2.8%
___________________________   [2000] 596; 3.0%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 19,976; 96.3%
__________________________ [2000] 18,492; 92.5%
Anglicans: [1970] 100; 0.5%
_____________ [2000] 100; 0.5%

Protestants: [1970] 16,336; 78.8%
______________ [2000] 14,200; 71.0%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 2,260; 10.9%
______________________ [2000] 3,650; 18.3%
Independents: [1970] 140; 0.7%
_________________ [2000] 60; 0.3%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 1,140; 5.5%
_________________________ [2000] 1,650; 8.3%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_____________________ [2000] -1,168; -5.8%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 1,450; 7.0%
________________ [2000] 1,530; 7.7%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 200; 1.0%
__________________________________ [2000] 3,100; 15.5%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 1,600; 7.7%
____________________________________ [2000] 2,521; 12.6%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION
Cook Islands Maori: 58.9%
Euronesian: 15.4%
Rakahanga-Manihiki: 13.9%
Bukabukan: 4.5%
Penrhyn: 3.3%