1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 471,411
2000: 601,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 459,770; 97.5%
2000: 565,600; 94.1%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 200; 0.0%
________  [2000] 828; 0.1%

Muslims: [1970] 500; 0.1%
________     [2000] 5,822; 1.0%

Atheists: [1970] 2,000; 0.4%
___________[2000] 4,690; 0.8%
Nonreligious: [1970] 8,500; 1.8%
_________________[2000] 23,404; 3.9%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 680; 0.1%
___________________________   [2000] 14,006; 2.3%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 459,090; 97.4%
__________________________ [2000] 551,594; 91.8%
Anglicans: [1970] 6,000; 1.3%
_____________ [2000] 3,300; 0.6%
Orthodox: [1970] 437,950; 92.9%
____________ [2000] 525,294; 87.4%
Protestants: [1970] 3,140; 0.7%
______________ [2000] 4,600; 0.8%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 6,400; 1.4%
______________________ [2000] 9,800; 1.6%
Independents: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_________________ [2000] 400; 0.1%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 5,600; 1.2%
_________________________ [2000] 8,200; 1.4%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] %
_____________________ [2000] %

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 2,350; 0.5%
________________ [2000] 3,050; 0.5%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 500; 0.1%
__________________________________ [2000] 3,200; 0.5%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 14,000; 3.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 66,156; 11.0%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION
Greek: 91.8%
Armenian: 3.3%
Lebanese: 2.5%
British: 1.4%
Cypriot Arab: 0.4%