1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 9,805,158
2000: 10,244,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 7,929,412; 80.9%
2000: 6,457,310; 63.0%

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

Jews: [1970] 8,000; 0.1%
_____   [2000] 7,120; 0.1%
Muslims: [1970] 200; 0.0%
________     [2000] 1,301; 0.0%

Atheists: [1970] 820,000; 8.4%
___________[2000] 513,844; 5.0%
Nonreligious: [1970] 1,046,988; 10.7%
_________________[2000] 3,263,653; 31.9%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 1,116,758; 11.4%
___________________________   [2000] 1,638,174; 16.0%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 6,812,654; 69.5%
__________________________ [2000] 4,819,136; 47.0%
Anglicans: [1970] 200; 0.0%
_____________ [2000] 1,200; 0.0%
Orthodox: [1970] 60,000; 0.6%
____________ [2000] 60,000; 0.6%
Protestants: [1970] 429,654; 4.4%
______________ [2000] 320,000; 3.1%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 5,743,000; 58.6%
______________________ [2000] 4,135,936; 40.4%
Independents: [1970] 560,300; 5.7%
_________________ [2000] 270,000; 2.6%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 19,500; 0.2%
_________________________ [2000] 32,000; 0.3%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 115,000; 1.2%
________________ [2000] 127,000; 1.2%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 10,000; 0.1%
__________________________________ [2000] 256,000; 2.5%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 1,176,000; 12.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 2,591,316; 25.3%
 

1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)
Czech: 92.7%
Slovak: 3.0%
German: 1.2%
Polish: 1.0%
Russian: 0.3%