1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)
1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 291,380
2000: 453,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 256,887 [88.2%]
2000: 400,320 [88.4%]
1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:
Bahaís: [1970] 700 [0.2%]
________ [2000] 2,317 [0.5%]
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 19,313 [6.6%]
__________________ [2000] 9,590 [2.1%]
Muslims: [1970] 1,300 [0.5%]
________ [2000] 18,324 [4.1%]
Atheists: [1970] 2,800 [1.0%]
___________[2000] 8,078 [1.8%]
Nonreligious: [1970] 10,000 [3.4%]
_________________[2000] 13,807 [3.1%]
1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:
Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 4,900 [1.7%]
___________________________ [2000] 5,622 [1.2%]
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 251,987 [86.5%]
__________________________ [2000] 394,698 [87.1%]
Protestants: [1970] 14,900 [5.1%]
______________ [2000] 15,200 [3.4%]
Roman Catholics: [1970] 230,712 [79.2%]
______________________ [2000] 391,000 [86.3%]
Independents: [1970] 5,875 [2.0%]
_________________ [2000] 18,000 [4.0%]
Marginal Christians: [1970] 500 [0.2%]
_________________________ [2000] 1,200 [0.3%]
TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 5,800 [2.0%]
________________ [2000] 11,200 [2.5%]
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 500 [0.2%]
__________________________________ [2000] 24,900 [5.5%]
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 29,000 [10.0%]
____________________________________ [2000] 63,372 [14.0%]