1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)
1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 520,307
2000: 817,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 262,540; 50.5%
2000: 463,635; 56.8%
1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:
Bahaís: [1970] 1,000; 0.2%
________ [2000] 5,674; 0.7%
Folk-religionists: [1970] 200; 0%
_________________ [2000] 3,063; 0.4%
Hindus: [1970] 209,900; 40.3%
_______ [2000] 272,031; 33.3%
Muslims: [1970] 40,500; 7.8%
________ [2000] 55,993; 6.9%
Sikhs: [1970] 3,200; 0.6%
_______ [2000] 5,318; 0.7%
Nonreligious: [1970] 2,560; 0.5%
_________________[2000] 10,783; 1.3%
1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:
Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 18,469; 3.6%
___________________________ [2000] 3,890; 0.5%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 244,071; 46.9%
__________________________ [2000] 459,745; 56.3%
Anglicans: [1970] 6,500; 1.3%
_____________ [2000] 8,300; 1.0%
Protestants: [1970] 188,662; 36.3%
______________ [2000] 375,000; 45.9%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 43,515; 8.4%
______________________ [2000] 85,000; 10.4%
Independents: [1970] 2,920; 0.6%
_________________ [2000] 86,000; 10.5%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 2,474; 0.5%
_________________________ [2000] 15,000; 1.8%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] -80,100; -11.0
_____________________ [2000] -109,555; -13.4
TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 105,000; 20.2%
________________ [2000] 106,200; 13.0%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 20,000; 3.8%
__________________________________ [2000] 185,000; 22.6%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 83,200; 16.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 105,120; 12.9%