1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 320,000
2000: 456,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 311,500; 97.3%
2000: 434,273; 95.3%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 500; 0.2%
________  [2000] 1,595; 0.4%

Hindus: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_______    [2000] 2,278; 0.5%

Muslims: [1970] 3,000; 0.9%
________     [2000] 1,695; 0.4%

Other Religionists: [1970] 100; 0.0%
__________________       [2000] 210; 0.1%

Atheists: [1970] 2,000; 0.6%
___________[2000] 5,021; 1.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 2,900; 0.9%
_________________[2000] 9,202; 2.0%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 1,500; 0.5%
___________________________   [2000] 1,325; 0.3%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 310,000; 96.9%
__________________________ [2000] 432,948; 95.0%

Protestants: [1970] 11,090; 3.5%
______________ [2000] 22,500; 4.9%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 307,000; 95.9%
______________________ [2000] 433,000; 95.1%
Independents: [1970] 500; 0.2%
_________________ [2000] 1,120; 0.3%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 5,000; 1.6%
_________________________ [2000] 19,700; 4.3%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] -13,590; -4.3%
_____________________ [2000] -43,372; -9.5%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 4,650; 1.5%
________________ [2000] 13,650; 3.0%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 1,000; 0.3%
__________________________________ [2000] 22,810; 5.0%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 28,800; 9.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 65,752; 14.4%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION
French Creole: 76.7%
Guadeloupian Black: 10.0%
Guadeloupian Mestizo: 10.0%
French: 2.0%
East Indian: 1.0%