1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 2,592,177
2000: 6,485,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 2,559,250; 98.7%
2000: 6,291,766; 97.0%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 8,000; 0.3%
________  [2000] 32,635; 0.5%
Buddhists: [1970] %
__________     [2000] %
Confucianists: [1970] %
________________  [2000] %
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 5,000; 0.2%
__________________      [2000] 7,039; 0.1%
Folk-religionists: [1970] 500; 0.0%
__________________    [2000] 457; 0.0%
Hindus: [1970] %
_______    [2000] %
Jains: [1970] %
______  [2000] %
Jews: [1970] 150; 0.0%
_____   [2000] 339; 0.0%
Muslims: [1970] 1,600; 0.1%
________     [2000] 8,203; 0.1%
New-Religionists: [1970] %
____________________   [2000] %
Shintoists: [1970] %
____________  [2000] %
Sikhs: [1970] %
_______ [2000] %
Spiritists: [1970] 12,000; 0.5%
___________  [2000] 69,658; 1.1%
Taoists: [1970] %
__________[2000] %
Zoroastrians: [1970] %
_______________  [2000] %

Other Religionists: [1970] 1,000; 0.0%
__________________       [2000] 2,075; 0.0%

Atheists: [1970] 1,000; 0.0%
___________[2000] 13,571; 0.2%
Nonreligious: [1970] %
_________________[2000] %

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 79,250; 3.1%
___________________________   [2000] 234,166; 3.6%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 2,480,000; 95.7%
__________________________ [2000] 6,057,600; 93.4%
Anglicans: [1970] 210; 0.0%
_____________ [2000] 6,000; 0.1%
Orthodox: [1970] 5,200; 0.2%
____________ [2000] 7,200; 0.1%
Protestants: [1970] 61,889; 2.4%
______________ [2000] 425,000; 6.6%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 2,412,601; 93.1%
______________________ [2000] 5,590,000; 86.2%
Independents: [1970] 30,930; 1.2%
_________________ [2000] 180,000; 2.8%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 6,405; 0.3%
_________________________ [2000] 70,000; 1.1%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] -37,235; -1.4%
_____________________ [2000] -220,600; -3.4%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 48,000; 1.9%
________________ [2000] 310,000; 4.8%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 34,000; 1.3%
__________________________________ [2000] 860,000; 13.3%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 130,000; 5.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 414,293; 6.4%

1.31 PERCENT OF MEMBERS REGULARLY ATTENDING WORSHIP
SERVICES
1.32 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DENOMINATIONS IN THE
NATION

1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)