1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 2,953,700
2000: 3,730,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 2,942,000; 99.6%
2000: 3,623,767; 97.2%

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

Jews: [1970] 4,000; 0.1%
_____   [2000] 1,701; 0.1%
Muslims: [1970] 0; 0.0%
________     [2000] 8,438; 0.2%

Atheists: [1970] 1,200; 0.0%
___________[2000] 5,150; 0.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 6,200; 0.2%
_________________[2000] 89,647; 2.4%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 26,788; 0.9%
___________________________   [2000] 268,321; 7.2%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 2,915,212; 98.7%
__________________________ [2000] 3,355,446; 90.0%
Anglicans: [1970] 197,520; 6.7%
_____________ [2000] 134,000; 3.6%
Orthodox: [1970] 1,300; 0.0%
____________ [2000] 1,550; 0.0%
Protestants: [1970] 26,350; 0.9%
______________ [2000] 31,500; 0.8%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 2,682,342; 90.8%
______________________ [2000] 3,159,896; 84.7%
Independents: [1970] 1,900; 0.1%
_________________ [2000] 19,000; 0.5%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 5,800; 0.2%
_________________________ [2000] 9,500; 0.3%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 105,000; 3.6%
________________ [2000] 124,000; 3.3%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 15,000; 0.5%
__________________________________ [2000] 490,000; 13.1%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 1,181,000; 40.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 1,805,772; 48.4%
 
1.31 PERCENT OF MEMBERS REGULARLY ATTENDING WORSHIP
SERVICES
Catholic religious practice is high: a recent survey indicated that Sunday mass attendance was as high as 82% of the population.

1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION
Irish: 68.3%
Irish Gaelic: 26.7%
British: 1.4%
Ulster Irish: 1.0%
USA White: 0.8%