1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 1,064,334
2000: 2,153,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 913,900; 85.9%
2000: 1,959,972; 91.0%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 8,700; 0.8%
________  [2000] 19,062; 0.9%
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 140,210; 13.2%
_____________     [2000] 166,379; 7.7%
Hindus: [1970] 60; 0.0%
_______    [2000] 1,292; 0.1%
Muslims: [1970] 530; 0.1%
________     [2000] 992; 0.1%

Nonreligious: [1970] 500; 0.1%
_________________[2000] 4,338; 0.2%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 136,356; 12.8%
___________________________   [2000] 514,643; 23.9%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 777,544; 73.1%
__________________________ [2000] 1,445,329; 67.1%
Anglicans: [1970] 80,000; 7.5%
_____________ [2000] 102,000; 4.7%
Protestants: [1970] 223,844; 21.0%
______________ [2000] 279,000; 3.0%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 410,600; 38.6%
______________________ [2000] 806,529; 37.5%
Independents: [1970] 62,000; 5.8%
_________________ [2000] 254,000; 11.8%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 1,100; 0.1%
_________________________ [2000] 3,800; 0.2%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 47,000; 4.4%
________________ [2000] 76,000; 3.5%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 54,000; 5.1%
__________________________________ [2000] 342,000; 15.9%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 200,000; 18.8%
____________________________________ [2000] 510,738; 23.7%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)
Southern Sotho: 80.3%
Zulu: 14.4%
Phuthi: 2.0%
Taung: 1.5%
Xhosa: 1.0%