1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 1,385,150
2000: 3,154,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 430,000; 31.0%
2000: 1,238,721; 39.3%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 3,000; 0.2%
________  [2000] 8,955; 0.3%
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 690,000; 49.8%
_____________     [2000] 1,354,220; 42.9%
Muslims: [1970] 262,000; 18.9%
________     [2000] 504,087; 16.0%
Nonreligious: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_________________[2000] 48,017; 1.5%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 139,200; 10.1%
___________________________   [2000] 306,661; 9.7%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 290,800; 21.0%
__________________________ [2000] 932,060; 29.6%
Anglicans: [1970] 11,000; 0.8%
_____________ [2000] 34,500; 1.1%
Protestants: [1970] 119,697; 8.6%
______________ [2000] 430,000; 13.6%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 23,697; 1.7%
______________________ [2000] 150,000; 4.8%
Independents: [1970] 134,906; 9.7%
_________________ [2000] 538,500; 17.1%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 1,500; 0.1%
_________________________ [2000] 8,000; 0.3%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_____________________ [2000] -228,940; -7.3%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 70,000; 5.1%
________________ [2000] 335,000; 10.6%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 79,000; 5.7%
__________________________________ [2000] 520,000; 16.5%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 152,000; 11.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 542,686; 17.2%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)
Kpelle: 18.9%
Bassa: 13.0%
Kru: 6.9%
Mano: 6.0%
Loma: 5.3%