1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)
1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 339,174
2000: 431,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 323,000; 95.3%
2000: 404,414; 93.9%
1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:
Bahaís: [1970] 1,000; 0.3%
________ [2000] 1,546; 0.4%
Buddhists: [1970] %
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Confucianists: [1970] %
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Ethnoreligionists: [1970] %
__________________ [2000] %
Folk-religionists: [1970] %
__________________ [2000] %
Hindus: [1970] %
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Jains: [1970] %
______ [2000] %
Jews: [1970] 700; 0.2%
_____ [2000] 698; 0.2%
Muslims: [1970] 500; 0.2%
________ [2000] 4,343; 1.0%
New-Religionists: [1970] %
____________________ [2000] %
Shintoists: [1970] %
____________ [2000] %
Sikhs: [1970] %
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Spiritists: [1970] %
___________ [2000] %
Taoists: [1970] %
__________[2000] %
Zoroastrians: [1970] %
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Other Religionists: [1970] %
__________________ [2000] %
Atheists: [1970] 3,000; 0.9%
___________[2000] 3,513; 0.8%
Nonreligious: [1970] 10,800; 3.2%
_________________[2000] 16,102; 3.7%
1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:
Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 17,490; 5.2%
___________________________ [2000] 1,740; 0.4%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 305,510; 90.1%
__________________________ [2000] 402,674; 93.4%
Anglicans: [1970] 200; 0.1%
_____________ [2000] 600; 0.1%
Orthodox: [1970] 200; 0.1%
____________ [2000] 1,100; 0.3%
Protestants: [1970] 6,760; 2.0%
______________ [2000] 7,500; 1.7%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 296,500; 87.4%
______________________ [2000] 407,000; 94.4%
Independents: [1970] 850; 0.3%
_________________ [2000] 2,200; 0.5%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 1,000; 0.3%
_________________________ [2000] 3,000; 0.7%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_____________________ [2000] -18,726; -4.3%
TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 540; 0.2%
________________ [2000] 1,100; 0.3%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 600; 0.2%
__________________________________ [2000] 19,800; 4.6%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 40,000; 11.8%
____________________________________ [2000] 75,421; 17.5%
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)
Luxemburger: 67.9%
Portuguese: 12.6%
Italian: 7.3%
German: 2.4%
French: 2.1%