1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 121,400
2000: 286,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 220; 0.2%
2000: 369; 0.1%

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

Buddhists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
__________     [2000] 1,849; 0.7%

Hindus: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_______    [2000] 234; 0.1%

Muslims: [1970] 120,760; 99.5%
________     [2000] 283,613; 99.2%
 

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Affiliated Christians: [1970] 220; 0.2%
__________________________ [2000] 358; 0.1%

Protestants: [1970] 90; 0.1%
______________ [2000] 258; 0.1%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 120; 0.1%
______________________ [2000] 80; 0.0%
Independents: [1970] 10; 0.0%
_________________ [2000] 20; 0.0%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 20; 0.0%
________________ [2000] 60; 0.0%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 10; 0.0%
__________________________________ [2000] 50; 0.0%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 100; 0.1%
____________________________________ [2000] 300; 0.1%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)
Maldivian: 98.4%
Sinhalese: 0.6%
Gujarati: 0.2%
Malayali: 0.1%
Tamil: 0.1%