1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)
1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 325,500
2000: 395,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 320,900; 97.4%
2000: 383,296; 97.0%
1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:
Bahaís: [1970] 1,000; 0.3%
________ [2000] 2,031; 0.5%
Buddhists: [1970] %
__________ [2000] 158; 0%
Folk-religionists: [1970] %
_________________ [2000] 237; 0.1%
Hindus: [1970] %
_______ [2000] 939; 0.2%
Muslims: [1970] 200; 0.2%
________ [2000] 858; 0.2%
Spiritists: [1970] %
___________ [2000] 419; 0.1%
Other Religionists: [1970] 200; 0.1%
__________________ [2000] 209;
0.1%
Atheists: [1970] 1,000; 0.3%
___________[2000] 1,829; 0.5%
Nonreligious: [1970] 2,700; 0.8%
_________________[2000] 5,366; 1.4%
1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:
Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 5,827; 1.8%
___________________________ [2000] 9,924; 2.5%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 315,073; 96.8%
__________________________ [2000] 373,372; 94.5%
Protestants: [1970] 11,340; 3.5%
______________ [2000] 23,700; 6.0%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 306,000; 94.0%
______________________ [2000] 366,000; 92.7%
Independents: [1970] 1,733; 0.5%
_________________ [2000] 4,349; 1.1%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 2,000; 0.6%
_________________________ [2000] 8,000; 2.0%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] -6,000; -1.8%
_____________________ [2000] -28,677; -7.3%
TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 3,650; 1.1%
________________ [2000] 16,000; 4.1%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 300; 0.1%
__________________________________ [2000] 15,400; 3.9%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 9,800; 3.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 42,790; 10.8%