1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 11,326,500
2000: 23,930,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 7,450; 0.1%
2000: 576,683; 2.4%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 3,000; 0.0%
________  [2000] 6,163; 0.0%
Buddhists: [1970] 842,400; 7.4%
__________     [2000] 1,966,602; 8.2%
Confucianists: [1970] %
________________  [2000] %
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 1,000,000; 8.8%
__________________      [2000] 2,244,330; 9.4%
Folk-religionists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
__________________    [2000] 16,701; 0.1%
Hindus: [1970] 9,100,150; 80.3%
_______    [2000] 18,353,935; 76.7%
Jains: [1970] 2,500; 0.0%
______  [2000] 4,791; 0.0%
Jews: [1970] %
_____   [2000] %
Muslims: [1970] 331,500; 2.9%
________     [2000] 926,316; 3.9%
New-Religionists: [1970] %
____________________   [2000] %
Shintoists: [1970] %
____________  [2000] %
Sikhs: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_______ [2000] 8,376; 0.0%
Spiritists: [1970] %
___________  [2000] %
Taoists: [1970] %
__________[2000] %
Zoroastrians: [1970] %
_______________  [2000] %

Other Religionists: [1970] %
__________________       [2000] %

Atheists: [1970] 10,000; 0.1%
___________[2000] 16,898; 0.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 30,000; 0.3%
_________________[2000] 76,577; 0.3%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 0; 0.0%
___________________________   [2000] 622; 0.0%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 7,450; 0.1%
__________________________ [2000] 576,061; 2.4%
Anglicans: [1970] %
_____________ [2000] %
Orthodox: [1970] 800; 0.0%
____________ [2000] 2,500; 0.0%
Protestants: [1970] 600; 0.0%
______________ [2000] 14,561; 0.1%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 300; 0.0%
______________________ [2000] 7,000; 0.0%
Independents: [1970] 5,690; 0.1%
_________________ [2000] 551,000; 2.3%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 60; 0.0%
_________________________ [2000] 1,000; 0.0%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] %
_____________________ [2000] %

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 500; 0.0%
________________ [2000] 185,000; 0.8%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 3,700; 0.0%
__________________________________ [2000] 508,000; 2.1%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 5,200; 0.1%
____________________________________ [2000] 543,340; 2.3%
 
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)
Nepalese: 55.7%
Maitili: 10.8%
Bhojpuri Bihari: 7.8%
Newar: 2.9%
Awadhi: 2.6%