1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 13,032,300
2000: 15,786,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 11,650,600; 89.4%
2000: 12,693,943; 80.4%

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

Buddhists: [1970] 4,000; 0%
__________     [2000] 76,439; 0.5%

Folk-religionists: [1970] 15,000; 0.1%
_________________ [2000] 6,551; 0%
Hindus: [1970] 1,000; 0%
_______    [2000] 92,307; 0.6%

Jews: [1970] 30,000; 0.2%
_____   [2000] 24,941; 0.2%
Muslims: [1970] 60,000; 0.5%
________     [2000] 594,765; 3.8%
New-Religionists: [1970] 3,000; 0%
____________________   [2000] 22,731; 0.1%

Spiritists: [1970] 3,000; 0%
___________  [2000] 23,237; 0.2%

Other Religionists: [1970] 4,000; 0%
__________________       [2000] 7,680; 0.1%

Atheists: [1970] 100,000; 0.8%
___________[2000] 204,978; 1.3%
Nonreligious: [1970] 1,158,700; 8.9%
_________________[2000] 2,031,935; 12.9%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 1,354,251; 10.4%
___________________________   [2000] 2,411,090; 15.3%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 10,296,349; 79.0%
__________________________ [2000] 10,282,853; 65.1%
Anglicans: [1970] 8,000; 0.1%
_____________ [2000] 8,600; 0.1%
Orthodox: [1970] 5,000; 0%
____________ [2000] 7,400; 0.1%
Protestants: [1970] 4,688,965; 36.0%
______________ [2000] 4,238,853; 26.9%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 5,366,919; 41.2%
______________________ [2000] 5,450,000; 34.5%
Independents: [1970] 160,220; 1.2%
_________________ [2000] 490,000; 3.1%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 67,245; 0.5%
_________________________ [2000] 88,000; 0.6%
 

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 625,000; 4.8%
________________ [2000] 614,000; 3.9%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 200,000; 1.5%
__________________________________ [2000] 1,040,000; 6.6%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 4,560,000; 35.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 6,515,668; 41.3%