1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 5,039
2000: 1,900
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 4,995; 99.1%
2000: 1,823; 97.2%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 5; 0.1%
________  [2000] 29; 1.6%

Folk-religionists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_________________ [2000] 4; 0.2%

Nonreligious: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_________________[2000] 21; 1.2%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 510; 10.1%
___________________________   [2000] 87; 4.6%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 4,485; 89.0%
__________________________ [2000] 1,736; 92.5%
Anglicans: [1970] 30; 0.6%
_____________ [2000] 40; 2.1%

Protestants: [1970] 3,730; 74.0%
______________ [2000] 1,076; 57.4%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 220; 4.4%
______________________ [2000] 150; 8.0%
Independents: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_________________ [2000] 30; 1.6%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 505; 10.0%
_________________________ [2000] 440; 23.4%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 200; 4.0%
________________ [2000] 70; 3.7%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 50; 1.0%
__________________________________ [2000] 220; 11.7%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 600; 11.9%
____________________________________ [2000] 329; 17.5%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)
Niuean: 93.3%
Anglo-New Zealander: 2.6%
Han Chinese: 0.6%