1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 722,945
2000: 2,542,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 3,850; 0.5%
2000: 124,127; 4.9%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 300; 0.0%
________  [2000] 9,123; 0.4%
Buddhists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
__________     [2000] 19,432; 0.8%

Hindus: [1970] 2,000; 0.3%
_______    [2000] 145,159; 5.7%

Muslims: [1970] 716,125; 99.1%
________     [2000] 2,221,328; 87.4%

Sikhs: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_______ [2000] 16,775; 0.7%

Nonreligious: [1970] 1,600; 0.2%
_________________[2000] 5,490; 0.2%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 5; 0.0%
___________________________   [2000] 2,211; 0.1%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 3,845; 0.5%
__________________________ [2000] 121,916; 4.8%
Anglicans: [1970] 1,100; 0.2%
_____________ [2000] 2,800; 0.1%
Orthodox: [1970] 1,000; 0.1%
____________ [2000] 16,500; 0.7%
Protestants: [1970] 500; 0.1%
______________ [2000] 5,700; 0.2%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 470; 0.1%
______________________ [2000] 53,000; 2.1%
Independents: [1970] 775; 0.1%
_________________ [2000] 43,916; 1.7%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 400; 0.1%
________________ [2000] 6,600; 0.3%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 600; 0.1%
__________________________________ [2000] 47,000; 1.9%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 2,500; 0.4%
____________________________________ [2000] 55,517; 2.2%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)
Omani Arab: 48.1%
Southern Baluch: 15.0%
Bengali: 4.4%
Gulf Arab: 3.2%
Persian: 2.8%