1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 65,706,000
2000: 156,483,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 1,160,000; 1.8%
2000: 3,850,596; 2.5%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 15,100; 0%
________  [2000] 78,658; 0.1%
Buddhists: [1970] 2,000; 0%
__________     [2000] 96,443; 0.1%

Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 35,000; 0.1%
_____________     [2000] 170,150; 0.1%

Hindus: [1970] 890,000; 1.4%
_______    [2000] 1,868,039; 1.2%

Muslims: [1970] 63,585,450; 96.8%
________     [2000] 150,365,313; 96.1%

Zoroastrians: [1970] 5,200; 0%
_______________  [2000] 25,037; 0%

Nonreligious: [1970] 10,000; 0%
_________________[2000] 120,452; 0.1%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 5,218; 0%
___________________________   [2000] 38,351; 0%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 1,154,782; 1.8%
__________________________ [2000] 3,812,245; 2.4%

Protestants: [1970] 562,000; 0.9%
______________ [2000] 1,796,000; 1.2%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 341,231; 0.5%
______________________ [2000] 1,165,000; 0.7%
Independents: [1970] 251,251; 0.4%
_________________ [2000] 850,000; 0.5%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 230,000; 0.4%
________________ [2000] 626,000; 0.4%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 140,000; 0.2%
__________________________________ [2000] 890,000; 0.6%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 900,000; 1.4%
____________________________________ [2000] 3,520,938; 2.3%