1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 9,044,300
2000: 9,875,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 8,835,100; 97.7%
2000: 9,121,054; 92.4%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 1,800; 0.0%
________  [2000] 1,845; 0.0%
Buddhists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
__________     [2000] 55,299; 0.6%

Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_____________     [2000] 1,580; 0.0%
Folk-religionists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_________________ [2000] 20,441; 0.2%

Jews: [1970] 1,300; 0.0%
_____   [2000] 435; 0.0%
Muslims: [1970] 800; 0.0%
________     [2000] 24,033; 0.2%

Spiritists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
___________  [2000] 3,456; 0.0%

Atheists: [1970] 30,000; 0.3%
___________[2000] 110,075; 1.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 175,000; 1.9%
_________________[2000] 536,634; 5.4%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 365,812; 4.0%
___________________________   [2000] 40,823; 0.4%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 8,469,288; 93.6%
__________________________ [2000] 9,080,231; 92.0%
Anglicans: [1970] 4,500; 0.1%
_____________ [2000] 3,050; 0.0%
Orthodox: [1970] 1,000; 0.0%
____________ [2000] 1,200; 0.0%
Protestants: [1970] 53,644; 0.6%
______________ [2000] 135,000; 1.4%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 8,379,224; 92.7%
______________________ [2000] 8,970,000; 90.8%
Independents: [1970] 10,920; 0.1%
_________________ [2000] 277,000; 2.8%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 20,000; 0.2%
_________________________ [2000] 98,000; 1.0%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] 0; 0.0%
_____________________ [2000] -404,019; -4.1%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 37,000; 0.4%
________________ [2000] 108,000; 1.1%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 34,000; 0.4%
__________________________________ [2000] 642,000; 6.5%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 3,075,000; 34.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 3,570,189; 36.2%
 
1.31 PERCENT OF MEMBERS REGULARLY ATTENDING WORSHIP
SERVICES
In Southern Portugal, weekly worship attendance is extremely low.  In certain
villages in Central and Northern Portugal, weekly attendance in the Catholic
Church can reach 100%.

1.32 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DENOMINATIONS IN THE
NATION
The South is in many ways dechristianized while in Central and Northern
Portugal the Catholic Church is firmly planted.

1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION
Portuguese: 91.8%
Marrano: 1.1%
Brazilian: 1.1%
Han Chinese: 0.9%
Angolan Mestico: 0.8%