1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 31,922,500
2000: 46,844,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 5,828,000; 18.3%
2000: 19,097,384; 40.8%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 14,000; 0.0%
--------  [2000] 32,096; 0.1%
Buddhists: [1970] 5,319,000; 16.7%
-----------   [2000] 7,174,234; 15.3%
Confucianists: [1970] 4,758,000; 14.9%
----------------  [2000] 5,219,366; 11.1%
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 12,506,000; 39.2%
-------------------   [2000] 7,325,426; 15.6%
Folk-religionists: [1970] 10,000; 0.0%
-------------------  [2000] 32,088; 0.1%
Hindus: [1970] %
--------- [2000] %
Jains: [1970] %
------  [2000] %
Jews: [1970] %
------  [2000] %
Muslims: [1970] 3,000; 0.0%
----------  [2000] 68,676; 0.2%
New-Religionists: [1970] 3,380,000; 10.6%
--------------------  [2000] 7,121,012; 15.2%
Shintoists: [1970] %
------------  [2000] 28,106; 0.1%
Sikhs: [1970] %
------- [2000] %
Spiritists: [1970] %
----------- [2000] %
Taoists: [1970] %
--------- [2000] %
Zoroastrians: [1970] %
---------------  [2000] %

Other Religionists: [1970] %
---------------------- [2000] %

Atheists: [1970] 5,000; 0.0%
-----------[2000] 46,847; 0.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 100,000; 0.3%
---------------- [2000] 698,754; 1.5%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 424,096; 1.3%
--------------------------  [2000] 415,508; 0.9%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 5,403,904; 16.9%
------------------------ [2000] 18,681,876; 39.9%
Anglicans: [1970] 32,436; 0.1%
------------  [2000] 11,000; 0.2%
Orthodox: [1970] 3,000; 0.0%
-------------[2000] 5,000; 0.0%
Protestants: [1970] 2,198,950; 6.9%
-------------- [2000] 8,870,000; 18.9%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 828,133; 2.6%
--------------------- [2000] 3,700,000; 7.9%
Independents: [1970] 1,988,306; 6.2%
---------------- [2000] 7,700,000; 16.4%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 353,079; 1.1%
-----------------------  [2000] 850,000; 1.8%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] %
---------------------[2000] -2,553,124; -5.5%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 2,130,000; 6.7%
---------------  [2000] 9,142,000; 19.5%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 250,000; 0.8%
---------------------------------[2000] 7,580,000; 16.2%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 4,790,000; 15.0%
----------------------------------- [2000] 13,329,255; 28.5%
 

1.31 PERCENT OF MEMBERS REGULARLY ATTENDING WORSHIP
SERVICES
1.32 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DENOMINATIONS IN THE
NATION

1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)