1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 33,778,661
2000: 39,630,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 33,016,600; 97.7%
2000: 37,107,109; 93.6%

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

Baha?: [1970]  3,900; 0%
________  [2000] 13,647; 0%
Buddhists: [1970] %
______     [2000] 17,734; 0%
Jews: [1970] 8,500; 0%
_____   [2000] 13,086; 0%
Muslims: [1970] 5,000; 0%
_____    [2000] 200,610; 0.5%
 

Atheists: [1970] 140,000; 0.4%
___________[2000] 441,188; 1.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 605,000; 1.8%
______________[2000] 1,836,401; 4.6%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 165,000; 0.5%
______________________   [2000] 33,437; 0.1%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 32,851,600; 97.3%
______________________ [2000] 37,073,672; 93.6%
Anglicans: [1970] 12,000; 0%
__________ [2000] 12,000; 0%
Orthodox: [1970] 2,000; 0%
_________ [2000] 2,250; 0%
Protestants: [1970] 72,097; 0.2%
____________ [2000] 120,000; 0.3%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 33,596,162; 99.5%
________________ [2000] 38,080,000; 96.1%
Independents: [1970] 37,542; 0.1%
_____________ [2000] 320,000; 0.8%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 40,915; 0.1%
____________________ [2000] 200,000; 0.5%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] -53,549; -0.2%
__________________ [2000] -260,578; -0.7%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 44,000; 0.1%
_____________ [2000] 120,000; 0.3%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 38,000; 0.1%
____________________________ [2000] 1,085,000; 2.7%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 11,822,000; 35.0%
____________________________ [2000] 17,132,496; 43.2%