1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 13,693,900
2000: 33,517,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 4,937,000; 36.1%
2000: 16,882,561; 50.4%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 41,000; 0.3%
--------  [2000] 140,593; 0.4%
Buddhists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
----------     [2000] 45,550; 0.1%
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 4,359,000; 31.8%
------------------      [2000] 5,392,739; 16.1%
Hindus: [1970] 21,000; 0.2%
-------    [2000] 289,454; 0.9%
Muslims: [1970] 4,311,000; 31.5%
--------     [2000] 10,644,033; 31.8%

Atheists: [1970] 3,000; 0.0%
-----------[2000] 19,117; 0.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 18,000; 0.1%
-----------------[2000] 84,723; 0.3%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 612,375; 4.5%
---------------------------   [2000] 1,159,783; 3.5%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 4,324,625; 31.6%
-------------------------- [2000] 15,722,778; 46.9%
Anglicans: [1970] 386,095; 2.8%
------------- [2000] 2,650,000; 7.9%
Orthodox: [1970] 9,000; 0.1%
------------ [2000] 12,500; 0.0%
Protestants: [1970] 1,068,428; 7.8%
-------------- [2000] 5,530,000; 16.5%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 2,806,662; 20.5%
---------------------- [2000] 8,283,000; 24.7%
Independents: [1970] 50,440; 0.4%
----------------- [2000] 638,000; 1.9%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 4,000; 0.0%
------------------------- [2000] 18,000; 0.1%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] 0; 0.0%
--------------------- [2000] -1,408,722; -4.2%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 716,000; 5.2%
---------------- [2000] 4,860,000; 14.5%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 150,000; 1.1%
---------------------------------- [2000] 3,425,000; 10.2%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 1,730,000; 12.6%
------------------------------------ [2000] 5,627,411; 16.8%