1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 47,316,500
2000: 50,456,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 28,400,000; 60.0%
2000: 41,868,446; 83.0%

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

Jews: [1970] 572,000; 1.2%
_____   [2000] 220,353; 0.4%
Muslims: [1970] 250,000; 0.5%
________     [2000] 862,621; 1.7%

Atheists: [1970] 7,536,000; 15.9%
___________[2000] 2,012,368; 4.0%
Nonreligious: [1970] 10,559,000; 22.3%
_________________[2000] 5,480,329; 10.9%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 1,220,900; 2.6%
___________________________   [2000] 199,349; 0.4%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 27,179,100; 57.4%
__________________________ [2000] 41,669,097; 82.6%
Orthodox: [1970] 24,546,000; 51.9%
_________ [2000] 27,400,000; 54.3%
Protestants: [1970] 772,000; 1.6%
____________ [2000] 1,340,000; 2.7%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 1,667,000; 3.5%
________________ [2000] 5,578,901; 11.1%
Independents: [1970] 1,734,300; 3.7%
_____________ [2000] 8,500,000; 16.9%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 10,000; 0%
____________________ [2000] 135,000; 0.3%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] -1,550,200; -3.3%
__________________ [2000] -1,284,804; -2.6%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 530,000; 1.1%
________________ [2000] 1,016,000; 2.0%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 1,220,000; 2.6%
____________________________ [2000] 4,035,000; 8.0%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 7,570,000; 16.0%
____________________________ [2000] 6,110,588; 12.1%