1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 4,189,411
2000: 9,169,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 2,786,000; 66.5%
2000: 7,551,406; 82.4%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 10,300; 0.3%
--------  [2000] 162,443; 1.8%
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 1,361,200; 32.5%
------------------      [2000] 1,309,548; 14.3%
Hindus: [1970] 7,700; 0.2%
-------    [2000] 12,537; 0.1%
Jews: [1970] 800; 0.0%
-----   [2000] 1,186; 0.0%
Muslims: [1970] 13,000; 0.3%
--------     [2000] 97,949; 1.1%

Atheists: [1970] 0; 0.0%
-----------[2000] 7,147; 0.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 10,000; 0.2%
-----------------[2000] 23,366; 0.3%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 633,456; 15.1%
---------------------------   [2000] 499,326; 5.5%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 2,152,544; 51.4%
-------------------------- [2000] 7,052,080; 76.9%
Anglicans: [1970] 85,000; 2.0%
------------- [2000] 220,000; 2.4%
Orthodox: [1970] 5,200; 0.1%
------------ [2000] 6,400; 0.1%
Protestants: [1970] 294,554; 7.0%
-------------- [2000] 2,705,000; 29.5%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 922,890; 22.0%
---------------------- [2000] 3,070,000; 33.5%
Independents: [1970] 392,800; 9.4%
----------------- [2000] 1,580,000; 17.2%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 452,100; 10.8%
------------------------- [2000] 375,680; 4.1%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] 0; 0.0%
--------------------- [2000] -905,000; -9.9%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 205,000; 4.9%
---------------- [2000] 1,146,000; 12.5%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 240,000; 5.7%
---------------------------------- [2000] 2,017,000; 22.0%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 500,00; 11.9%
------------------------------------ [2000] 1,506,682; 16.4%