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CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIANITY
Daniel Patte, General Editor
Editorial Board | Preparing Contextual , Conceptual-Theological and Historical , and Methodological Entries | CDC@vanderbilt.edu

NATION: BARBADOS

1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 238,756
2000: 270,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 234,770; 98.3%
2000: 261,875; 97.0%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 1,300; 0.5%
________  [2000] 3,522; 1.3%
Hindus: [1970] 100; 0.0%
_______    [2000] 892; 0.3%
Muslims: [1970] 400; 0.2%
________     [2000] 2,021; 0.8%
Nonreligious: [1970] 2,350; 1.0%
_________________[2000] 1,445; 0.5%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 73,888; 31.0%
___________________________   [2000] 65,017; 24.1%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 160,882; 67.4%
__________________________ [2000] 196,858; 72.9%
Anglicans: [1970] 90,000; 37.7%
_____________ [2000] 77,300; 28.6%
Protestants: [1970] 50,582; 21.2%
______________ [2000] 85,158; 31.5%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 9,000; 3.8%
______________________ [2000] 11,000; 4.1%
Independents: [1970] 8,900; 3.7%
_________________ [2000] 17,500; 6.5%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 2,200; 0.9%
_________________________ [2000] 5,600; 2.1%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 74,000; 31.0%
________________ [2000] 80,400; 29.8%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 14,000; 5.9%
____________________________ [2000] 48,900; 18.1%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 12,000; 5.0%
_____________________________ [2000] 49,919; 18.5%