1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 32,525,800
2000: 38,765,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 29,631,585; 91.1%
2000: 37,758,156; 97.4%

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

Jews: [1970] 8,000; 0%
_____   [2000] 6,377; 0%
Muslims: [1970] 100; 0%
________     [2000] 5,094; 0%
Spiritists: [1970] %
___________  [2000] 7,285; 0%

Other Religionists: [1970] 20,000; 0.1%
__________________       [2000] 6,975; 0%

Atheists: [1970] 969,200; 3.0%
___________[2000] 115,452; 0.3%
Nonreligious: [1970] 1,897,015; 5.8%
_________________[2000] 864,235; 2.2%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] %
___________________________   [2000] 260,097; 0.7%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 29,631,585; 91.1%
__________________________ [2000] 37,498,059; 96.7%

Orthodox: [1970] 527,500; 1.6%
____________ [2000] 1,030,000; 2.7%
Protestants: [1970] 164,300; 0.5%
______________ [2000] 195,000; 0.5%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 28,783,085; 88.5%
______________________ [2000] 35,743,059; 92.2%
Independents: [1970] 133,700; 0.4%
_________________ [2000] 330,000; 0.9%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 23,000; 0.1%
_________________________ [2000] 200,000; 0.5%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 46,000; 0.1%
________________ [2000] 140,000; 0.4%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 30,000; 0.1%
__________________________________ [2000] 2,015,000; 5.2%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 2,602,000; 8.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 2,958,523; 7.6%