1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 107,002
2000: 198,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 99,600; 93.1%
2000: 188,176; 95.0%

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

Buddhists: [1970] 100; 0.1%
__________     [2000] 556; 0.3%

Ethnoreligionists: [1970] 6,800; 6.4%
_____________     [2000] 7,207; 3.6%

Nonreligious: [1970] 500; 0.5%
_________________[2000] 2,557; 1.3%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 1,274; 1.2%
___________________________   [2000] 2,845; 1.4%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 98,326; 91.9%
__________________________ [2000] 185,331; 93.6%

Protestants: [1970] 11,226; 10.5%
______________ [2000] 22,650; 11.4%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 87,000; 81.3%
______________________ [2000] 148,401; 75.0%
Independents: [1970] 5,000; 4.7%
_________________ [2000] 14,000; 7.1%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 100; 0.1%
_________________________ [2000] 280; 0.1%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 5,100; 4.8%
________________ [2000] 5,200; 2.6%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 500; 0.5%
__________________________________ [2000] 9,300; 4.7%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 4,500; 4.2%
____________________________________ [2000] 16,167; 8.2%
 
1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)
Buin: 14.6%
Halia: 14.4%
Nasioi: 7.7%
Neo-Melanesian Papuan: 7.7%
Nagovisi: 5.2%