1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 1,869,000
2000: 2,583,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 1,707,700; 91.4%
2000: 2,170,527; 84.0%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 3,100; 0.2%
________  [2000] 7,456; 0.3%
Buddhists: [1970] 300; 0.0%
__________     [2000] 316; 0.0%
Confucianists: [1970] %
________________  [2000] %
Ethnoreligionists: [1970] %
__________________      [2000] %
Folk-religionists: [1970] 1,000; 0.1%
__________________    [2000] 7,073; 0.3%
Hindus: [1970] 5,600; 0.3%
_______    [2000] 30,733; 1.2%
Jains: [1970] %
______  [2000] %
Jews: [1970] 1,800; 0.1%
_____   [2000] 511; 0.0%
Muslims: [1970] 3,000; 0.2%
________     [2000] 3,156; 0.1%
New-Religionists: [1970] %
____________________   [2000] %
Shintoists: [1970] %
____________  [2000] %
Sikhs: [1970] %
_______ [2000] %
Spiritists: [1970] 128,500; 6.9%
___________  [2000] 259,656; 10.1%
Taoists: [1970] %
__________[2000] %
Zoroastrians: [1970] %
_______________  [2000] %

Other Religionists: [1970] 1,000; 0.1%
__________________       [2000] 2,585; 0.1%

Atheists: [1970] %
___________[2000] 775; 0.0%
Nonreligious: [1970] 17,000; 0.9%
_________________[2000] 99,789; 3.9%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 756,429; 40.5%
___________________________   [2000] 1,048,814; 40.6%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 951,271; 50.9%
__________________________ [2000] 1,121,713; 43.4%
Anglicans: [1970] 100,000; 5.4%
_____________ [2000] 103,000; 4.0%
Orthodox: [1970] 5,000; 0.3%
____________ [2000] 3,300; 0.1%
Protestants: [1970] 502,798; 26.9%
______________ [2000] 643,413; 24.9%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 160,873; 8.6%
______________________ [2000] 110,000; 4.3%
Independents: [1970] 171,700; 9.2%
_________________ [2000] 232,000; 9.0%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 10,900; 0.6%
_________________________ [2000] 30,000; 1.2%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] %
_____________________ [2000] %

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 210,000; 11.2%
________________ [2000] 304,000; 11.8%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 250,000; 13.4%
__________________________________ [2000] 385,000; 14.9%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 299,000; 16.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 635,819; 24.6%

1.31 PERCENT OF MEMBERS REGULARLY ATTENDING WORSHIP
SERVICES
1.32 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DENOMINATIONS IN THE
NATION

1.33 ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIANS (% of Christians)