1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 159,060
2000: 217,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 153,950; 96.8%
2000: 204,730; 94.4%

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

Bahaís: [1970] 250; 0.2%
________  [2000] 579; 0.3%
Buddhists: [1970] 400; 0.3%
__________     [2000] 1,076; 0.5%

Folk-religionists: [1970] 500; 0.3%
_________________ [2000] 324; 0.2%
Hindus: [1970] 100; 0.1%
_______    [2000] 451; 0.2%

Jews: [1970] 600; 0.4%
_____   [2000] 807; 0.4%
Muslims: [1970] 250; 0.2%
________     [2000] 425; 0.2%

Spiritists: [1970] %
___________  [2000] 1,886; 0.9%

Other Religionists: [1970] 50; 0%
__________________       [2000] 176; 0.1%

Atheists: [1970] %
___________[2000] 137; 0.1%
Nonreligious: [1970] 2,900; 1.8%
_________________[2000] 6,185; 2.9%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 820; 0.5%
___________________________   [2000] 19,818; 9.1%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 153,130; 96.3%
__________________________ [2000] 184,912; 85.2%
Anglicans: [1970] 1,000; 0.6%
_____________ [2000] 2,550; 1.2%

Protestants: [1970] 17,130; 10.8%
______________ [2000] 23,000; 10.6%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 133,700; 84.1%
______________________ [2000] 150,862; 69.5%
Independents: [1970] 300; 0.2%
_________________ [2000] 2,100; 1.0%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 1,000; 0.6%
_________________________ [2000] 6,400; 3.0%
 

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 3,000; 1.9%
________________ [2000] 7,000; 3.2%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 300; 0.2%
__________________________________ [2000] 10,200; 4.7%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 15,900; 10.0%
____________________________________ [2000] 38,128; 17.6%