North America |
Total North America figures are given below. For details by country, please click on the appropriate link :
USA, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago,
1995 |
2005 |
Change |
|
Population |
455m |
511m |
56m |
Christian Population |
346m |
387m |
41m |
% of Popn who are Christian |
76% |
76% |
0% |
Denominational Membership |
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Anglican/Episcopal |
2.4m |
2.2m |
-0.2m |
Baptist |
30.8m |
33.8m |
3.0m |
Catholic |
119.4m |
135.8m |
16.4m |
Lutheran |
10.4m |
10.2m |
-0.2m |
Methodist |
9.8m |
9.5m |
-0.3m |
Orthodox |
5.5m |
5.5m |
0 |
Pentecostal |
12.9m |
16.0m |
-3.1m |
Presbyterian |
6.0m |
6.0m |
0 |
Other Trinitarian Churches |
12.9m |
13.9m |
1.0m |
Number of Churches |
522,871 |
575,229 |
52,358 |
Quality of Life Indicators |
US/Canada | Latin America & Carribbean | |
% of Popn under 15 |
21% | 34% | |
% of Popn over 65 |
13% | 5% | |
GNP per Capita US$ | 27,100 | 3,710 |
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