Oceania |
Total Oceania figures are given below. For details by country, please click on the appropriate link :
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands,
1995 |
2005 |
Change |
|
Population |
28.5m |
32.6m |
4.1m |
Christian Population |
18.7m |
20.6m |
1.9m |
% of Popn who are Christian |
66% |
63% |
-3% |
Denominational Membership |
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Anglican/Episcopal |
1,012,035 |
1,058,472 |
46,437 |
Baptist |
152,310 |
181,605 |
29,295 |
Catholic |
4,931,310 |
5,685,997 |
754,687 |
Indigenous |
67,855 |
77,504 |
9,649 |
Lutheran |
517,753 |
686,660 |
168,907 |
Methodist |
116,715 |
122,000 |
5,285 |
Orthodox |
333,300 |
372,130 |
38,830 |
Pentecostal |
361,775 |
484,766 |
122,991 |
Presbyterian |
178,558 |
191,600 |
13,042 |
Other Trinitarian Churches |
991,301 |
1,022,568 |
31,267 |
Number of Churches |
39,061 |
41,979 |
2,918 |
Quality of Life Indicators |
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% of Popn under 15 |
27% | ||
% of Popn over 65 |
10% | ||
GNP per Capita US$ | 15,430 |
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