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The World Wide Church Today

In this section you will find data on Christian population, denominational strengths, church numbers and some lifestyle indicators.  Further down this page you will find global figures. These are broken out into continents, according to the United Nations definitions. Data is also given at a country level for many countries.

To explore a continent, click on the map below or on the links underneath.
To look at global data, scroll down.

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North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania

The World Wide Church

1995

2005

Change

Population

5,739m

6,611m

0.872m

Christian Population

1,614m

1,803m

189m

% of Popn who are Christian

28%

27%

-1%

Denominational Membership

Anglican/Episcopal

53.2m

56.3m

3.1m

Baptist

67.1m

76.1m

9.0m

Catholic

912.6m

1,009.5m

96.9m

Indigenous

35.2m

44.2m

9.0m

Lutheran

84.5m

81.3m

-2.9m

Methodist

25.6m

26.9m

1.3m

Orthodox

139.5m

141.5m

2.0m

Pentecostal

105.8m

137.9m

32.1m

Presbyterian

48.0m

50.1m

2.1m

Other Trinitarian Churches

142.5m

179.4m

36.9m

Number of Churches

2.3m

2.6m

0.3m

Quality of Life Indicators

% of Popn under 15

19%

% of Popn over 60

20%

% who are literate

77%

For Data Definitions and Sources Click here.