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