Global statistics for all religions: 2001 AD
|
|
Global statistics for all religions: 2001 AD |
Papers:
Muslim Myths: Islam is not the fastest growing religion in the world.
Roman Catholic's and Orthodox should cast no stones at the religious division of Protestants, since there are 67 Roman Catholic denominations and 75 Orthodox denominations.
The Data:
Table 1-1: World Religions:
|
Annual change, 1990-2000 |
2000 |
2025 |
2050 |
||||||||
|
Religion |
Natural |
Conversion |
Total |
Rate |
Adherents |
% |
Adherents |
% |
Adherents |
% |
countries |
|
All Christians |
22,708,799 |
2,501,396 |
25,210,195 |
1.36 |
1,999,563,838 |
33.0 |
2,616,670,052 |
33.4 |
3,051,564,342 |
34.3 |
238 |
|
PROFESSION |
|||||||||||
|
crypto-Christians |
1,408,763 |
703,798 |
2,112,561 |
1.89 |
123,726,489 |
2.0 |
190,490,250 |
2.4 |
246,319,348 |
2.8 |
63 |
|
professing Christians |
21,299,796 |
1,797,505 |
23,097,301 |
1.32 |
1,875,627,394 |
31.0 |
2,426,157,502 |
31.0 |
2,805,218,484 |
31.5 |
238 |
|
AFFILIATION |
|||||||||||
|
unaffiliated Christians |
1,305,142 |
-381,603 |
923,539 |
0.87 |
111,124,545 |
1.8 |
125,711,785 |
1.6 |
124,655,275 |
1.4 |
237 |
|
All affiliated Christians |
21,403,655 |
2,883,011 |
24,286,666 |
1.39 |
1,888,439,293 |
31.2 |
2,490,958,267 |
31.8 |
2,926,909,067 |
32.9 |
238 |
|
Roman Catholics |
13,117,804 |
-355,181 |
12,762,623 |
1.29 |
1,057,328,093 |
17.5 |
1,361,965,255 |
17.4 |
1,564,603,495 |
17.6 |
235 |
|
Independents |
4,495,891 |
3,925,017 |
8,420,908 |
2.49 |
385,745,407 |
6.4 |
581,642,120 |
7.4 |
752,842,240 |
8.5 |
221 |
|
Protestants |
4,224,076 |
341,161 |
4,565,237 |
1.44 |
342,001,605 |
5.6 |
468,632,927 |
6.0 |
574,418,922 |
6.4 |
233 |
|
Orthodox |
750,901 |
385,410 |
1,136,311 |
0.54 |
215,128,717 |
3.6 |
252,715,940 |
3.2 |
266,806,050 |
3.0 |
135 |
|
Anglicans |
1,071,503 |
73,897 |
1,145,400 |
1.56 |
79,649,642 |
1.3 |
113,746,355 |
1.5 |
145,983,770 |
1.6 |
166 |
|
Marginal Christians |
269,292 |
153,482 |
422,774 |
1.79 |
26,060,230 |
0.4 |
45,554,730 |
0.6 |
62,200,556 |
0.7 |
215 |
|
doubly-affiliated |
-2,458,025 |
-1,558,424 |
-4,016,449 |
2.34 |
-194,779,901 |
-3.2 |
-308,401,610 |
-3.9 |
-413,843,966 |
-4.6 |
93 |
|
disaffiliated |
-67,786 |
-82,351 |
-150,137 |
0.69 |
-22,694,500 |
-0.4 |
-24,897,450 |
-0.3 |
-26,102,000 |
-0.3 |
11 |
|
Trans-megabloc groupings |
|||||||||||
|
Evangelicals |
2,839,602 |
893,484 |
3,733,086 |
1.97 |
210,602,983 |
3.5 |
327,834,735 |
4.2 |
448,862,899 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
|
Pentecostals/Charismatics |
7,016,903 |
2,812,254 |
9,829,157 |
2.10 |
523,777,994 |
8.7 |
811,551,594 |
10.4 |
1,066,318,949 |
12.0 |
238 |
|
Great Commission Christians |
6,180,025 |
2,535,490 |
8,715,515 |
1.46 |
647,820,987 |
10.7 |
887,578,895 |
11.3 |
1,097,449,417 |
12.3 |
238 |
|
All NON-CHRISTIANS |
56,151,992 |
-2,451,050 |
53,650,481 |
1.43 |
4,055,485,162 |
67.0 |
5,207,032,948 |
66.6 |
5,857,530,658 |
65.7 |
238 |
|
All Muslims |
21,723,118 |
865,558 |
22,588,676 |
2.13 |
1,188,242,789 |
19.6 |
1,784,875,653 |
22.8 |
2,229,281,610 |
25.0 |
204 |
|
All Sunnis |
18,214.974 |
465,783 |
18,680,757 |
2.08 |
1,002,542,801 |
16.6 |
1,467,825,653 |
18.8 |
1,767,356,610 |
19.8 |
195 |
|
Hanafites |
9,480,204 |
385,753 |
9,865,957 |
2.07 |
531,417,801 |
8.8 |
724,355,653 |
9.3 |
868,156,610 |
9.7 |
9.7 135 |
|
Shafiites |
4,590,019 |
99,981 |
4,690,000 |
2.20 |
239,900,000 |
4.0 |
393,500,000 |
5.0 |
472,900,000 |
5.3 |
105 |
|
Malikites |
3,925,302 |
64,698 |
3,990,000 |
2.00 |
221,900,000 |
3.7 |
346,600,000 |
4.4 |
408,700,000 |
4.6 |
65 |
|
Wahhabites |
91,447 |
-2,147 |
89,300 |
1.37 |
7,000,000 |
0.1 |
9,668,000 |
0.1 |
13,350,000 |
0.1 |
10 |
|
Hanbalites |
28,002 |
17,498 |
45,500 |
2.20 |
2,325,000 |
0.0 |
3,370,000 |
0.0 |
4,250,000 |
0.0 |
0.25 |
|
All Sufis |
3,027,781 |
492,219 |
3,520,000 |
1.62 |
237,400,000 |
3.9 |
356,200,000 |
4.6 |
445,000,000 |
5.0 |
204 |
|
All Shias |
3,029,003 |
313,863 |
3,460,000 |
2.30 |
170,100,000 |
2.8 |
286,000,000 |
3.7 |
410,000,000 |
4.6 |
75 |
|
Ithna-Asharis |
2,540,722 |
167,778 |
2,708,500 |
2.23 |
136,655,000 |
2.3 |
229,178,000 |
2.9 |
333,175,000 |
3.7 |
70 |
|
Ismailis |
472,710 |
83,290 |
556,000 |
2.70 |
23,772,000 |
0.4 |
40,950,000 |
0.5 |
55,200,000 |
0.6 |
45 |
|
Zaydis |
95,925 |
67,675 |
163,600 |
2.30 |
8,042,000 |
0.1 |
13,192,000 |
0.2 |
17,775,000 |
0.2 |
10 |
|
All Alawites |
19,646 |
12,254 |
31,900 |
2.20 |
1,631,000 |
0.0 |
2,680,000 |
0.0 |
3,850,000 |
0.0 |
15 |
|
All Islamic schismatics |
296,588 |
85,912 |
382,500 |
3.00 |
14,950,000 |
0.2 |
27,700,000 |
0.4 |
47,725,000 |
0.5 |
110 |
|
Ahmadis |
156,461 |
61,139 |
217,600 |
3.25 |
7,950,000 |
0.1 |
14,700,000 |
0.2 |
24,100,000 |
0.3 |
75 |
|
Other sectarian Muslims |
58,271 |
18,329 |
76,600 |
3.46 |
2,654,000 |
0.0 |
5,697,000 |
0.1 |
13,267,000 |
0.1 |
30 |
|
Black Muslims |
25,317 |
10,683 |
36,000 |
2.49 |
1,650,000 |
0.0 |
2,910,000 |
0.0 |
5,020,000 |
0.1 |
5 |
|
Karijites |
26,901 |
3,799 |
30,700 |
2.10 |
1,636,000 |
0.0 |
2,620,000 |
0.0 |
3,145,000 |
0.0 |
10 |
|
Druzes |
15,943 |
1,057 |
17,000 |
2.31 |
834,000 |
0.0 |
1,402,000 |
0.0 |
1,710,000 |
0.0 |
15 |
|
Yazidis |
3,695 |
905 |
4,600 |
2.30 |
226,000 |
0.0 |
371,000 |
0.0 |
483,000 |
0.0 |
10 |
|
All Hindus |
13,194,111 |
-660,377 |
12,533,734 |
1.69 |
811,336,265 |
13.4 |
1,049,230,740 |
13.4 |
1,175,297,850 |
13.2 |
114 |
|
Vaishnavites |
8,026,116 |
-478,522 |
8,704,638 |
1.74 |
549,583,323 |
9.1 |
708,160,740 |
9.1 |
791,806,850 |
8.9 |
90 |
|
Shaivites |
3,435,964 |
-118,836 |
3,354,800 |
1.70 |
216,260,000 |
3.6 |
278,900,000 |
3.6 |
312,410,000 |
3.5 |
60 |
|
Saktists |
325,539 |
72,461 |
398,000 |
1.70 |
25,720,000 |
0.4 |
33,150,000 |
0.4 |
37,132,000 |
0.4 |
35 |
|
Neo-Hindus |
389,426 |
17,274 |
406,700 |
2.70 |
17,385,000 |
0.3 |
23,200,000 |
0.3 |
27,300,000 |
0.3 |
65 |
|
Reform Hindus |
65,884 |
6,916 |
72,800 |
1.80 |
4,460,000 |
0.1 |
5,820,000 |
0.1 |
6,650,000 |
0.1 |
30 |
|
Nonreligious |
6,639,206 |
-535,100 |
6,104,106 |
0.83 |
768,158,954 |
12.7 |
875,120,895 |
11.2 |
887,994,945 |
10.0 |
236 |
|
Chinese folk-religionists |
3,801,126 |
-85,578 |
3,715,548 |
1.02 |
384,806,732 |
6.4 |
448,842,560 |
5.7 |
454,332,660 |
5.1 |
89 |
|
All Buddhists |
3,530,918 |
156,609 |
3,687,527 |
1.09 |
359,981,757 |
5.9 |
418,344,730 |
5.3 |
424,607,060 |
4.8 |
126 |
|
Mahayana |
1,951,178 |
100,357 |
2,050,821 |
1.08 |
202,232,757 |
3.3 |
235,264,730 |
3.0 |
238,772,060 |
2.7 |
115 |
|
Theravada |
1,372,933 |
40,933 |
1,412,000 |
1.10 |
136,259,000 |
2.3 |
158,200,000 |
2.0 |
160,575,000 |
1.8 |
30 |
|
Lamaists |
207,381 |
15,319 |
222,700 |
1.10 |
21,490,000 |
0.4 |
24,980,000 |
0.3 |
25,380,000 |
0.3 |
30 |
|
Ethnoreligionists |
4,098,003 |
-1,264,887 |
2,833,116 |
1.33 |
228,366,515 |
3.8 |
277,247,150 |
3.5 |
303,598,980 |
3.4 |
142 |
|
Animists |
3,985,506 |
-1,238,592 |
2,746,914 |
1.37 |
216,160,890 |
3.6 |
263,990,700 |
3.4 |
290,789,380 |
3.3 |
142 |
|
Shamanists |
122,433 |
-30,971 |
91,462 |
0.78 |
12,298,267 |
0.2 |
13,256,450 |
0.2 |
12,809,600 |
0.1 |
12 |
|
Atheists |
1,315,322 |
-878,227 |
437,095 |
0.30 |
150,089,508 |
2.5 |
159,544,080 |
2.0 |
169,150,200 |
1.9 |
161 |
|
New-Religionists (Neoreligionists) |
1,032,400 |
-36,405 |
995,995 |
1.03 |
102,356,297 |
1.7 |
114,720,210 |
1.5 |
118,845,140 |
1.3 |
60 |
|
Sikhs |
363,677 |
28,961 |
392,638 |
1.87 |
23,258,412 |
0.4 |
31,377,860 |
0.4 |
37,058,960 |
0.4 |
34 |
|
All Jews |
194,962 |
-70,447 |
124,515 |
0.91 |
14,434,039 |
0.2 |
16,053,350 |
0.2 |
16,694,500 |
0.2 |
134 |
|
Ashkenazis |
151,611 |
-56,103 |
95,508 |
0.91 |
11,079,939 |
0.2 |
12,321,550 |
0.2 |
12,811,700 |
0.1 |
120 |
|
Oriental Jews |
32,524 |
-11,924 |
20,600 |
0.91 |
2,378,000 |
0.0 |
2,645,000 |
0.0 |
2,750,000 |
0.0 |
25 |
|
Sefardis |
13,028 |
-4,828 |
8,200 |
0.90 |
952,000 |
0.0 |
1,060,0Oo |
0.0 |
1,105,000 |
0.0 |
80 |
|
Karaites |
331 |
-131 |
200 |
0.87 |
24,100 |
0.0 |
26,800 |
0.0 |
27,800 |
0.0 |
5 |
|
Samaritans |
7 |
-7 |
0 |
0.00 |
500 |
0.0 |
500 |
0.0 |
500 |
0.0 |
5 |
|
All Spiritists |
137,163 |
80,748 |
217,911 |
1.96 |
12,333,735 |
0.2 |
16,211,780 |
0.2 |
20,709,300 |
0.2 |
55 |
|
Afro-American spiritists |
15,524 |
4,149 |
19,673 |
2.05 |
1,071,735 |
0.0 |
1,609,190 |
0.0 |
2,116,020 |
0.0 |
18 |
|
Afro-Brazilian cultists |
65,460 |
22,224 |
87,684 |
2.15 |
4,576,844 |
0.1 |
6,100,000 |
0.1 |
8,000,000 |
0.1 |
1 |
|
High Spintists |
53,725 |
29,275 |
83,000 |
2.53 |
3,750,000 |
0.1 |
5,100,000 |
0.1 |
7,000,000 |
0.1 |
20 |
|
Afro-Caribbean religionists |
1,162 |
1,818 |
2,980 |
3.30 |
107,397 |
0.0 |
183,800 |
0.0 |
256,100 |
0.0 |
5 |
|
Baha'is |
117,158 |
26,333 |
143,491 |
2.28 |
7,106,420 |
0.1 |
12,062,150 |
0.2 |
18,000,900 |
0.2 |
218 |
|
Confucianists |
55,739 |
-11,434 |
44,305 |
0.73 |
6,298,597 |
0.1 |
6,817,950 |
0.1 |
6,952,900 |
0.1 |
15 |
|
Jains |
74,539 |
-39,588 |
34,951 |
0.87 |
4,217,979 |
0.1 |
6,115,650 |
0.1 |
6,732,770 |
0.1 |
10 |
|
Shintoists |
8,534 |
-40,527 |
-31,993 |
-1.09 |
2,761,845 |
0.0 |
2,122,950 |
0.0 |
1,655,400 |
0.0 |
8 |
|
I Taoists |
25,397 |
-155 |
25,242 |
1.00 |
2,654,514 |
0.0 |
3,066,300 |
0.0 |
3,272,200 |
0.0 |
5 |
|
Zoroastrians |
45,391 |
13,080 |
58,471 |
2.65 |
2,543,950 |
0.0 |
4,439,930 |
0.1 |
6,964,700 |
0.1 |
24 |
|
Mandeans |
823 |
-85 |
738 |
2.12 |
38,977 |
0.0 |
58,000 |
0.0 |
76,000 |
0.0 |
2 |
|
Other religionists |
9,189 |
471 |
9,660 |
0.99 |
1,028,519 |
0.0 |
1,442,430 |
0.0 |
1,861,820 |
0.0 |
76 |
|
doubly-counted religionists |
-214,784 |
-50,346 |
-265,130 |
2.04 |
-14,530,637 |
-0.2 |
-20,665,000 |
-0.3 |
-25,516,000 |
-0.3 |
24 |
|
World A (unevangelized persons) |
28,353,920 |
-31,963,512 |
-3,609,592 |
-0.22 |
1,629,374,957 |
26.9 |
1,845,405,668 |
23.6 |
1,806,052,390 |
20.3 |
238 |
|
World B (evangelized non-Christians) |
27,798,072 |
29,462,116 |
57,260,188 |
0.27 |
2,426,110,205 |
40.1 |
3,361,627,280 |
43.0 |
4,051,478,268 |
45.5 |
238 |
|
World C (Christians) |
22,708,799 |
2,501,396 |
25,210,195 |
1.36 |
1,999,563,838 |
33.0 |
2,616,670,052 |
33.4 |
3,051,564,342 |
34.3 |
238 |
|
Global population |
78,860,791 |
0 |
78,860,791 |
1.41 |
6,055,049,000 |
100.0 |
7,823,703,000 |
100.0 |
8,909,095,000 |
100.0 |
238 |
(David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 4)
Table 1-2: Over the next 24 hours period, these average increases will occur:
|
Category |
Amount |
|
World population increase in 24 hrs. |
|
|
Births (new persons born) |
340,500 |
|
Deaths (new persons dying) |
144,000 |
|
Increase in population |
196,000 |
|
International migrants |
275,000 |
|
Households (families) |
104,100 |
|
Literates |
281,000 |
|
Urbanization increase in 24 hrs. |
|
|
Cities (over 50,000 pop) |
2 |
|
Metropolises (over 100,000) |
1 |
|
Non-Christian urbanites |
129,000 |
|
Urban dwellers (urbanites) |
190,400 |
|
Rural dwellers |
3,500 |
|
Deforestation (sq km destroyed) |
2,600 |
|
Urban poor |
77,000 |
|
Urban slum dwellers |
38,000 |
|
World religions increase in 24 hrs. |
|
|
New non-Christian religions |
2 |
|
Non-Christians |
147,000 |
|
Christians |
69,000 |
|
Muslims |
68,000 |
|
Atheists |
1,200 |
|
Baha'is |
400 |
|
Buddhists |
10,600 |
|
Chinese folk-religionists |
10,700 |
|
Confucianists |
120 |
|
Ethnoreligionists |
8,200 |
|
Hindus |
37,000 |
|
Jains |
100 |
|
Jews |
350 |
|
New-Religionists |
2,800 |
|
Nonreligious |
16,700 |
|
Shintoists |
-90 |
|
Sikhs |
1,100 |
|
Spiritists |
600 |
|
Taoists |
70 |
|
Zoroastrians |
160 |
|
Global Christianity increase in 24 hrs. |
|
|
New baptized church members |
122,000 |
|
Christian deaths |
50,000 |
|
Evangelicals |
11,000 |
|
Urban Christians |
61,000 |
|
Pentecostals/Charismatics/Neocharismatics |
30,000 |
|
Great Commission Christians |
25,500 |
|
Christian martyrs |
470 |
|
Ecclesiastical membership increase in 24 hrs. |
|
|
Anglicans |
3,400 |
|
Independents |
26,000 |
|
Marginal Christians |
1,200 |
|
Orthodox |
3,200 |
|
Protestants |
13,300 |
|
Roman Catholics |
37,000 |
|
Membership by continent increase in 24 hrs. |
|
|
Africa |
24,500 |
|
Asia |
19,400 |
|
Europe |
2,200 |
|
Latin America |
21,000 |
|
Northern America |
5,000 |
|
Oceania |
800 |
(David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 5)
Table 1-3 Organized Christianity: Global totals in 1995 AD
Note: Denomination is defined as an organization within a single country. This means that if the Roman Catholic church is in 234 countries, it would have a at least 234 denominations. Conversely, To say the Roman Catholic church has 239 denominations in 234 countries, is a conclusion that seriously misreads the data. On the other hand, the fact that there are 8848 denominations in the Protestant column, does not mean there are 8848 Protestant denominations as Catholics suggest. If you divide 8848 by the 237 countries, you come up with a figure of only actual 37 denominations in 237 countries.
|
Mega-bloc |
Denominations in 1995 |
countries |
|
Roman Catholic |
239 |
234 |
|
Orthodox |
764 |
133 |
|
Protestant |
8848 |
231 |
|
Anglicans |
168 |
162 |
|
Marginal |
1,488 |
215 |
|
Independent |
21,582 |
220 |
|
Total |
33,089 |
237 |
(David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 12)
Table 1-4: Adherents of Christians vs. Muslims on 6 continents:
|
Africa: |
Annual change, 1990-2000 |
2000 |
2025 |
||||||
|
Religion |
Natural |
Conversion |
Total |
Rate |
Adherents |
% |
Adherents |
% |
countries |
|
Christians |
7,934,453 |
438,975 |
8,373,428 |
2.68 |
360,232,182 |
45% |
633,803,970 |
48.8% |
60 |
|
Muslims |
6,500,295 |
130,471 |
6,630,767 |
2.37 |
282,641,990 |
40.6% |
519,347,830 |
40.0% |
58 |
|
Asia: |
Annual change, 1990-2000 |
2000 |
2025 |
||||||
|
Religion |
Natural |
Conversion |
Total |
Rate |
Adherents |
% |
Adherents |
% |
countries |
|
Christians |
4,046,396 |
2,365,720 |
6,412,116 |
2.32 |
312,849,430 |
8.5% |
464,800,100 |
9.8% |
50 |
|
Muslims |
15,156,918 |
463,200 |
15,620,118 |
2.10 |
832,878,936 |
22.5 |
1,219,867,230 |
25.7% |
50 |
|
Europe: |
Annual change, 1990-2000 |
2000 |
2025 |
||||||
|
Religion |
Natural |
Conversion |
Total |
Rate |
Adherents |
% |
Adherents |
% |
countries |
|
Christians |
606,981 |
315,389 |
922,370 |
.17 |
559,642,545 |
76.8 |
554,586,470 |
79% |
48 |
|
Muslims |
6,035 |
229,994 |
236,029 |
.78 |
31,566,311 |
4.3% |
36,004,880 |
5.1% |
44 |
|
Latin America: |
Annual change, 1990-2000 |
2000 |
2025 |
||||||
|
Religion |
Natural |
Conversion |
Total |
Rate |
Adherents |
% |
Adherents |
% |
countries |
|
Christians |
7,426,256 |
-250,598 |
7,175,658 |
1.63 |
481,102,373 |
92.7% |
641,115,950 |
92.0% |
46 |
|
Muslims |
20,296 |
9,572 |
29,868 |
1.99 |
1,672,011 |
.3% |
2,638,130 |
.4% |
40 |
|
North America: |
Annual change, 1990-2000 |
2000 |
2025 |
||||||
|
Religion |
Natural |
Conversion |
Total |
Rate |
Adherents |
% |
Adherents |
% |
countries |
|
Christians |
2,354,524 |
-337,930 |
2,016,594 |
.81 |
260,624,388 |
84.2% |
290,345,170 |
79.9% |
5 |
|
Muslims |
37,040 |
26,929 |
63,969 |
1.56 |
4,449,696 |
1.4% |
6,520,040 |
1.8% |
3 |
|
Oceania: |
Annual change, 1990-2000 |
2000 |
2025 |
||||||
|
Religion |
Natural |
Conversion |
Total |
Rate |
Adherents |
% |
Adherents |
% |
countries |
|
Christians |
340,036 |
-30,117 |
309,919 |
1.33 |
25,109,520 |
82.6% |
32,010,392 |
80.7% |
28 |
|
Muslims |
2,790 |
5,012 |
7,802 |
3.04 |
301,292 |
1% |
497,233 |
1.3% |
8 |
(David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 13-15)
Table 1-5 Organized Christianity: global membership ranked by 6 major ecciesiastico-cultural megablocs and 300 major traditions, AD 1970-2025
a. This table is derived from the 238 Country Tables 2 in Part 4 "Countries" for all countries.
b. All figures are given to the last digit In order that totals here, and in all other tables, shall add up exactly. When quoting any aggregate or global figures in these tables, therefore, they should be rounded, either to the nearest thousand, or ten thousand, or 0.1%, or 1% as may be appropriate to the reader's requirements.
c. Meaning of columns.
1. Ecclesiastical bloc. On these 6 lines are given the global statistical totals applicable to each bloc, and also, at the end of the table, for global church membership.
1-2. Ecclesiastical tradition. Under each of the 6 blocs are specified each's major constituent ecclesiastical traditions, listed In their codes' alphabetical order. First comes the 3-letter code as used in Tables 2, then the full name of each tradition. At the end of each listing for a bloc, the line 'Other' (whose code In Tables 2 Is a blank space) then sums any smaller residual, aggregate or unspecified traditions in that bloc.
3-4. Congregations (worship centers) and adult church members (all referring to the year 1995). These two columns are totals derived directly by addition from columns in Country Tables 2 far all countries..
5-6. Affiliated church members (total Christian community) In 1970 and 1995.
7-12. denominations: A denomination Is dented in this Encyclopedia as organized aggregate of worship centers or congregations of similar ecclesiastical tradition within a specific country. i.e as an organized Christian church or tradition or group or community of believers within a specific country, whose component core and members are called by the same denominational name in different areas, as one autonomous Christian church distinct from other denominations, churches and traditions. As defined here, world Christianity consists of 6 major ecclesiastical traditions divided into 300 major ecclesiastical traditions, composed of over 33. 000 distinct denominations in 230 countries, these denominations themselves being composed of over 3,400.000 worship centers, churches or congregations.
25 ORTHODOX subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5)
|
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
13 |
|
ORTHODOX Total |
90,900 |
209,624,000 |
781 |
133 |
|
Albanian / Greek-speaking (Orthodox) |
600 |
537,000 |
6 |
4 |
|
Arabic or Arabic / Greek-speaking Orthodox |
1,100 |
1,380,000 |
31 |
29 |
|
Armenian Orthodox (Gregorian) |
1,100 |
5,593,000 |
50 |
47 |
|
Bulgarian Orthodox |
4,200 |
6,384,000 |
20 |
20 |
|
Byelorussian / Belorussian (While Russian / White Ruthenian) |
900 |
4,854,000 |
7 |
6 |
|
Coptic Orthodox |
2500 |
9,234000 |
25 |
24 |
|
Czech / Slavonic-speaking Orthodox |
100 |
50,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Estonian Orthodox |
100 |
209,000 |
5 |
5 |
|
Ethiopic, Ethiopian Orthodox, GoOez-speaking |
13,100 |
21,902,000 |
15 |
15 |
|
Finnish / Slavonic-Speaking Orthodox |
40 |
65,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Georgian Orthodox |
600 |
2,589,000 |
9 |
9 |
|
Greek Orthodox |
36,000 |
14,912,000 |
78 |
72 |
|
Hungarian / Slavonic-speaking Orthodox |
40 |
50,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Latvian Orthodox |
100 |
250,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Macedonian Orthodox |
1,000 |
1,259,000 |
5 |
5 |
|
Moldavian Orthodox |
200 |
1,303,000 |
3 |
3 |
|
Assyrian or Nestoran (East Syrian, Messihaye (Christians) |
200 |
243,000 |
19 |
18 |
|
Polish/Slavonic-speaking Orthodox |
400 |
1,021,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Romanian Orthodox |
8,300 |
19,271,000 |
23 |
23 |
|
Russian Orthodox |
11,200 |
80,451,000 |
59 |
51 |
|
Serbian Orthodox |
3100 |
7286,000 |
23 |
21 |
|
Slovak Orthodox |
10 |
22,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Syro-Malabarese (Eastern-Syrian), Syriac/Malayalam-speaking |
1,600 |
2,251,000 |
12 |
12 |
|
Syrian, Syriac-speaking Orthodox or Syro-Antiochian |
700 |
1,018,000 |
25 |
24 |
|
Ukrainian Orthodox |
3,100 |
27,121,000 |
10 |
9 |
22 ROMAN CATHOLIC subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5)
|
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
13 |
|
ROMAN CATHOLIC |
328,000 |
994,154000 |
242 |
235 |
|
Armenian (Eastern-rite Catholic) |
100 |
151000 |
_ |
15 |
|
Bulgarian (Byzantine rite) |
30 |
20000 |
_ |
1 |
|
Byzantine-rite (jurisdiction for more than one ethnic group) |
100 |
154,000 |
_ |
3 |
|
Chaldean (Eastern Syrian rile) |
100 |
312,000 |
_ |
9 |
|
Coptic (Alexandrian rite) |
200 |
190000 |
_ |
1 |
|
Ethmpic, Alexandrian rite) |
200 |
141,000 |
_ |
2 |
|
Greek (Byzantine rite) |
10 |
2000 |
_ |
2 |
|
Hungarian (Byzantine rite) |
200 |
281000 |
_ |
1 |
|
Italo-Albanian (Byzantine rile) |
100 |
62,000 |
1 |
|
|
Jurisdiction for both Latin-rite and Eastern-rite Catholics |
600 |
1,599,000 |
38 |
9 |
|
Latin-roe Catholic |
315,300 |
975,673000 |
204 |
229 |
|
Malankara (Syro-Antiochian Eastern Syrian), Syro-Malankarese |
900 |
311,000 |
_ |
1 |
|
Maronite (Syro-Antiochian, Western Syrian) |
1,000 |
2,978,000 |
_ |
11 |
|
Melkite (Byzantine, Greek Catholic; Arabic-speaking) |
500 |
1,116,000 |
_ |
12 |
|
Oriental (Jurisdiction for several Eastern rites) |
40 |
255,000 |
_ |
3 |
|
Ian Byzantine rite |
1,600 |
2,012,000 |
_ |
2 |
|
Russian (Byzantine rite) |
2 |
10,000 |
_ |
1 |
|
Ruthenian (Byzantine rite) |
400 |
391000 |
_ |
2 |
|
Slovak (Byzantine rite) |
300 |
239000 |
_ |
2 |
|
Syro-Malabarese (Eastern Syrian) |
2,600 |
3,055,000 |
_ |
1 |
|
Syrian, Syriac-speaking (Syro-Antiochian West Syrian) |
100 |
111,000 |
_ |
7 |
|
Ukrainian Byzantine rite |
3,700 |
5,093,000 |
_ |
10 |
7 ANGLICAN subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5)
|
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
13 |
|
ANGLICAN |
91.800 |
74.521.000 |
168 |
162 |
|
Anglo-Catholic |
5.000 |
1,965,000 |
38 |
39 |
|
Central or Broad Church Anglican |
5,50 |
9,292,000 |
31 |
32 |
|
Ecumenical (Anglican / Protestant / Orthodox joint parishes) |
70 |
120,00 |
1 |
1 |
|
Anglican Evangelical. Evangelical Anglican |
18,500 |
15,345,00 |
11 |
12 |
|
High Church Anglican (Prayer Book Catholic) |
12,80 |
7,604,00 |
31 |
30 |
|
Low Church Anglican (Conservative Evangelical) |
15,80 |
20,065,00 |
15 |
15 |
|
Anglican, of plural or mixed traditions |
33.50 |
20,129.000 |
41 |
41 |
27 PROTESTANT subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5)
|
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
13 |
|
PROTESTANT Totals |
947000 |
318,027000 |
8,973 |
231 |
|
Adventist |
34,000 |
11,011,000 |
218 |
199 |
|
Baptist |
125,400 |
48,133,000 |
322 |
163 |
|
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren; Open only) |
16,700 |
2,798,000 |
125 |
113 |
|
Congregational Congregationalist |
11500 |
2438000 |
86 |
55 |
|
Disciple, Restorationist, Restorationist, Baptist, Christian |
8,700 |
1,919,000 |
18 |
18 |
|
Dunker (Tunker) Dipper, German Baptist, Brethren |
2,100 |
603,000 |
10 |
7 |
|
Exclusive Brethren (Plymouth Brethren, Closed, Strict) |
2,500 |
211,000 |
20 |
18 |
|
Anglican Evangelical, independent Evangelical |
20,100 |
5,482,000 |
143 |
89 |
|
Fundamentalist |
2,600 |
211,000 |
17 |
14 |
|
Holiness (Conservative, Methodist, Wesleyan, Free Methodist) |
43,600 |
7,387,000 |
350 |
117 |
|
Lutheran/Reformed united church or joint mission |
10800 |
15,041,000 |
24 |
22 |
|
Lutheran |
81,900 |
60,696,000 |
253 |
122 |
|
Mennonite Anabaptist-(Left Wing or Radical Reformation) |
9,500 |
2,009,000 |
128 |
59 |
|
Methodist (mainline Methodist United Methodist) |
89,500 |
22,902,000 |
123 |
108 |
|
Moravian (Continental Pietist) |
1200 |
582,000 |
29 |
27 |
|
Nondenominational (no church or antichurch groups) |
11,800 |
3,434,000 |
196 |
76 |
|
Oneness-Pentecostal or Unitarian Pentecostal; Jesus Only |
11,600 |
2,463,000 |
85 |
74 |
|
Baptistic-Pentecostal or Keswick-Pentecostal |
, 232,000 |
49,420,000 |
396 |
174 |
|
Holiness-Pentecostal: 3-crisis-experience |
28,800 |
5,650,000 |
246 |
118 |
|
Apostolic or Pentecostal Apostolic (living apostles) |
11600 |
1587000 |
31 |
30 |
|
Pentecostal (Protestant Classical Pentecostal) |
20 |
3,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Friends (Quaker) |
4900 |
403,000 |
54 |
43 |
|
Reformed Presbyterian |
97700 |
43902000 |
300 |
141 |
|
Salvationist (Salvation Army) |
14,100 |
2,378,000 |
86 |
84 |
|
United church (union of bodies of different traditions) |
50,300 |
22,268,000 |
54 |
45 |
|
Waldensian |
200 |
41,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
community church or union congregation |
50 |
20,000 |
24 |
18 |
209 INDEPENDENT Subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5)
|
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
13 |
|
INDEPENDENT |
1,593,100 |
348196000 |
22148 |
220 |
|
African Independent Apostolic |
30800 |
13504000 |
92 |
241 |
|
Black American Apostolic |
200 |
31,000 |
4 |
2 |
|
Filipino Apostolic |
20 |
1,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Indian Apostolic |
200 |
50000 |
3 |
2 |
|
Korean Apostolic |
20 |
7000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Latin American Apostolic |
800 |
271,000 |
14 |
6 |
|
Black American Oneness Apostolic |
3,400 |
1,873,000 |
27 |
3 |
|
Pacific Apostolic |
20 |
5,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Arab Apostolic |
30 |
4000 |
5 |
2 |
|
Afro-Caribbean |
100 |
16,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
White-led |
1,000 |
199,000 |
21 |
4 |
|
New Apostolic, Catholic Apostolic (Invingite),Old Apostolic |
23,700 |
8,293,000 |
208 |
149 |
|
African independent charismatic |
12,400 |
1,935,000 |
609 |
30 |
|
Black American charismatic |
100 |
-500,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Chinese charismatic |
212,400 |
35,778,000 |
71 |
3 |
|
Black American Independent charismatic |
200 |
137,000 |
5 |
2 |
|
Monoethnic charismatic |
100 |
4,000 |
2 |
1 |
|
Filipino charismatic |
1,700 |
1,289,000 |
65 |
2 |
|
Indian charismatic |
6,800 |
971,000 |
475 |
5 |
|
Korean charismatic |
200 |
72,000 |
2 |
1 |
|
Latin American |
3,900 |
269,000 |
92 |
8 |
|
Pacific charismatic |
500 |
64,000 |
50 |
6 |
|
Japanese charismatic |
300 |
28,000 |
34 |
1 |
|
Arab charismatic |
900 |
61000 |
102 |
9 |
|
Afro-Caribbean charismatic |
40 |
4,000 |
10 |
3 |
|
White-led charismatic |
111,900 |
17,478,000 |
2,856 |
43 |
|
Brazilian / Portuguese charismatic |
1,400 |
851,000 |
6 |
2 |
|
other Asian charismatic mainliners |
200 |
94,000 |
18 |
6 |
|
While-led neo-charismatic |
20 |
15,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
other Asian, doubly-affiliated mainliners |
30 |
10,000 |
4 |
2 |
|
African Independent Full Gospel |
1,900 |
517,000 |
19 |
12 |
|
Black American Full Gospel |
30 |
15,000 |
4 |
1 |
|
Chinese Full Gospel |
100 |
15,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Black American charismatic Full Gospel |
5,000 |
1,100,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Filipino Full |
3,300 |
2,050,000 |
8 |
4 |
|
Indonesian Full Gospel |
1,200 |
603,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Indian Full Gospel |
6,300 |
631,000 |
11 |
1 |
|
Korean Full Gospel |
700 |
308,000 |
6 |
5 |
|
Latin American Full Gospel |
500 |
92000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Pacific Full Gospel |
200 |
13,000 |
3 |
3 |
|
White-led Fun Gospel |
9,200 |
2,537,000 |
226 |
6 |
|
Brazilian / Portuguese Full Gospel |
300 |
30,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
other Asian Full Gospel |
40 |
27,000 |
6 |
4 |
|
Latin American grassroots |
5,900 |
2,245,000 |
281 |
15 |
|
Afro-Caribbean grassroots |
40 |
5000 |
11 |
1 |
|
Brazilian grassroots |
3,000 |
3,000,000 |
300 |
1 |
|
African house-church network |
200 |
12,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Mono-ethnic house-church network |
20 |
2,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Indonesian house-church network |
300 |
20,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Indian house-church network |
11,500 |
304,000 |
5 |
3 |
|
Korean house-church network |
22,000 |
672,000 |
3 |
2 |
|
Lath American house-church network |
300 |
50,000 |
5 |
3 |
|
Pacific horse-church network |
600 |
52000 |
4 |
3 |
|
Arab house-church network |
1,100 |
18,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Vietnamese house-church network |
300 |
95,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
White-bit house-church network |
300 |
12,000 |
6 |
5 |
|
other Asian house-church network |
30 |
2,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
African network |
100 |
43,000 |
10 |
3 |
|
White-led healing network |
300 |
207,000 |
3 |
2 |
|
African cell-based network |
100 |
45,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Black American cell-based network |
10 |
24,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Chinese cell-based network |
20 |
23,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Korean cell-based network |
100 |
1,100,000 |
2 |
1 |
|
Latin American cell-based network |
100 |
235000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Whole-lad cell-based network |
50 |
78000 |
2 |
2 |
|
other Asian cell-based network |
800 |
38,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Messianic: African Independent |
10 |
2,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Messianic Chinese |
2 |
150 |
1 |
1 |
|
Messianic Hindu temples |
500 |
154,000 |
4 |
1 |
|
Messianic Jewish |
1,800 |
136,000 |
17 |
9 |
|
Messianic Muslim mosques |
1,200 |
105,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
African Independent neo-charismatic |
17,800 |
8,730000 |
37 |
13 |
|
Black American neo-charismatic |
4 |
1,000 |
8 |
1 |
|
Chinese neo-charismatic |
8,600 |
1,973,000 |
70 |
57 |
|
Mono-ethnic neo-charismatic |
400 |
60,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Filipino neo-charismatic |
9,500 |
2,013,000 |
281 |
2 |
|
Indonesian neo-charismatic |
800 |
326,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Indian neo-charismatic |
10,600 |
631,000 |
24 |
2 |
|
Latin American neo-charismatic |
32 |
4,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Creole neo-charismatic |
300 |
63,000 |
50 |
2 |
|
Pacific neo-charismatic |
100 |
10,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Arab neo-charismatic |
10 |
10,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Afro-Caribbean neo-charismatic |
30 |
2,000 |
13 |
2 |
|
White-led neo-charismatic |
100 |
7000 |
3 |
3 |
|
other Asian neo-charismatic |
15,400 |
165,000 |
65 |
5 |
|
African Oneness Pentecostal |
4,300 |
707,000 |
96 |
15 |
|
Chinese Oneness Pentecostal |
4,000 |
1,084,000 |
12 |
11 |
|
Filipino Oneness Pentecostal |
700 |
99,000 |
41 |
1 |
|
Indonesian Oneness, Pentecostal |
1,500 |
1,280,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Indian Oneness Pentecostal |
200 |
232000 |
50 |
1 |
|
Latin American Oneness Pentecostal |
5100 |
1,136,000 |
32 |
14 |
|
Black American Oneness Pentecostal |
1,400 |
687,00 |
133 |
2 |
|
Japanese Oneness Pentecostal |
600 |
435,000 |
14 |
2 |
|
Afro-Caribbean Oneness Pentecostal |
700 |
112,000 |
86 |
7 |
|
White-led Oneness Pentecostal |
6,30 |
79600 |
99 |
8 |
|
Bazillion/Portuguese Oneness Pentecostal |
100 |
13,000 |
3 |
1 |
|
other Asian Oneness Pentecostal |
10 |
300 |
1 |
1 |
|
African Independent Pentecostal |
55,900 |
18,943,000 |
5,385 |
41 |
|
Black American Pentecostal |
19,100 |
6,162,000 |
78 |
18 |
|
Chinese Pentecostal |
300 |
118,000 |
45 |
4 |
|
Mono-ethnic Pentecostal |
4800 |
1,242000 |
20 |
15 |
|
Filipino Pentecostal |
1,800 |
474,000 |
24 |
5 |
|
Indonesian Pentecostal |
10700 |
3,347,000 |
177 |
2 |
|
Indian Pentecostal |
17,00 |
2,24300 |
95 |
12 |
|
Korean Pentecostal |
600 |
420,000 |
8 |
5 |
|
Latin American Pentecostal |
27,30 |
6,027,00 |
644 |
22 |
|
Creole Pentecostal |
400 |
145,000 |
31 |
3 |
|
Pacific Pentecostal |
20 |
35,000 |
19 |
11 |
|
Japanese Pentecostal |
300 |
56,000 |
11 |
1 |
|
Armindian Pentecostal |
1000 |
506,000 |
3 |
3 |
|
Arab Pentecostal |
100 |
22,000 |
18 |
7 |
|
Afro-Caribbean Pentecostal |
2,700 |
464,000 |
343 |
19 |
|
While-led Pentecostal |
28,900 |
8,553,000 |
813 |
55 |
|
Brazilian/Portuguese Pentecostal |
44,300 |
15,898,000 |
221 |
6 |
|
other Asian Pentecostal |
600 |
50,00 |
31 |
10 |
|
African radio/TV believers |
4,300 |
150,000 |
11 |
11 |
|
Chinese radio believers |
40,400 |
2,519,000 |
3 |
2 |
|
Indonesian radio/TV believers |
15,000 |
500,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Indian radio/TV believers |
10,500 |
9,020,000 |
4 |
4 |
|
Korean radio/TV believers |
60 |
80,00 |
1 |
1 |
|
Latin American radio/TV network |
2,40 |
79,00 |
7 |
7 |
|
Japanese radio/TV believers |
8,000 |
500,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Arab radio/TV network |
20,700 |
963,000 |
19 |
19 |
|
Vietnamese radio/TV believers |
2,000 |
10,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
European White radio/TV believers |
8390 |
5,128,00 |
11 |
11 |
|
Brazilian/Portuguese radio/TV believers |
300 |
16,00 |
1 |
1 |
|
other Asian radio/TV believers |
12,500 |
802,00 |
14 |
13 |
|
African Independent Spiritual |
8,30 |
1,186,00 |
439 |
6 |
|
Afro-Caribbean Spiritual |
100 |
11,00 |
5 |
4 |
|
White-led signs and Wonders |
40 |
8,000 |
4 |
3 |
|
White-led restorationist |
1,800 |
280,000 |
12 |
1 |
|
African Independent deliverance |
40 |
21,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Black American deliverance Pentecostal |
30 |
100,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
White-led deliverance Pentecostal |
800 |
209,000 |
8 |
3 |
|
African Word of Faith/Prosperity |
300 |
332,000 |
7 |
3 |
|
Filipino Word of Faith/Prosperity |
40 |
25,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Pacific Word of Faith/Prosperity |
100 |
5.000 |
2 |
2 |
|
White-led Word of Faith/Prosperity |
6,700 |
1,619,000 |
17 |
7 |
|
African neo-charismatic of mixed tradition |
4,200 |
1,500,000 |
3,333 |
1 |
|
Korean Pentecostal of mixed tradition |
3,000 |
140,000 |
187 |
1 |
|
Latin American neo-charismatic of mixed tradition |
30 |
19,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
European charismatic of mixed tradition |
600 |
59,000 |
2 |
1 |
|
Zionist African Independent |
12,200 |
10,140,000 |
158 |
6 |
|
Afro-Caribbean Zionist |
400 |
37,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent Anglo-Catholic |
100 |
14,000 |
3 |
2 |
|
Anglo-Roman (schism ex Anglicanism in Roman direction) |
500 |
80,000 |
18 |
13 |
|
Independent Adventist |
1,100 |
141,000 |
26 |
19 |
|
schism ex Anglicanism in Protestant direction) |
4,500 |
1,460,000 |
62 |
14 |
|
apocalyptic. eschatological |
100 |
4,000 |
3 |
2 |
|
Independent Baptist |
97,900 |
27,547,000 |
271 |
95 |
|
British-Israelite |
400 |
99,000 |
8 |
5 |
|
Hidden Buddhist believers in Christ |
17,100 |
1,830,000 |
9 |
8 |
|
Independent Bulgarian Orthodox |
200 |
500,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent Byzantine-rite |
30 |
6,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren; Open only) |
2,100 |
339.000 |
25 |
24 |
|
Conservative Catholic (schism ex Rome) |
3,000 |
4,518.000 |
435 |
30 |
|
Independent, Congregational, Congregationalist |
4,300 |
921,000 |
33 |
22 |
|
Independent, Disciple, Restorationist, Christian |
31,100 |
4,289,000 |
133 |
96 |
|
Independent Dunker (Tunker, Dipper) |
600 |
115,000 |
3 |
1 |
|
Independent Exclusive Brethren (Closed, Strict) |
400 |
42,000 |
7 |
5 |
|
episcopi vegantes (bishops-at-large) (under 100 members) |
10 |
3,000 |
12 |
4 |
|
Independent Estonian Orthodox |
10 |
9,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Anglican Evangelical, Independent Evangelical |
6.800 |
1,357,000 |
92 |
48 |
|
Independent Fundamentalist |
7,200 |
1,915.000 |
53 |
31 |
|
Gay deviant sex practitioner tradition |
300 |
154,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Independent Greek Orthodox |
20 |
16,000 |
2 |
1 |
|
Hidden Hindu believers in Christ |
20,400 |
10,637,000 |
10 |
7 |
|
Holiness (Conservative Methodist non-Pentecostal) |
7,700 |
1,393,000 |
82 |
39 |
|
Independent Hungarian Orthodox |
1 |
1,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent Jehovah's Witnesses (Jehovah- Christian Witnesses) |
1,200 |
323,000 |
8 |
7 |
|
Messianic, Jewish-Christian |
200 |
30,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Latin-rite Catholic |
18.300 |
5,828,000 |
5 |
1 |
|
Liberal Catholic (Theosophical, Masonic, Gnostic) |
300 |
106,000 |
27 |
18 |
|
Independent Lutheran/Reformed united church |
10 |
2,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent Lutheran |
4,900 |
1,690,000 |
50 |
20 |
|
Independent Macedonian Orthodox |
3 |
1,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent Mennonite, Anabaptist |
800 |
130,000 |
11 |
7 |
|
Independent Methodist |
22,900 |
6.862,000 |
92 |
46 |
|
Independent Moldavian Orthodox |
40 |
630,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Independent Moravian (Continental Pietist) |
1 |
200 |
1 |
1 |
|
Hidden Muslim believers in Christ |
3,700 |
448,000 |
18 |
15 |
|
Independent Assyrian or Nestorian (East Syrian) |
100 |
74,000 |
5 |
3 |
|
No-Church movement |
100 |
3,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Nondenominational (no church or anti-church group) |
15,200 |
2,109,000 |
236 |
71 |
|
Old Believer, Old Ritualist |
3,300 |
1,957,000 |
25 |
19 |
|
Old Catholic |
1,100 |
886,000 |
26 |
19 |
|
Old Calendarist Authentic Orthodox |
300 |
261,000 |
8 |
4 |
|
schism from Orthodoxy, in Protestant direction |
300 |
95.000 |
28 |
6 |
|
Orthodox sect/sectarian |
900 |
139.000 |
30 |
3 |
|
Independent Friends (Quaker) |
200 |
37.000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Reformed Anglican |
800 |
168,000 |
42 |
10 |
|
Reformed Catholic, retaining Roman Catholic claims |
9,500 |
5,110,000 |
16 |
11 |
|
Reformed Orthodox (uncanonical reform movement) |
1800 |
1,023,000 |
23 |
15 |
|
Independent Reformed, Presbyterian |
29,200 |
7,884,000 |
138 |
51 |
|
Independent Romanian Orthodox |
100 |
110,000 |
3 |
3 |
|
Independent Russian Orthodox |
700 |
921.000 |
32 |
30 |
|
Independent Salvationist |
400 |
140,000 |
8 |
5 |
|
Independent Serbian Orthodox |
50 |
34,000 |
5 |
5 |
|
Spiritualist, Spiritist, (thaumaturgical), Occult |
200 |
114.000 |
3 |
1 |
|
Traditional Anglican, Traditionalist |
100 |
10,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
True Orthodox (devoutly conservative Russian Orthodox) |
8,100 |
358,000 |
6 |
4 |
|
Independent Ukrainian Orthodox |
3,400 |
6,324,000 |
24 |
18 |
|
United church (union of bodies of different traditions) |
27,200 |
10,701,000 |
3 |
3 |
|
community church or union congregation |
1 |
200 |
t |
1 |
|
ethnic or mono-ethnic denomination |
6,700 |
1,092,000 |
225 |
2 |
|
Independent evangelical (dispensationalist) |
1,700 |
380,000 |
3 |
2 |
|
Marginal Independent Christian (Black third-World indigenous) |
4,500 |
1,211,000 |
96 |
48 |
|
isolated radio churches (unorganized) |
7,000 |
301,000 |
7 |
7 |
|
single congregation(s): one autonomous congregation |
10,600 |
1,996,000 |
805 |
7 |
15 Marginal Christian Subgroups (sects/denominations) (Table 1-5)
|
Christadelphian |
1,200 |
71,000 |
21 |
20 |
|
Apocalyptic, eschatological |
1 |
1,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Divine Science |
20 |
1000 |
1 |
1 |
|
Gnostic, esoteric, anthroposophical |
200 |
70,000 |
5 |
3 |
|
Holy Spirit Assoc. for Unification of World Christianity |
900 |
926,000 |
9 |
8 |
|
Jehovah's Witnesses (Russellites) |
70,500 |
11,305,000 |
226 |
212 |
|
Later-day saints (Mormons), including Mormon schismatics |
20,000 |
7,955,000 |
122 |
102 |
|
Liberal Catholic (theosophical, Masonic, Gnostic) |
200 |
31,000 |
1 |
1 |
|
schism from Orthodoxy, in marginal direction |
500 |
85,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Paulician, Bogomil |
30 |
6,000 |
2 |
2 |
|
Metaphysical science, Divine Science, Religious Science |
3,600 |
1,097,000 |
59 |
55 |
|
Spiritualist, Spiritist, (thaumaturgical) psychic, occult |
1.100 |
145,000 |
20 |
10 |
|
Swedenborgian (Church of the New Jerusalem; Spiritualistic) |
300 |
31,000 |
18 |
15 |
|
Theosophist, Theosophical, synthesist |
100 |
5,000 |
3 |
3 |
|
Unitarian, Universalist, Free Christian, Liberal Christian |
1,700 |
378,000 |
29 |
26 |
|
World Totals |
3,167,000 |
1,769,920,000 |
33,909 |
238 |
(David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 16-18)
