Global Evangelization Movement

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Year: 1900 1970 1990 mid-2000 2025

WORLD POPULATION

1. Total population 1,619,886,800 3,696,148,000 5,266,442,000 6,055,049,000 7,823,703,000

2. Urban dwellers (urbanites) 232,694,900 1,361,010,000 2,279,710,000 2,881,187,000 4,618,864,000

3. Rural dwellers 1,387,191,900 2,335,138,000 2,986,732,000 3,173,862,000 3,204,839,000

4. Adult population (over 15s) 1,025,938,000 2,311,139,000 3,563,848,000 4,255,313,000 5,987,863,000

5. Literates 286,705,000 1,479,129,000 2,423,417,000 3,263,825,000 4,910,048,000

6. Nonliterates 739,233,000 832,010,000 1,140,431,000 991,488,000 1,077,815,000

WORLDWIDE EXPANSION OF CITIES

7. Metropolises (over 100,000 population) 300 2,400 3,450 4,100 6,500

8. Megacities (over 1 million population) 20 161 330 410 650

9. Urban poor 100 million 650 million 1,273 million 2,000 million 3,050 million

10. Urban slumdwellers 20 million 260 million 520 million 1,300 million 2,100 million

WORLD POPULATION BY RELIGION

11. Christians (total all kinds) (=World C) 558,056,300 1,236,314,000 1,747,462,000 1,999,566,000 2,616,670,000

12. Muslims 200,102,200 553,568,000 962,356,000 1,188,240,000 1,784,876,000

13. Nonreligious 2,923,300 532,116,000 707,118,000 768,159,000 875,121,000

14. Hindus 203,033,300 462,598,000 685,999,000 811,337,000 1,049,231,000

15. Buddhists 127,159,000 233,424,000 323,107,000 359,982,000 418,345,000

16. Atheists 225,600 165,400,000 145,719,000 150,090,000 159,544,000

17. New-Religionists 5,910,000 77,762,000 92,396,000 102,356,000 114,720,000

18. Tribal religionists 106,339,600 160,278,000 200,035,000 228,367,000 277,247,000

19. Sikhs 2,960,600 10,618,000 19,332,000 23,258,000 31,378,000

20. Jews 12,269,800 14,763,000 14,189,000 14,434,000 16,053,000

21. Non-Christians (=Worlds A and B) 1,061,830,500 2,459,834,000 3,518,980,000 4,055,483,000 5,207,033,000

GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY

22. Total Christians as % of world (=World C) 34.4 33.4 33.2 33.0 33.4

23. Affiliated church members 521,576,500 1,129,952,000 1,645,573,000 1,888,441,000 2,490,958,000

24. Church attenders 469,303,000 885,777,000 1,213,570,000 1,359,420,000 1,760,568,000

25. Pentecostals/Charismatics 3,700,000 72,223,000 425,486,000 523,767,000 811,552,000

26. Great Commission Christians 50 million 277,152,000 560,666,000 647,810,000 887,579,000

27. Average Christian martyrs per year 35,600 230,000 260,000 165,000 210,000

MEMBERSHIP BY ECCLESIASTICAL BLOC

28. Anglicans 30,573,700 47,401,000 68,196,000 79,650,000 113,746,000

29. Catholics (non-Roman) 276,000 3,214,000 5,239,000 6,688,000 9,635,000

30. Marginal Christians 927,600 11,098,000 21,833,000 26,054,000 45,555,000

31. Non-White indigenous Christians 7,743,100 92,389,000 296,297,000 379,054,000 572,010,000

32. Orthodox 115,897,700 139,662,000 203,766,000 215,129,000 252,716,000

33. Protestants 103,056,700 210,748,000 296,339,000 342,035,000 468,594,000

34. Roman Catholics 266,419,400 666,219,000 929,455,000 1,056,920,000 1,361,965,000

MEMBERSHIP BY CONTINENT

35. Africa 8,756,400 117,055,000 255,621,000 335,116,000 600,526,000

36. Asia (new UN definition) 20,770,300 97,329,000 243,534,000 307,290,000 459,029,000

37. Europe (new UN definition) 368,131,200 468,340,000 528,848,000 536,832,000 532,861,000

38. Latin America 60,026,800 263,597,000 404,400,000 475,659,000 635,271,000

39. Northern America 59,569,700 168,932,000 194,457,000 212,167,000 235,112,000

40. Oceania 4,322,100 14,699,000 18,711,000 21,375,000 28,152,000

CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS

41. Service agencies 1,500 14,100 21,000 24,000 40,000

42. Foreign-mission sending agencies 600 2,200 4,000 4,800 8,500

43. Standalone global monoliths 35 62 90 120 5,000

CHRISTIAN WORKERS

44. Nationals (all denominations) 1,050,000 2,350,000 3,923,000 5,104,000 6,500,000

45. Aliens (foreign missionaries) 62,000 240,000 285,000 420,000 550,000

CHRISTIAN FINANCE (in U.S. $, per year)

46. Personal income of church members, $ 270 billion 4,100 billion 8,950 billion 12,700 billion 26,000 billion

47. Personal income of Pentecostals/Charismatics, $ 250,000,000 157 billion 1,005 billion 1,550 billion 9,500 billion

48. Giving to Christian causes, $ 8 billion 70 billion 157 billion 220 billion 870 billion

49. Churches' income, $ 7 billion 50 billion 83 billion 100 billion 300 billion

50. Parachurch and institutional income, $ 1 billion 20 billion 74 billion 120 billion 570 billion

51. Ecclesiastical crime, $ 300,000 5,000,000 3 billion 13.2 billion 65 billion

52. Income of global foreign missions, $ 200,000,000 3.0 billion 8.6 billion 12 billion 60 billion

53. Computers in Christian use (numbers) 0 1,000 54,000,000 400,000,000 2,500,000,000

CHRISTIAN LITERATURE

54. New commercial book titles per year 2,200 17,100 22,400 25,000 70,000

55. Christian periodicals 3,500 23,000 25,000 35,000 100,000

56. New books/articles on evangelization p.a. 500 3,100 11,000 16,000 80,000

SCRIPTURE DISTRIBUTION (all sources)

57. Bibles per year (p.a.) 5,452,600 25,000,000 51,000,000 70,000,000 180,000,000

58. New Testaments per year (p.a.) 7,300,000 45,000,000 77,000,000 110,000,000 250,000,000

59. Scriptures including gospels, selections, p.a. 20 million 281 million 1,300 million 2,050 million 4,000 million

CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING

60. Christian radio/TV stations 0 1,230 2,200 4,000 10,000

61. Total monthly listeners/viewers 0 750,000,000 1,450,000,000 2,150,000,000 3,800,000,000

62. for Christian stations 0 150,000,000 450,000,000 600,000,000 1,300,000,000

63. for secular stations 0 650,000,000 1,150,000,000 1,810,000,000 2,800,000,000

CHRISTIAN URBAN MISSION

64. Non-Christian megacities 5 65 150 202 280

65. New non-Christian urban dwellers per day 5,200 51,100 98,000 140,000 360,000

66. Urban Christians 159,600,000 660,800,000 1,094,713,000 1,393,700,000 2,448,800,000

CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM

67. Evangelism-hours per year 10 billion 99 billion 337 billion 480 billion 4,250 billion

68. Disciple-opportunities per capita per year 6 27 64 79 529

WORLD EVANGELIZATION

69. Unevangelized population (=World A) 813,232,000 1,636,887,000 1,553,600,000 1,556,100,000 1,687,500,000

70. Unevangelized as % of world 50.2 44.3 29.5 25.7 21.6

71. World evangelization plans since AD 30 250 510 910 1,400 3,000

David B. Barrett, a contributing editor, is Hon. Research Advisor, United Bible Societies, and Research Professor of Missiometrics at Regent University, Virginia Beach. Todd M. Johnson, a YWAM missionary, is director of the World Evangelization Research Center in Richmond, Virginia, and an adjunct professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement course.

Source: International Bulletin of Missionary Research, January 2000. David B. Barrett & Todd M. Johnson.

Year:	1900	1970	1990	mid-2000	2025
WORLD POPULATION
1. Total population	1,619,886,800	3,696,148,000	5,266,442,000	6,055,049,000	7,823,703,000
2. Urban dwellers (urbanites)	232,694,900	1,361,010,000	2,279,710,000	2,881,187,000	4,618,864,000
3. Rural dwellers	1,387,191,900	2,335,138,000	2,986,732,000	3,173,862,000	3,204,839,000
4. Adult population (over 15s)	1,025,938,000	2,311,139,000	3,563,848,000	4,255,313,000	5,987,863,000
5. Literates	286,705,000	1,479,129,000	2,423,417,000	3,263,825,000	4,910,048,000
6. Nonliterates	739,233,000	832,010,000	1,140,431,000	991,488,000	1,077,815,000
WORLDWIDE EXPANSION OF CITIES
7. Metropolises (over 100,000 population)	300	2,400	3,450	4,100	6,500
8. Megacities (over 1 million population)	20	161	330	410	650
9. Urban poor	100 million	650 million	1,273 million	2,000 million	3,050 million
10. Urban slumdwellers	20 million	260 million	520 million	1,300 million	2,100 million
WORLD POPULATION BY RELIGION
11. Christians (total all kinds) (=World C)	558,056,300	1,236,314,000	1,747,462,000	1,999,566,000	2,616,670,000
12. Muslims	200,102,200	553,568,000	962,356,000	1,188,240,000	1,784,876,000
13. Nonreligious	2,923,300	532,116,000	707,118,000	768,159,000	875,121,000
14. Hindus	203,033,300	462,598,000	685,999,000	811,337,000	1,049,231,000
15. Buddhists	127,159,000	233,424,000	323,107,000	359,982,000	418,345,000
16. Atheists	225,600	165,400,000	145,719,000	150,090,000	159,544,000
17. New-Religionists	5,910,000	77,762,000	92,396,000	102,356,000	114,720,000
18. Tribal religionists	106,339,600	160,278,000	200,035,000	228,367,000	277,247,000
19. Sikhs	2,960,600	10,618,000	19,332,000	23,258,000	31,378,000
20. Jews	12,269,800	14,763,000	14,189,000	14,434,000	16,053,000
21. Non-Christians (=Worlds A and B)	1,061,830,500	2,459,834,000	3,518,980,000	4,055,483,000	5,207,033,000
GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY
22. Total Christians as % of world (=World C)	34.4	33.4	33.2	33.0	33.4
23. Affiliated church members	521,576,500	1,129,952,000	1,645,573,000	1,888,441,000	2,490,958,000
24. Church attenders	469,303,000	885,777,000	1,213,570,000	1,359,420,000	1,760,568,000
25. Pentecostals/Charismatics	3,700,000	72,223,000	425,486,000	523,767,000	811,552,000
26. Great Commission Christians	50 million	277,152,000	560,666,000	647,810,000	887,579,000
27. Average Christian martyrs per year	35,600	230,000	260,000	165,000	210,000
MEMBERSHIP BY ECCLESIASTICAL BLOC
28. Anglicans	30,573,700	47,401,000	68,196,000	79,650,000	113,746,000
29. Catholics (non-Roman)	276,000	3,214,000	5,239,000	6,688,000	9,635,000
30. Marginal Christians	927,600	11,098,000	21,833,000	26,054,000	45,555,000
31. Non-White indigenous Christians	7,743,100	92,389,000	296,297,000	379,054,000	572,010,000
32. Orthodox	115,897,700	139,662,000	203,766,000	215,129,000	252,716,000
33. Protestants	103,056,700	210,748,000	296,339,000	342,035,000	468,594,000
34. Roman Catholics	266,419,400	666,219,000	929,455,000	1,056,920,000	1,361,965,000
MEMBERSHIP BY CONTINENT
35. Africa	8,756,400	117,055,000	255,621,000	335,116,000	600,526,000
36. Asia (new UN definition)	20,770,300	97,329,000	243,534,000	307,290,000	459,029,000
37. Europe (new UN definition)	368,131,200	468,340,000	528,848,000	536,832,000	532,861,000
38. Latin America	60,026,800	263,597,000	404,400,000	475,659,000	635,271,000
39. Northern America	59,569,700	168,932,000	194,457,000	212,167,000	235,112,000
40. Oceania	4,322,100	14,699,000	18,711,000	21,375,000	28,152,000
CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS
41. Service agencies	1,500	14,100	21,000	24,000	40,000
42. Foreign-mission sending agencies	600	2,200	4,000	4,800	8,500
43. Standalone global monoliths	35	62	90	120	5,000
CHRISTIAN WORKERS
44. Nationals (all denominations)	1,050,000	2,350,000	3,923,000	5,104,000	6,500,000
45. Aliens (foreign missionaries)	62,000	240,000	285,000	420,000	550,000
CHRISTIAN FINANCE (in U.S. $, per year)
46. Personal income of church members, $	270 billion	4,100 billion	8,950 billion	12,700 billion	26,000 billion
47. Personal income of Pentecostals/Charismatics, $	250,000,000	157 billion	1,005 billion	1,550 billion	9,500 billion
48. Giving to Christian causes, $	8 billion	70 billion	157 billion	220 billion	870 billion
49. Churches' income, $	7 billion	50 billion	83 billion	100 billion	300 billion
50. Parachurch and institutional income, $	1 billion	20 billion	74 billion	120 billion	570 billion
51. Ecclesiastical crime, $	300,000	5,000,000	3 billion	13.2 billion	65 billion
52. Income of global foreign missions, $	200,000,000	3.0 billion	8.6 billion	12 billion	60 billion
53. Computers in Christian use (numbers)	0	1,000	54,000,000	400,000,000	2,500,000,000
CHRISTIAN LITERATURE
54. New commercial book titles per year	2,200	17,100	22,400	25,000	70,000
55. Christian periodicals	3,500	23,000	25,000	35,000	100,000
56. New books/articles on evangelization p.a.	500	3,100	11,000	16,000	80,000
SCRIPTURE DISTRIBUTION (all sources)
57. Bibles per year (p.a.)	5,452,600	25,000,000	51,000,000	70,000,000	180,000,000
58. New Testaments per year (p.a.)	7,300,000	45,000,000	77,000,000	110,000,000	250,000,000
59. Scriptures including gospels, selections, p.a.	20 million	281 million	1,300 million	2,050 million	4,000 million
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING
60. Christian radio/TV stations	0	1,230	2,200	4,000	10,000
61. Total monthly listeners/viewers	0	750,000,000	1,450,000,000	2,150,000,000	3,800,000,000
62. for Christian stations	0	150,000,000	450,000,000	600,000,000	1,300,000,000
63. for secular stations	0	650,000,000	1,150,000,000	1,810,000,000	2,800,000,000
CHRISTIAN URBAN MISSION
64. Non-Christian megacities	5	65	150	202	280
65. New non-Christian urban dwellers per day	5,200	51,100	98,000	140,000	360,000
66. Urban Christians	159,600,000	660,800,000	1,094,713,000	1,393,700,000	2,448,800,000
CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM
67. Evangelism-hours per year	10 billion	99 billion	337 billion	480 billion	4,250 billion
68. Disciple-opportunities per capita per year	6	27	64	79	529
WORLD EVANGELIZATION
69. Unevangelized population (=World A)	813,232,000	1,636,887,000	1,553,600,000	1,556,100,000	1,687,500,000
70. Unevangelized as % of world	50.2	44.3	29.5	25.7	21.6
71. World evangelization plans since AD 30	250	510	910	1,400	3,000