Data source: Gina A. Zurlo, ed., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2026).
| Table | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| version_2020_country | Bible Total pa | Total number of Bibles distributed in this country by both the United Bible Societies (UBS) and other agencies. |
| version_2020_country | Bible UBS pa | Number of Bibles distributed each year by the United Bible Societies (UBS) in this country. (5 year average). |
| version_2020_country | Bibles in place | Bibles distributed in the past 20 yrs (= in place). |
| version_2020_country | Birth % | Birth rate for this country as a percentage per year. Source material is expressed as cases per 1000. Primary source: United Nations 2019. |
| version_2020_country | Buddhist % | Number of Buddhists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. Followers of the Buddha, include: (a) Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) or Northern Buddhism; (b) Theravada (Teaching of the Elders) or Southern Buddhism, stigmatized by Mahayanists as Hinayana (Lesser Vehicle, i.e. available to fewer people), actually the older, purer form of Buddhism; (c) Vajrayana, Mantrayana, Guhyamantrayana, or Tantrayana (Esoteric Vehicle), known as Tantrism, Shingon or Lamaism; and (d) traditional Buddhist sects, but excluding neo-Buddhist new religions or religious movements. |
| version_2020_country | Buddhists | Number of Buddhists in this country's population. Followers of the Buddha, including: (a) Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) or Northern Buddhism; (b) Theravada (Teaching of the Elders) or Southern Buddhism, stigmatized by Mahayanists as Hinayana (Lesser Vehicle, i.e. available to fewer people), actually the older, purer form of Buddhism; (c) Vajrayana, Mantrayana, Guhyamantrayana, or Tantrayana (Esoteric Vehicle), known as Tantrism, Shingon or Lamaism; and (d) traditional Buddhist sects, but excluding neo-Buddhist new religions or religious movements. |
| version_2020_country | Buddhists who know Christians | Buddhists who know Christians. |
| version_2020_country | Catholics | Number of Affiliated Catholics in this country. Affiliated Catholics are defined in this Encyclopedia as baptized Catholics plus catechumens. |
| version_2020_country | Charismatics | Number of Charismatics (in non-Pentecostal churches) in this country. These are baptized members affiliated to non-pentecostal denominations who have entered into the experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit. |
| version_2020_country | Chinese folk-religionist % | Number of Chinese folk-religionists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. |
| version_2020_country | Chinese folk-religionists | Number of Chinese folk-religionists in this country's population. |
| version_2020_country | Chistian broadcast audience % | Regular audience in this country for Christian programs in 2000, expressed as a percentage of this country's population. |
| version_2020_country | Christian % | The number of Christians as a percentage of the country's population in 2020. |
| version_2020_country | Christian % 2025 | Projected Christian population as a percentage of country's total population in 2025. |
| version_2020_country | Christian % 2050 | Projected Christian population as a percentage of country's total population in 2050. |
| version_2020_country | Christian books | Total number of books describing this country’s Christians in 2000. |
| version_2020_country | Christian books 1970 | Number of books in year 2000 describing this country's Christians published since 1970. |
| version_2020_country | Christian books pa | Number of books in year 2000 describing this country's Christians published since 1970. |
| version_2020_country | Christian female % | Percentage of Christians who are female. |
| version_2020_country | Christian Gain pa 2025 | Projected gain in the number of Christians each year for this country by 2025. The formula used to arrive at this is: Christian births + converts in this country. |
| version_2020_country | Christian Gain pa 2050 | Projected gain in the number of Christians each year for this country by 2050. The formula used to arrive at this is: Christian births + converts in this country. |
| version_2020_country | Christian growth % p.a. 2025 | The average annual growth rate of the Christian population in this country from 2000 to 2025. |
| version_2020_country | Christian growth % p.a. 2050 | The average annual growth rate of the Christian population in this country from 2025 to 2050. |
| version_2020_country | Christian Income pa | Personal income each year of all Christians in this country. |
| version_2020_country | Christian Loss pa 2025 | Projected loss in the number of Christians each year for this country by 2025. The formula used to arrive at this is: Christian deaths - defectors in this country in 2025. |
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