1517 500 YEARS OF PROTESTANTISM 2017 A look at the major global changes in Protestant Christianity since 1517
Europe 90,880,000 Number of Pr estants Asia Source: Todd M. Johnson & Gina A. 99,040,000 Zurlo, eds. World Christian Database. Northern America Leiden/Boston: Brill, 61,020,000 accessed October 2016. In 2017: Anglicans are included with Protestants in this analysis. 560 million Numbers do not add due to rounding.
Latin America Oceania 66,840,000 13,170,000 Africa 228,300,000
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Source: Todd M. Johnson & Gina A. Zurlo, eds. World Christian Database. Leiden/Boston: Brill, accessed October 2016. Anglicans are included with Protestants in this analysis.
TOP 10 Africa Asia Europe Latin America Northern America Oceania
Countries with the Largest Populations of Pr estants Countries with the Fastest-Growing Pr estant Populations Annual Growth Rate Annual Growth Rate 1910 2015 1910-2015 2005-2015
1. United States 42,360,000 1. United States 56,177,000 1. Rwanda 13.01% 1. Sao Tome & Principe 11.50% Despite Europe 2. United Kingdom 35,664,000 2. Nigeria 53,106,000 2. Burundi 12.62% 2. Bhutan 10.21% being the birthplace of Protestantism, 3. Germany 28,351,000 3. Brazil 34,836,000 3. Cote D'Ivoire 12.44% 3. Niger 7.14% it is expected that by 2050, 4. Sweden 5,400,000 4. United Kingdom 29,020,000 4. Burkina Faso 12.32% 4. Singapore 5.66% less than 10% of Protestants will Iive 5. Netherlands 3,560,000 5. China 26,556,000 5. Chad 11.98% 5. Iran 5.51% in Europe.
6. Canada 3,407,000 6. Germany 25,430,000 6. Viet Nam 11.85% 6. Benin 5.40% Today, Africa is home to 41% of all 7. Finland 2,849,000 7. India 20,994,000 7. Central African Republic 11.38% 7. Azerbaijan 5.31% Protestants. By 2050, it is 8. Australia 2,778,000 8. Kenya 19,249,000 8. Republic of Congo 10.85% 8. Senegal 5.13% expected that 53% of all Protestants 9. Denmark 2,716,000 9. Indonesia 18,213,000 9. Philippines 10.82% 9. Honduras 5.13% will live in Africa. 10. Norway 2,383,000 10. Ethiopia 16,714,000 10. Nepal 10.22% 10. Laos 5.07% [in countries > 100,000 in population]
Source: Todd M. Johnson & Gina A. Zurlo, eds. World Christian Database. Leiden/Boston: Brill, accessed October 2016. Anglicans are included with Protestants in this analysis.
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY www.globalchristianity.org /centerforglobalchristianity @csgc [email protected] at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Pr estants in the Conte of Christian Traditions Roman Catholics Protestants Independents Orthodox
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PROT TANTS WHO ARE EVANGELICAL TOP 10 PENTECOSTAL/ CHARISMATIC Largest Pr estant Denominations (in a country) in 2015 Pentecostal/ 1. Three-Self Patriotic Movement China 26,000,000 Protestant Charismatic 2. Assembléias de Deus Brazil 25,000,000 3. Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland Germany 24,450,000 4. Church of England United Kingdom 23,700,000 5. Anglican Church of Nigeria Nigeria 22,000,000 6. Southern Baptist Convention United States 20,000,000 7. Church of Uganda Uganda 14,185,000 8. World of Life Evangelical Church Ethiopia 8,500,000 9. United Methodist Church United States 7,094,000 10. Evangelical Church Winning All Nigeria 6,800,000 Evangelical
Africa Source: Todd M. Johnson & Gina A. Zurlo, eds. World Christian Asia Database. Leiden/Boston: Brill, accessed October 2016. Europe Anglicans are included with Protestants in this analysis. Latin America Independents, such as Chinese house churches and African Northern America Independent churches, are not included under Protestants. The term “Evangelical” refers to the network of Protestant Christian movements begun in the Oceania 18th century in Britain and its colonies, the individuals who were associated with those movements, and a larger pattern of theological convictions and religious attitudes.
Pentecostals are members of Protestant denominations whose major characteristic is a new All infographi produced by experience of the Holy Spirit. Pentecostal denominations hold the distinctive teachings that all Christians should seek a post-conversion religious experience called baptism in the Holy Spirit and that a Spirit-baptized believer may receive one or more supernatural gifts known in the early church. Charismatic Christians are found in existing Christian traditions (e.g., Catholic Charismatics) and Independent networks (e.g., African Initiated Churches). The majority of these latter groups are not Protestant, as depicted in the diagram above. www.globalchristianity.org
Source: Todd M. Johnson & Gina A. Zurlo, eds. World Christian Database. Leiden/Boston: Brill, accessed October 2016. Anglicans are included with Protestants in this analysis.
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY www.globalchristianity.org /centerforglobalchristianity @csgc [email protected] at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary