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Missions Statistics |
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Summary of World
Evangelization
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1900 |
1970 |
2005 |
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population |
1,619,626,000 |
3,692,495,000 |
6,453,628,000 |
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% Christian |
34.5 |
33.4 |
33.1 |
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% unevangelized |
54.3 |
44.4 |
27.9 |
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Source:
International Bulletin of Missionary Research, January 2005.
David B. Barrett & Todd M. Johnson. |
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As you can see from these statistics, the
world's population has increased dramatically over the past
century. During that same time period the number of Christians has
increased significantly, but not enough to keep pace with the overall
population growth. This trend is expected to change,
however. Since 2000 the number of Christians has grown at a
slightly higher rate than has the world population. It is also
encouraging to note the remarkable spread of the gospel. The
percent of the world's population without a Christian witness has
decreased significantly since 1900. |
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