Statistics for Uganda, Kenya, and USA
Country Trends from the World Christian Database
| World Christian Trends - by Country | | | | | | | | | | | Subject | Kenya | Uganda | USA | | major civil divisions (provinces, states) | 8 | 38 | 51 | | population, mid-AD 2000 | 30,080,372 | 21,778,450 | 278,357,141 | | population, mid-AD 2010 | 35,204,705 | 29,830,737 | 297,988,958 | | population, mid-AD 2025 | 41,755,990 | 44,435,310 | 325,572,586 | | population age 15 and over | 17,136,788 | 10,876,158 | 218,593,863 | | adults as % population | 57 | 49.9 | 78.5 | | birth rate, % per year | 3.2 | 4.92 | 1.3 | | death rate, % per year | 1.41 | 1.72 | 0.86 | | natural increase, % per year | 1.79 | 3.2 | 0.44 | | life expectancy, years | 48 | 45 | 77 | | household size (adults, children) | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.6 | | floor area per person, sq. meters | 10 | 10 | 50 | | density of population per sq. kilometer | 52 | 90 | 29 | | total ethnolinguistic peoples | 124 | 63 | 307 | | human development index | 46 | 33 | 94 | | human freedom index | 20 | 30 | 83 | | human suffering index | 25 | 15 | 95 | | literacy as % population over 15 | 78 | 62 | 95 | | adult literates (over 15) | 13,396,000 | 6,732,000 | 208,751,000 | | gross national product p.a. per capita | 280 | 240 | 26,980 | | economic freedom level | 39 | 43 | 62 | | ruralites, country-dwellers (millions) | 20.1 | 18.7 | 63.4 | | urbanites, town/city dwellers (millions) | 10 | 3.1 | 214.9 | | metropolitan urbanites (millions) | 3.9 | 1.4 | 188.2 | | cities over 50,000 persons | 7 | 4 | 344 | | cities over 100,000 persons | 7 | 1 | 258 | | megacities over 1 million persons | 1 | 1 | 39 | | people’s access to health services, % | 77 | 49 | 85 | | people’s access to safe water, % | 53 | 34 | 90 | | maternal mortality, per 100,000 births | 650 | 1,200 | 12 | | infant mortality, per 1000 live births | 63 | 94 | 6 | | hospitals | 877 | 89 | 6,580 | | beds, per 10,000 population | 14 | 12 | 46 | | doctors | 3,794 | 774 | 670,300 | | nonsighted persons | 65,000 | 209,000 | 482,850 | | hearing-impaired persons | 1,820,400 | 1,347,500 | 16,669,300 | | persons with leprosy | 120,000 | 200,000 | 1,000 | | murders per 100,000 per year | 6.4 | 9.5 | 9 | | rate % school enrolments, female/male | 72 | 47 | 103 | | elementary, secondary, high | 18,506 | 8,815 | 85,393 | | degree-granting colleges, universities | 14 | 9 | 5,758 | | daily newspaper copies per 1000 persons | 13 | 2 | 228 | | radio sets per 1000 persons | 103 | 507 | 1,976.00 | | TV sets per 1000 persons | 18 | 26 | 780 | | telephones per 1000 persons | 9 | 2.3 | 626 | | fax machines per 1000 persons | 0.2 | 0.2 | 108 | | general-purpose computers in use | 758,507 | 224,587 | 164,100,000 | | users of Internet, e-mail, www | 35,000 | 15,000 | 132,300,000 | | total major religions in country | 11 | 10 | 18 | | ethnoreligions indigenous to this country | 55 | 33 | 49 | | religious liberty or persecution | 4 | 7 | 4 | | Christian Safety Index, 0-100 | 61 | 45 | 74 | | martyrs ever (less background martyrs) | 7,333 | 203,095 | 600 | | annual average 1950-2000 | 114 | 2,748 | 725 | | affiliated church members | 22,477,365 | 18,944,173 | 191,827,627 | | affiliated church members, % | 74.7 | 87 | 68.9 | | Great Commission Christians | 3,693,709 | 3,019,984 | 98,662,079 | | Great Commission Christians, % country | 12.3 | 13.9 | 35.4 | | Orthodox, affiliated | 740,000 | 32,000 | 5,762,000 | | Roman Catholics, affiliated | 7,000,000 | 9,130,000 | 58,000,000 | | Anglicans, affiliated | 3,000,000 | 8,580,000 | 2,400,000 | | Protestants, affiliated | 6,375,000 | 596,000 | 64,570,000 | | Independents, affiliated | 6,607,000 | 815,000 | 78,550,000 | | Marginal Christians, affiliated | 30,000 | 6,000 | 10,080,000 | | Evangelicals (linked to Ev councils) | 6,750,000 | 3,890,000 | 40,640,000 | | evangelicals (all varieties) | 3,693,709 | 3,019,984 | 98,662,079 | | Pentecostals (Classical denominations) | 2,077,689 | 371,193 | 4,946,390 | | Charismatics (in non-Pentecostal churches) | 1,730,553 | 3,879,073 | 19,473,158 | | Neocharismatics (Independents) | 4,541,758 | 759,734 | 50,736,451 | | denominations | 825 | 78 | 4,684 | | denominations per million | 27 | 4 | 17 | | worship centers (churches, congregations) | 55,000 | 25,000 | 600,000 | | worship centers per million | 1,828 | 1,148 | 2,156 | | personal income p.a. of all affiliated | 6,293,662,200 | 4,546,601,520 | 5,175,509,376,460 | | churches’ income per year | 44,685,001 | 32,280,870 | 36,746,116,572 | | parachurch income per year | 67,342,185 | 48,648,636 | 55,377,950,328 | | ecclesiastical crime p.a. (embezzlements) | 6,923,028 | 5,001,261 | 5,693,060,314 | | current status of foreign missions, 1-7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | foreign mission agencies present | 345 | 150 | 256 | | annual church growth 1900-2000, % p.a. | 8.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | | new Christians per year, % | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.7 | | newly baptized persons per year | 931,911 | 907,994 | 3,335,882 | | responsiveness to evangelism | 84 | 89 | 32 | | cost-effectiveness: $ cost per baptism | 6,753 | 5,007 | 1,551,466 | | World A individuals, 2000 | 1,742,085 | 195,502 | 4,084,367 | | World B individuals, 2000 | 4,478,448 | 2,261,835 | 38,531,122 | | World C individuals, 2000 | 23,859,839 | 19,321,113 | 235,741,652 | | total agencies-in-peoples | 330 | 175 | 519 | | full-time Christian workers in country | 41,000 | 32,600 | 1,533,200 | | Christian workers per million population | 1,363.00 | 1,496.90 | 5,508.00 | | citizen Christian workers in country | 35,000 | 30,000 | 1,500,000 | | citizen Christian workers per million | 1,163.50 | 1,377.50 | 5,388.80 | | citizen missionaries working abroad | 800 | 500 | 118,600 | | citizen missionaries abroad, p.m. affiliated | 35.6 | 26.4 | 618.8 | | aliens at work as missionaries | 6,000 | 2,600 | 33,200 | | aliens at work as missionaries, p.m. | 199.5 | 119.4 | 119.3 | | Christian or religious libraries | 28 | 28 | 2,700 | | Christian or religious libraries, p.m. | 0.9 | 1.3 | 9.7 | | Christian periodicals | 200 | 40 | 8,000 | | Christian periodicals, per million | 7 | 2 | 29 | | goal for all Bibles in place | 2,524,927 | 2,109,730 | 67,674,125 | | required Bibles distributed p.a. | 126,246 | 105,486 | 3,383,706 | | UBS Bibles distributed p.a. | 161,240 | 69,473 | 1,989,928 | | all other Bibles distributed p.a. | 34,915 | 9,116 | 16,100,326 | | total all Bibles distributed p.a. | 196,155 | 78,589 | 18,090,254 | | ratio Bible total (col 124) to goal (col 121), % | 155 | 74 | 534 | | goal for all NTs in place - distribution | 8,918,397 | 5,057,278 | 138,175,676 | | required NTs distributed p.a. | 445,919 | 252,863 | 6,908,783 | | UBS NTs distributed p.a. | 32,516 | 20,197 | 1,696,117 | | all other NTs distributed p.a. | 7,380 | 8,780 | 32,226,223 | | NTs distributed via Bibles p.a. | 196,155 | 78,589 | 18,090,254 | | total all NTs distributed p.a. | 236,052 | 107,566 | 52,012,594 | | ratio NT total (col 131) to goal (col 127), % | 52.9 | 42.5 | 752.8 | | goal for all gospels in place - distributed | 12,109,162 | 5,843,861 | 200,254,603 | | required gospels distributed p.a. | 1,210,916 | 584,386 | 20,025,460 | | UBS portions (gospels) distributed p.a. | 60,152 | 67,696 | 2,188,717 | | all other gospels distributed p.a. | 8,988 | 22,565 | 70,768,516 | | gospels distributed via Bibles & NTs p.a. | 236,052 | 107,566 | 52,012,594 | | total all gospels distributed p.a. | 305,192 | 197,827 | 124,969,827 | | ratio gospel total (col 138) to goal (col 134),% | 25.2 | 33.9 | 624.1 | | goal for all scripture selections in place - distribution | 3,428,279 | 2,437,867 | 98,078,443 | | required selections distributed p.a. | 1,714,139 | 1,218,933 | 49,039,221 | | UBS selections distributed p.a. | 136,902 | 102,278 | 57,801,656 | | all other selections distributed p.a. | 20,456 | 34,092 | 1,868,920,210 | | selections distributed via gospels,NTs or Bibles p.a. | 305,192 | 197,827 | 124,969,827 | | total all selections distributed p.a. | 462,551 | 334,198 | 2,051,691,694 | | ratio selection total (col 145) to goal (col 141),% | 27 | 27.4 | 4,183.80 | | regular audience for Christian programs, % - radio and TV | 45 | 40 | 82 | | audience via Christian stations, % | 8 | 15 | 60 | | audience via secular stations, % | 40 | 30 | 75 | | evangelistic offers (disciple-opportunities) per day | 30,405,132 | 27,895,295 | 280,931,560 | | offers per year per capita | 368 | 467 | 368 | | year first Christians resident | 1498 | 1875 | 1526 | | STATUS OF EVANGELIZATION (% population evangelized), 1900 | 6.9 | 23.8 | 99.9 | | E (% population evangelized), 1970 | 85 | 92 | 99.5 | | E (% population evangelized), 1990 | 93 | 98.5 | 98.6 | | E (% population evangelized), 1995 | 93.6 | 98.7 | 98.6 | | E (% population evangelized), 2000 | 94.2 | 99.1 | 98.5 | | E (% population evangelized), 2025 | 96.2 | 99.5 | 97.8 | | evangelized by population’s Christians | 83.5 | 93.8 | 78.7 | | evangelized by Christians from outside | 10.7 | 5.3 | 19.8 | | U, % population unevangelized | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | | unevangelized persons | 1,742,085 | 195,502 | 4,084,367 | | total top priority target peoples (T=1) | 6 | 2 | 1 | | index future growth relative to demographics | 3 | 4 | -5 | | population in AD 2025 | 41,755,990 | 44,435,310 | 325,572,586 | | natural increase, % per year | 1.32 | 2.89 | 0.63 | | total increase per year | 551,397 | 1,285,747 | 2,046,842 | | persons now evangelized | 40,155,990 | 44,190,310 | 318,272,586 | | % of population now evangelized | 96.2 | 99.4 | 97.8 | | outreach per Christian = (E-C)/C | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.22 | | total all Christians | 34,222,400 | 40,900,000 | 261,348,500 | | Christians, % | 82 | 92 | 80.3 | | Christian growth rate, % p.a., AD2000-2025 | 1.45 | 3.05 | 0.41 | | nett new Christians, p.a. (=178 minus 179) | 497,317 | 1,245,475 | 1,080,218 | | Christian births + converts, p.a. | 877,528 | 1,661,428 | 5,463,033 | | Christian deaths + defectors, p.a. | 380,211 | 415,953 | 4,382,814 | | population in AD 2050 | 51,034,193 | 64,850,498 | 349,317,531 | | natural increase, % per year | 0.81 | 1.52 | 0.28 | | total increase per year | 411,255 | 988,122 | 985,007 | | persons now evangelized | 49,734,193 | 64,585,498 | 340,317,531 | | % of population now evangelized | 97.5 | 99.6 | 97.4 | | outreach per Christian = (E-C)/C | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.26 | | total all Christians | 43,872,000 | 60,866,200 | 269,522,000 | | Christians, % | 86 | 93.9 | 77.2 | | Christian growth rate, % p.a., AD2025-2050 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.12 | | nett new Christians, p.a. (=190 minus 191) | 438,078 | 975,626 | 332,205 | | Christian births + converts, p.a. | 950,941 | 1,508,814 | 5,377,656 | | Christian deaths + defectors, p.a. | 512,864 | 533,188 | 5,045,452 | | Christians (adherants in AD 2000) | 23,859,839 | 19,321,113 | 235,741,652 | | Muslims | 2,187,002 | 1,137,405 | 4,131,910 | | Hindus | 145,988 | 174,373 | 1,031,677 | | Nonreligious | 32,003 | 109,796 | 25,077,844 | | Chinese folk-religionists | 0 | 0 | 78,497 | | Buddhists | 271 | 0 | 2,449,570 | | Ethnoreligionists | 3,461,629 | 953,557 | 434,851 | | Atheists | 0 | 10,243 | 1,149,486 | | Neoreligionists | 0 | 0 | 810,859 | | Sikhs | 27,518 | 1,140 | 233,820 | | Jews | 1,786 | 2,280 | 5,621,339 | | Spiritists | 0 | 0 | 138,412 | | Baha’is | 308,292 | 66,546 | 753,423 | | Confucianists | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Jains | 55,317 | 1,997 | 6,959 | | Shintoists | 0 | 0 | 56,220 | | Taoists | 0 | 0 | 11,134 | | Zoroastrians | 728 | 0 | 52,721 | | other religionists | 0 | 0 | 576,767 | | doubly-counted adherents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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