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1900 |
1970 |
2000 |
Trend |
mid-2002 |
2025 |
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| WORLD POPULATION |
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%/p.a. |
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| 1. Total population |
1,619,626,000 |
3,696,148,000 |
6,055,049,000 |
1.22 |
6,203,789,000 |
7,823,703,000 |
| 2. Urban dwellers (urbanites) |
232,695,000 |
1,353,370,000 |
2,881,079,000 |
1.90 |
2,991,572,000 |
4,611,677,000 |
| 3. Rural dwellers |
1,386,931,000 |
2,342,778,000 |
3,173,970,000 |
0.60 |
3,212,217,000 |
3,212,026,000 |
| 4. Adult population (over 15s) |
1,074,058,000 |
2,310,543,000 |
4,254,647,000 |
1.76 |
4,405,603,000 |
5,987,079,000 |
| 5. Literates |
296,258,000 |
1,475,194,000 |
3,261,345,000 |
1.76 |
3,377,265,000 |
5,046,637,000 |
| 6. Non-literates |
777,800,000 |
835,349,000 |
993,302,000 |
1.75 |
1,028,338,000 |
940,442,000 |
| WORLD CITIES |
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| 7. Metropolises (over 100,000) |
300 |
2,400 |
4,050 |
1.84 |
4,200 |
6,500 |
| 8. Megacities (over 1 million) |
20 |
161 |
402 |
2.21 |
420 |
650 |
| 9. Urban poor |
100 million |
650 million |
1,400 million |
3.16 |
1,490 million |
3,000 million |
| 10. Urban slumdwellers |
20 million |
260 million |
700 million |
2.82 |
740 million |
1,500 million |
| WORLD RELIGIONS |
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| 11. Total all religions |
1,000 |
6,000 |
9,900 |
1.70 |
10,200 |
15,000 |
| 12. Christians (all kinds) |
558,132,000 |
1,236,374,000 |
1,999,564,000 |
1.27 |
2,050,616,000 |
2,616,670,000 |
| 13. Muslims |
199,941,000 |
553,528,000 |
1,188,243,000 |
2.11 |
1,239,029,000 |
1,784,876,000 |
| 14. Non-religious |
3,024,000 |
532,096,000 |
768,159,000 |
0.80 |
780,557,000 |
875,121,000 |
| 15. Hindus |
203,003,000 |
462,598,000 |
811,336,000 |
1.54 |
836,543,000 |
1,049,231,000 |
| 16. Buddhists |
127,077,000 |
233,424,000 |
359,982,000 |
1.04 |
367,538,000 |
418,345,000 |
| 17. Atheists |
226,000 |
165,400,000 |
150,090,000 |
0.24 |
150,804,000 |
159,544,000 |
| 18. New-Religionists |
5,910,000 |
77,762,000 |
102,356,000 |
0.94 |
104,280,000 |
114,720,000 |
| 19. Ethno-religionists |
117,558,000 |
160,278,000 |
228,367,000 |
1.30 |
234,341,000 |
277,247,000 |
| 20. Sikhs |
2,962,000 |
10,618,000 |
23,258,000 |
1.84 |
24,124,000 |
31,378,000 |
| 21. Jews |
12,292,000 |
14,763,000 |
14,434,000 |
0.81 |
14,670,000 |
16,053,000 |
Source: "Annual Statistical Table on Global Mission" by David B. Barrett & Todd M. Johnson in International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Jan 2002. An updated table can be found at: http://www.gordonconwell.edu/ockenga/globalchristianity/resources.htm
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