(David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 12)
a. This table is derived from the 238 Country Tables 2 in Part 4 "Countries" for all countries.
b. All figures are given to the last digit In order that totals here, and in all other tables, shall add up exactly. When quoting any aggregate or global figures in these tables, therefore, they should be rounded, either to the nearest thousand, or ten thousand, or 0.1%, or 1% as may be appropriate to the reader's requirements.
c. Meaning of columns.
2
Name
|
3
Congregations
1995
|
6
Affiliated
1995
|
11
Denominations 2000
|
13
countries
|
INDEPENDENT
|
1,593,100
|
348196000
|
22148
|
220
|
African Independent Apostolic
|
30800
|
13504000
|
92
|
241
|
Black American Apostolic
|
200
|
31,000
|
4
|
2
|
Filipino Apostolic
|
20
|
1,000
|
1
|
1
|
Indian Apostolic
|
200
|
50000
|
3
|
2
|
Korean Apostolic
|
20
|
7000
|
1
|
1
|
Latin American Apostolic
|
800
|
271,000
|
14
|
6
|
Black American Oneness Apostolic
|
3,400
|
1,873,000
|
27
|
3
|
Pacific Apostolic
|
20
|
5,000
|
1
|
1
|
Arab Apostolic
|
30
|
4000
|
5
|
2
|
Afro-Caribbean
|
100
|
16,000
|
2
|
2
|
White-led
|
1,000
|
199,000
|
21
|
4
|
New Apostolic, Catholic Apostolic (Invingite),Old Apostolic
|
23,700
|
8,293,000
|
208
|
149
|
African independent charismatic
|
12,400
|
1,935,000
|
609
|
30
|
Black American charismatic
|
100
|
-500,000
|
1
|
1
|
Chinese charismatic
|
212,400
|
35,778,000
|
71
|
3
|
Black American Independent charismatic
|
200
|
137,000
|
5
|
2
|
Monoethnic charismatic
|
100
|
4,000
|
2
|
1
|
Filipino charismatic
|
1,700
|
1,289,000
|
65
|
2
|
Indian charismatic
|
6,800
|
971,000
|
475
|
5
|
Korean charismatic
|
200
|
72,000
|
2
|
1
|
Latin American
|
3,900
|
269,000
|
92
|
8
|
Pacific charismatic
|
500
|
64,000
|
50
|
6
|
Japanese charismatic
|
300
|
28,000
|
34
|
1
|
Arab charismatic
|
900
|
61000
|
102
|
9
|
Afro-Caribbean charismatic
|
40
|
4,000
|
10
|
3
|
White-led charismatic
|
111,900
|
17,478,000
|
2,856
|
43
|
Brazilian / Portuguese charismatic
|
1,400
|
851,000
|
6
|
2
|
other Asian charismatic mainliners
|
200
|
94,000
|
18
|
6
|
While-led neo-charismatic
|
20
|
15,000
|
1
|
1
|
other Asian, doubly-affiliated mainliners
|
30
|
10,000
|
4
|
2
|
African Independent Full Gospel
|
1,900
|
517,000
|
19
|
12
|
Black American Full Gospel
|
30
|
15,000
|
4
|
1
|
Chinese Full Gospel
|
100
|
15,000
|
1
|
1
|
Black American charismatic Full Gospel
|
5,000
|
1,100,000
|
1
|
1
|
Filipino Full
|
3,300
|
2,050,000
|
8
|
4
|
Indonesian Full Gospel
|
1,200
|
603,000
|
2
|
2
|
Indian Full Gospel
|
6,300
|
631,000
|
11
|
1
|
Korean Full Gospel
|
700
|
308,000
|
6
|
5
|
Latin American Full Gospel
|
500
|
92000
|
2
|
2
|
Pacific Full Gospel
|
200
|
13,000
|
3
|
3
|
White-led Fun Gospel
|
9,200
|
2,537,000
|
226
|
6
|
Brazilian / Portuguese Full Gospel
|
300
|
30,000
|
1
|
1
|
other Asian Full Gospel
|
40
|
27,000
|
6
|
4
|
Latin American grassroots
|
5,900
|
2,245,000
|
281
|
15
|
Afro-Caribbean grassroots
|
40
|
5000
|
11
|
1
|
Brazilian grassroots
|
3,000
|
3,000,000
|
300
|
1
|
African house-church network
|
200
|
12,000
|
2
|
2
|
Mono-ethnic house-church network
|
20
|
2,000
|
1
|
1
|
Indonesian house-church network
|
300
|
20,000
|
1
|
1
|
Indian house-church network
|
11,500
|
304,000
|
5
|
3
|
Korean house-church network
|
22,000
|
672,000
|
3
|
2
|
Lath American house-church network
|
300
|
50,000
|
5
|
3
|
Pacific horse-church network
|
600
|
52000
|
4
|
3
|
Arab house-church network
|
1,100
|
18,000
|
1
|
1
|
Vietnamese house-church network
|
300
|
95,000
|
1
|
1
|
White-bit house-church network
|
300
|
12,000
|
6
|
5
|
other Asian house-church network
|
30
|
2,000
|
2
|
2
|
African network
|
100
|
43,000
|
10
|
3
|
White-led healing network
|
300
|
207,000
|
3
|
2
|
African cell-based network
|
100
|
45,000
|
1
|
1
|
Black American cell-based network
|
10
|
24,000
|
1
|
1
|
Chinese cell-based network
|
20
|
23,000
|
1
|
1
|
Korean cell-based network
|
100
|
1,100,000
|
2
|
1
|
Latin American cell-based network
|
100
|
235000
|
2
|
2
|
Whole-lad cell-based network
|
50
|
78000
|
2
|
2
|
other Asian cell-based network
|
800
|
38,000
|
1
|
1
|
Messianic: African Independent
|
10
|
2,000
|
1
|
1
|
Messianic Chinese
|
2
|
150
|
1
|
1
|
Messianic Hindu temples
|
500
|
154,000
|
4
|
1
|
Messianic Jewish
|
1,800
|
136,000
|
17
|
9
|
Messianic Muslim mosques
|
1,200
|
105,000
|
2
|
2
|
African Independent neo-charismatic
|
17,800
|
8,730000
|
37
|
13
|
Black American neo-charismatic
|
4
|
1,000
|
8
|
1
|
Chinese neo-charismatic
|
8,600
|
1,973,000
|
70
|
57
|
Mono-ethnic neo-charismatic
|
400
|
60,000
|
1
|
1
|
Filipino neo-charismatic
|
9,500
|
2,013,000
|
281
|
2
|
Indonesian neo-charismatic
|
800
|
326,000
|
1
|
1
|
Indian neo-charismatic
|
10,600
|
631,000
|
24
|
2
|
Latin American neo-charismatic
|
32
|
4,000
|
2
|
2
|
Creole neo-charismatic
|
300
|
63,000
|
50
|
2
|
Pacific neo-charismatic
|
100
|
10,000
|
2
|
2
|
Arab neo-charismatic
|
10
|
10,000
|
1
|
1
|
Afro-Caribbean neo-charismatic
|
30
|
2,000
|
13
|
2
|
White-led neo-charismatic
|
100
|
7000
|
3
|
3
|
other Asian neo-charismatic
|
15,400
|
165,000
|
65
|
5
|
African Oneness Pentecostal
|
4,300
|
707,000
|
96
|
15
|
Chinese Oneness Pentecostal
|
4,000
|
1,084,000
|
12
|
11
|
Filipino Oneness Pentecostal
|
700
|
99,000
|
41
|
1
|
Indonesian Oneness, Pentecostal
|
1,500
|
1,280,000
|
1
|
1
|
Indian Oneness Pentecostal
|
200
|
232000
|
50
|
1
|
Latin American Oneness Pentecostal
|
5100
|
1,136,000
|
32
|
14
|
Black American Oneness Pentecostal
|
1,400
|
687,00
|
133
|
2
|
Japanese Oneness Pentecostal
|
600
|
435,000
|
14
|
2
|
Afro-Caribbean Oneness Pentecostal
|
700
|
112,000
|
86
|
7
|
White-led Oneness Pentecostal
|
6,30
|
79600
|
99
|
8
|
Bazillion/Portuguese Oneness Pentecostal
|
100
|
13,000
|
3
|
1
|
other Asian Oneness Pentecostal
|
10
|
300
|
1
|
1
|
African Independent Pentecostal
|
55,900
|
18,943,000
|
5,385
|
41
|
Black American Pentecostal
|
19,100
|
6,162,000
|
78
|
18
|
Chinese Pentecostal
|
300
|
118,000
|
45
|
4
|
Mono-ethnic Pentecostal
|
4800
|
1,242000
|
20
|
15
|
Filipino Pentecostal
|
1,800
|
474,000
|
24
|
5
|
Indonesian Pentecostal
|
10700
|
3,347,000
|
177
|
2
|
Indian Pentecostal
|
17,00
|
2,24300
|
95
|
12
|
Korean Pentecostal
|
600
|
420,000
|
8
|
5
|
Latin American Pentecostal
|
27,30
|
6,027,00
|
644
|
22
|
Creole Pentecostal
|
400
|
145,000
|
31
|
3
|
Pacific Pentecostal
|
20
|
35,000
|
19
|
11
|
Japanese Pentecostal
|
300
|
56,000
|
11
|
1
|
Armindian Pentecostal
|
1000
|
506,000
|
3
|
3
|
Arab Pentecostal
|
100
|
22,000
|
18
|
7
|
Afro-Caribbean Pentecostal
|
2,700
|
464,000
|
343
|
19
|
While-led Pentecostal
|
28,900
|
8,553,000
|
813
|
55
|
Brazilian/Portuguese Pentecostal
|
44,300
|
15,898,000
|
221
|
6
|
other Asian Pentecostal
|
600
|
50,00
|
31
|
10
|
African radio/TV believers
|
4,300
|
150,000
|
11
|
11
|
Chinese radio believers
|
40,400
|
2,519,000
|
3
|
2
|
Indonesian radio/TV believers
|
15,000
|
500,000
|
1
|
1
|
Indian radio/TV believers
|
10,500
|
9,020,000
|
4
|
4
|
Korean radio/TV believers
|
60
|
80,00
|
1
|
1
|
Latin American radio/TV network
|
2,40
|
79,00
|
7
|
7
|
Japanese radio/TV believers
|
8,000
|
500,000
|
1
|
1
|
Arab radio/TV network
|
20,700
|
963,000
|
19
|
19
|
Vietnamese radio/TV believers
|
2,000
|
10,000
|
1
|
1
|
European White radio/TV believers
|
8390
|
5,128,00
|
11
|
11
|
Brazilian/Portuguese radio/TV believers
|
300
|
16,00
|
1
|
1
|
other Asian radio/TV believers
|
12,500
|
802,00
|
14
|
13
|
African Independent Spiritual
|
8,30
|
1,186,00
|
439
|
6
|
Afro-Caribbean Spiritual
|
100
|
11,00
|
5
|
4
|
White-led signs and Wonders
|
40
|
8,000
|
4
|
3
|
White-led restorationist
|
1,800
|
280,000
|
12
|
1
|
African Independent deliverance
|
40
|
21,000
|
2
|
2
|
Black American deliverance Pentecostal
|
30
|
100,000
|
1
|
1
|
White-led deliverance Pentecostal
|
800
|
209,000
|
8
|
3
|
African Word of Faith/Prosperity
|
300
|
332,000
|
7
|
3
|
Filipino Word of Faith/Prosperity
|
40
|
25,000
|
1
|
1
|
Pacific Word of Faith/Prosperity
|
100
|
5.000
|
2
|
2
|
White-led Word of Faith/Prosperity
|
6,700
|
1,619,000
|
17
|
7
|
African neo-charismatic of mixed tradition
|
4,200
|
1,500,000
|
3,333
|
1
|
Korean Pentecostal of mixed tradition
|
3,000
|
140,000
|
187
|
1
|
Latin American neo-charismatic of mixed tradition
|
30
|
19,000
|
1
|
1
|
European charismatic of mixed tradition
|
600
|
59,000
|
2
|
1
|
Zionist African Independent
|
12,200
|
10,140,000
|
158
|
6
|
Afro-Caribbean Zionist
|
400
|
37,000
|
1
|
1
|
Independent Anglo-Catholic
|
100
|
14,000
|
3
|
2
|
Anglo-Roman (schism ex Anglicanism in Roman direction)
|
500
|
80,000
|
18
|
13
|
Independent Adventist
|
1,100
|
141,000
|
26
|
19
|
schism ex Anglicanism in Protestant direction)
|
4,500
|
1,460,000
|
62
|
14
|
apocalyptic. eschatological
|
100
|
4,000
|
3
|
2
|
Independent Baptist
|
97,900
|
27,547,000
|
271
|
95
|
British-Israelite
|
400
|
99,000
|
8
|
5
|
Hidden Buddhist believers in Christ
|
17,100
|
1,830,000
|
9
|
8
|
Independent Bulgarian Orthodox
|
200
|
500,000
|
1
|
1
|
Independent Byzantine-rite
|
30
|
6,000
|
1
|
1
|
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren; Open only)
|
2,100
|
339.000
|
25
|
24
|
Conservative Catholic (schism ex Rome)
|
3,000
|
4,518.000
|
435
|
30
|
Independent, Congregational, Congregationalist
|
4,300
|
921,000
|
33
|
22
|
Independent, Disciple, Restorationist, Christian
|
31,100
|
4,289,000
|
133
|
96
|
Independent Dunker (Tunker, Dipper)
|
600
|
115,000
|
3
|
1
|
Independent Exclusive Brethren (Closed, Strict)
|
400
|
42,000
|
7
|
5
|
episcopi vegantes (bishops-at-large) (under 100 members)
|
10
|
3,000
|
12
|
4
|
Independent Estonian Orthodox
|
10
|
9,000
|
2
|
2
|
Anglican Evangelical, Independent Evangelical
|
6.800
|
1,357,000
|
92
|
48
|
Independent Fundamentalist
|
7,200
|
1,915.000
|
53
|
31
|
Gay deviant sex practitioner tradition
|
300
|
154,000
|
2
|
2
|
Independent Greek Orthodox
|
20
|
16,000
|
2
|
1
|
Hidden Hindu believers in Christ
|
20,400
|
10,637,000
|
10
|
7
|
Holiness (Conservative Methodist non-Pentecostal)
|
7,700
|
1,393,000
|
82
|
39
|
Independent Hungarian Orthodox
|
1
|
1,000
|
1
|
1
|
Independent Jehovah's Witnesses (Jehovah- Christian Witnesses)
|
1,200
|
323,000
|
8
|
7
|
Messianic, Jewish-Christian
|
200
|
30,000
|
1
|
1
|
Latin-rite Catholic
|
18.300
|
5,828,000
|
5
|
1
|
Liberal Catholic (Theosophical, Masonic, Gnostic)
|
300
|
106,000
|
27
|
18
|
Independent Lutheran/Reformed united church
|
10
|
2,000
|
1
|
1
|
Independent Lutheran
|
4,900
|
1,690,000
|
50
|
20
|
Independent Macedonian Orthodox
|
3
|
1,000
|
1
|
1
|
Independent Mennonite, Anabaptist
|
800
|
130,000
|
11
|
7
|
Independent Methodist
|
22,900
|
6.862,000
|
92
|
46
|
Independent Moldavian Orthodox
|
40
|
630,000
|
1
|
1
|
Independent Moravian (Continental Pietist)
|
1
|
200
|
1
|
1
|
Hidden Muslim believers in Christ
|
3,700
|
448,000
|
18
|
15
|
Independent Assyrian or Nestorian (East Syrian)
|
100
|
74,000
|
5
|
3
|
No-Church movement
|
100
|
3,000
|
2
|
2
|
Nondenominational (no church or anti-church group)
|
15,200
|
2,109,000
|
236
|
71
|
Old Believer, Old Ritualist
|
3,300
|
1,957,000
|
25
|
19
|
Old Catholic
|
1,100
|
886,000
|
26
|
19
|
Old Calendarist Authentic Orthodox
|
300
|
261,000
|
8
|
4
|
schism from Orthodoxy, in Protestant direction
|
300
|
95.000
|
28
|
6
|
Orthodox sect/sectarian
|
900
|
139.000
|
30
|
3
|
Independent Friends (Quaker)
|
200
|
37.000
|
2
|
2
|
Reformed Anglican
|
800
|
168,000
|
42
|
10
|
Reformed Catholic, retaining Roman Catholic claims
|
9,500
|
5,110,000
|
16
|
11
|
Reformed Orthodox (uncanonical reform movement)
|
1800
|
1,023,000
|
23
|
15
|
Independent Reformed, Presbyterian
|
29,200
|
7,884,000
|
138
|
51
|
Independent Romanian Orthodox
|
100
|
110,000
|
3
|
3
|
Independent Russian Orthodox
|
700
|
921.000
|
32
|
30
|
Independent Salvationist
|
400
|
140,000
|
8
|
5
|
Independent Serbian Orthodox
|
50
|
34,000
|
5
|
5
|
Spiritualist, Spiritist, (thaumaturgical), Occult
|
200
|
114.000
|
3
|
1
|
Traditional Anglican, Traditionalist
|
100
|
10,000
|
1
|
1
|
True Orthodox (devoutly conservative Russian Orthodox)
|
8,100
|
358,000
|
6
|
4
|
Independent Ukrainian Orthodox
|
3,400
|
6,324,000
|
24
|
18
|
United church (union of bodies of different traditions)
|
27,200
|
10,701,000
|
3
|
3
|
community church or union congregation
|
1
|
200
|
t
|
1
|
ethnic or mono-ethnic denomination
|
6,700
|
1,092,000
|
225
|
2
|
Independent evangelical (dispensationalist)
|
1,700
|
380,000
|
3
|
2
|
Marginal Independent Christian (Black third-World indigenous)
|
4,500
|
1,211,000
|
96
|
48
|
isolated radio churches (unorganized)
|
7,000
|
301,000
|
7
|
7
|
single congregation(s): one autonomous congregation
|
10,600
|
1,996,000
|
805
|
7
|
(David A. Barrett, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, p 16-18)