Growth of Spanish Protestants

The evolution of the Evangelical Community (communicant members, adherents and children), in relationship to the total population.  To determine the number of communicant members for each year, the total number should be divided by a factor of three.

General Data on Protestant Growth
(1874 - 1994)

YEAR

EVANGELICALS

 POPULATION %
1874 5,520 16,000,000 0.03
1887 10,326 17,500,000 0.06
1932 18,159 24,000,000  0.07
1960 41,448 31,000,000 0.13
1980 110,178 37,000,000 0.30
1990 214,347 38,500,000 0.56
1994 253,527 39,000,000 0.65

 

Growth by Denominational Affiliation
(communicant members)

1932

1960

1980

1990

1994

% 

Baptist

1,037

4,373

9,060

12,650

13,105

15.51

Brethren

1,681

4,815

6,249

11,825

12,354

14.62

Charismatics

0

0

1,098

3,992

4,400

5.21

Pentecostals

10

218

16,422

37,601

48,650

57.57

Reformed

2,363

3,122

2,875

3,804

4,000

4.73

Others

962

1,051

1,022

1,838

2,000

2.37

Total

6,053

13,579

36,726

71,449

84,509

100

 

SOURCE:  www.interbook.net/personal/cer/biblio/crono/tablas.htm