ESTIMATED SIZE OF THE PROTESTANT
POPULATION
IN SPANISH & PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
OF THE AMERICAS: 1995
Compiled by Clifton L. Holland
Chairman of the Latin American Church Growth Task Force
(Revised February 22, 1997)
| COUNTRY/ REGION |
TOTAL POP. |
PROTESTANT |
PERCENT |
NUMBER OF |
PROT. POP. |
| HISP-USA | 27.7 (million) |
7.1 (million) |
25.8 |
23,667 |
12.1 (1980-95) |
| HISP-CANADA | 1.0 (million) |
100,000 |
10.0 |
500 |
6.8 |
| MEXICO | 93.7 (million) |
5.5 (million) |
5.9 |
27,500 |
6.6 |
| TOTAL/NAM | 122.4 (million) |
12.7 (million) |
10.4 |
51,667 |
8.2 |
| GUATEMALA | 10.6 (million) |
2.8 (million) |
26.0 |
14,000 |
9.8 |
| EL SALV. | 5.9 (million) |
944,000 |
16.0 |
4,720 |
8.5 |
| HONDURAS | 5.5 (million) |
935,000 |
17.0 |
4,675 |
10.5 |
| NICARAGUA | 4.4 (million) |
440,000 |
10.0 |
2,200 |
5.6 |
| COSTA RICA | 3.3 (million) |
396,000 |
12.0 |
2,640 |
6.3 |
| PANAMA | 2.7 (million) |
405,000 |
15.0 |
2,700 |
4.7 |
| TOTAL/CAM | 32.4 (million) |
5.92 (million) |
18.3 |
30,935 |
8.1 |
| COLOMBIA | 37.7 (million) |
1.131 (million) |
3.0 |
5,655 |
7.5 |
| VENEZUELA | 21.8 (million) |
1.090 (million) |
5.0 |
5,450 |
9.5 |
| ECUADOR | 11.5 (million) |
1.150 (million) |
10.0 |
5,750 |
14.2 |
| PERU | 24.0 (million) |
2.4 (million) |
10.0 |
12,000 |
18.0 |
| BOLIVIA | 7.4 (million) |
814,000 |
11.0 |
4,070 |
9.5 |
| CHILE | 14.3 (million) |
3.146 (million) |
22.0 |
15,730 |
5.1 |
| ARGENTINA | 34.6 (million) |
2.076 (million) |
6.0 |
10,380 |
4.6 |
| PARAGUAY | 5.0 (million) |
150,000 |
3.0 |
750 |
7.7 |
| URUGUAY | 3.2 (million) |
96,000 |
3.0 |
480 |
2.3 |
| TOTAL/SAM | 159.5 (million) |
12.053 (mil) |
7.7 |
60,265 |
6.0 |
| CUBA | 11.2 (million) |
560,000 |
5.0 |
1,866 |
2.9 |
| DOM. REP. | 7.8 (million) |
780,000 |
10.0 |
3,900 |
8.7 |
| PUERTO RICO | 3.7 (million) |
1.0 (million) |
27.0 |
5,222 |
5.3 |
| TOTAL/CAR | 22.7 (million) |
2.340 (million) |
10.3 |
10,988 |
5.1 |
| TOTAL/SPN | 337 (million) |
33.013 (mil) |
9.8 |
153,855 |
6.9 |
| TOTL/BRAZIL | 160 (million) |
17.8 (million) |
11.0 |
89,000 |
5.1 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 497(million) |
50.813 (million) |
10.3% |
242,885 |
6.0% |
NOTES:
#1 1995 World Data Sheet (mid-1995 pop. est.), Population Reference Bureau (Washington, D.C., May 1995)
#2 All estimates were made by Clifton L. Holland, Director of PROLADES (Proyecto Latinoamericano de Estudios Sociorreligiosos) based on the most recent information available from published sources, unpublished reports or estimates made by the author based on older available data.
#3 Estimates for 1960 were taken from the table, "Catholics and Protestants in Latin America," in Christianity Today, Vol. 7, No. 21 (July 19, 1963), page 8; exceptions: USA, Canada and Mexico.
#4 This report was produced for members of the Latin American Church Growth Task Force (LACGTF).
#5 AAGR=Average Annual Growth Rate.
Produced by Clifton L.
Holland, Director of PROLADES
Apartado 1524-2050, San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
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