Source: The Center for the Study of Global Christianity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Do you need to know…
- How many Christians are there in the world?
- What percentage of the world population are they?
- How many live in cities?
- How many live in Africa? Asia? Latin America?
- How many denominations are there? How many churches?
- How many mission agencies are there? How many missionaries?
- How much money is given to global foreign missions?
- How many people are unevangelized?
- How many people belong to other world religions or are unreligous?
- How many non-Christians know a Christian?
Every year the staff of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity publish an annual statistical table which is their most-cited resource. It’s just a one-page summary. Check it out.
For a more detailed picture with explanations, commentary, and ministry suggestions, you’ll have to pick up the related article World Christianity and Religions 2022: A Complicated Relationship in the International Bulletin of Mission Research (purchase or subscription required).