Protestant Statistics

Introduction

Key Points

• As of 2017, the world Protestant population stood at 560 million (Anglicans are included with Protestants in this analysis).
  
  
• Despite Europe being the birthplace of Protestantism, it is expected that by 2050, less than 10% of Protestants will live in Europe.
  
  
• Today, Africa is home to 41% of all Protestants. By 2050, it is expected that this will rise to around 53%.
  
  
• The largest Protestant Denomination (in a country) in 2015 was the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (in China) with an estimated 26 million adherents.
  
  
• Chinese house churches and large African Indigenous Churches are categorized as "Independent".