Protestant Statistics
1517-2017
Introduction
» Data is taken from the The Center for the Study of Global Christianity. » View the Data Summary (PDF).
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".
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