The Christianity worldwide in numbers
According to the World Christian Encyclopedia, there were approximately 1,9 billions Christians in the world in 2005, among which 730 millions Evangelicals (among which 523 millions Pentecostals).
China remains the most important country regarding the number of conversions (10 000/day) and has already become the third Christian country in the world after the USA and Brazil.
In the USA
More than 90% of the people believe in God, among which 80% declare they are Christians.
48% of north American population belong to Protestantism, all denominations included; 25% are Catholic.
Within Protestantism, Evangelicals represent 30 to 40% of the believers, according to the polls.
77% of the people consider the spirituality of the nation as an essential factor for its well-being, 72 % consider their life is meaningful because they have the faith, and 60 % assume their faith applies to all aspects of their everyday life.
40% of the people go regularly at church.
In Europe
In 2000, Evangelical Christians represented 8,2% of the European population, almost twice as much as in 1970.
In France, Evangelicals are more or less 400 000, four times as much as after Second World War.
In Europe, about 20% of the people consider God plays an important role in his/her life.
To the question: "Do you believe in God?" ; 44% of British answer "yes", 34% answer "no", 15 of asked people say they go to church. In countries with strong Catholic tradition as Ireland or Italy, about 20% of people go regularly to church. In Dublin, only one priest has been ordered in 2004!
In China
According to official statistics, there are about 25 millions of Protestants in China today. This number means the official Protestant Churches have seen their adepts duplicated in 10 years. China counts about 100 millions Protestants.
In Africa
125 millions of Africans are now considered Pentecostals, they were 17 millions in 1970.
This article has been translated from French into English: for an extended bibliography please refer to the French edition (LINK)