How many Christians are there in the world today?
Meriel There are over two billion people the profess to be Christians Figures may not add to totals due to rounding) ————————————————- Natural Time unit Births Deaths increase ————————————————- Year 130,860,569 56,579,396 74,281,173 Month 10,905,047 4,714,950 6,190,098 Day 358,522 155,012 203,510 Hour 14,938 6,459 8,480 Minute 249 108 141 Second 4.1 1.8 2.4 ————————————————- U.S. 297,877,225 World 6,490,420,721 Religions: Christians 32.84% (of which Roman Catholics 17.34%, Protestants 5.78%, Orthodox 3.44%, Anglicans 1.27%), Muslims 19.9%, Hindus 13.29%, Buddhists 5.92%, Sikhs 0.39%, Jews 0.23%, other religions 12.63%, non-religious 12.44%, atheists 2.36% (2003 est.
Impossible to say. These people who take “Polls”, etc., are just blowing smoke. If you ask people, many will say they are Christians, but are misinformed as to what being a Christian really means (read the Bible), or lying. You can’t tell by who is going to “church”. Many people go to church who don’t really believe but will quicily recant at the first sign of persecution. Some who are Christian’s can’t or won’t go to church. Many are hiding in places where they are persecuted or killed for their faith. In the last analysis only God knows the answer to that question. I hope you will someday get the opportunity to ask Him. But only true, born-again Christians are going to be able to see God and ask Him. Why don’t you, instead, concentrate on getting saved and being the best possible (Biblical), sin-free Christian you can be. “What good does it do a man to own the whole world, but lose his own soul?
