This chart shows how many churches and church members the division has had over the years.
Year | General Population | Churches | Members |
1929 | 164,934,500 | 441 | 22,402 |
1930 | 162,608,285 | 470 | 23,862 |
1931 | 165,461,954 | 515 | 25,465 |
1932 | 169,849,879 | 545 | 27,458 |
1933 | 168,674,927 | 579 | 28,546 |
1934 | 171,095,273 | 601 | 29,997 |
1935 | 171,095,273 | 619 | 30,674 |
1936 | 171,382,209 | 631 | 32,079 |
1937 | 174,191,430 | 644 | 33,572 |
1938 | 161,682,781 | 641 | 34,770 |
1939 | 160,651,868 | 660 | 35,961 |
1940 | 160,543,887 | 670 | 37,873 |
1941 | 160,543,887 | 691 | 39,472 |
1942 | 113,775,310 | 478 | 28,875 |
1943 | 113,775,310 | 654 | 84,845 |
1944 | 71,823,299 | 417 | 24,412 |
1945 | 71,823,299 | 583 | 28,927 |
1946 | 71,823,299 | 474 | 27,507 |
1947 | 50,000,000 | 356 | 18,241 |
1948 | 53,000,000 | 406 | 19,102 |
1949 | 64,545,115 | 372 | 20,455 |
1950 | 63,396,298 | 380 | 21,610 |
1951 | 149,696,860 | 551 | 37,407 |
1952 | 149,956,360 | 567 | 39,634 |
1953 | 150,814,733 | 601 | 43,815 |
1954 | 159,428,556 | 613 | 45,381 |
1955 | 162,248,341 | 602 | 46,365 |
1956 | 162,422,183 | 613 | 47,994 |
1957 | 167,062,800 | 628 | 49,455 |
1958 | 171,697,321 | 632 | 51,663 |
1959 | 175,198,610 | 656 | 53,226 |
1960 | 179,011,593 | 666 | 55,849 |
1961 | 191,229,505 | 668 | 59,546 |
1962 | 199,279,714 | 672 | 62,570 |
1963 | 202,497,558 | 718 | 66,382 |
1964 | 200,522,053 | 744 | 71,268 |
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1966 | |||
1967 | 218,350,012 | 800 | 80,657 |
1968 | 219,601,247 | 811 | 84,274 |
1969 | 220,364,921 | 796 | 88,713 |
1970 | 224,925,052 | 831 | 92,650 |
1971 | 209,133,713 | 856 | 83,568 |
1972 | 214,095,615 | 835 | 86,665 |
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1974 | |||
1975 | 215,884,729 | 860 | 98,848 |
1976 | 216,610,349 | 926 | 104,408 |
1977 | 218,536,461 | 939 | 107,557 |
1978 | 217,990,235 | 944 | 112,167 |
1979 | 217,146,089 | 988 | 115,322 |
1980 | 217,362,656 | 1,136 | 121,608 |
1981 | 126,128,832 | 575 | 41,478 |
1982 | 126,263,972 | 580 | 41,873 |
1983 | 126,049,402 | 579 | 42,098 |
1984 | 125,789,705 | 590 | 42,711 |
1985 | 125,791,845 | 601 | 43,352 |
1986 | 255,606,309 | 1,064 | 64,055 |
1987 | 251,051,560 | 1,047 | 63,604 |
1988 | 257,926,577 | 1,058 | 64,170 |
1989 | 258,814,703 | 1,059 | 64,815 |
1990 | 259,663,085 | 1,069 | 65,597 |
1991 | 319,821,025 | 1,071 | 67,346 |
1992 | 324,518,504 | 1,076 | 68,044 |
1993 | 325,395,864 | 1,065 | 69,458 |
1994 | 338,021,053 | 1,129 | 75,406 |
1995 | 345,477,100 | 1,150 | 78,151 |
1996 | 504,602,132 | 1,257 | 90,353 |
1997 | 513,552,418 | 1,257 | 91,983 |
1998 | 519,504,000 | 1,257 | 92,477 |
1999 | 525,100,000 | 1,257 | 92,293 |
2000 | 539,088,000 | 1,263 | 87,200 |
2001 | 548,876,000 | 1,251 | 88,921 |
2002 | 553,464,000 | 1,263 | 91,377 |
2003 | 555,043,000 | 1,274 | 92,991 |
2004 | 569,114,000 | 1,288 | 92,247 |
2005 | 586,807,000 | 1,306 | 97,151 |
2006 | 595,969,000 | 1,348 | 99,998 |
2007 | 604,895,000 | 1,360 | 102,592 |
2008 | 608,701,000 | 1,371 | 104,626 |
2009 | 616,675,000 | 1,384 | 108,166 |
2010 | 638,155,000 | 1,390 | 111,005 |
2011 | 650,433,000 | 1,385 | 113,938 |
2012 | 202,879,000 | 1,165 | 81,934 |
2013 | 202,316,000 | 1,165 | 82,769 |
2014 | 203,028,000 | 1,166 | 84,093 |
2015 | 203,778,000 | 1,167 | 84,460 |
2016 | 204,802,000 | 1,165 | 85,289 |
2017 | 204,534,000 | 1,192 | 86,792 |
2018 | 87,725 |