World Christian Database

People Group Detail

The people group data below is outlined by category. In many cases, additional information on country demographics can be extrapolated onto people groups with reasonable accuracy.

Demographic(16) Data Field Label Additional Field Description
Peoples Autoglossonym People's own name for language
Country Country of a given people group
Culture Culture of a given people group
Language ID Dr. David Dalby's Linguasphere Register of the World's Languages code
Pop 2000 Persons in each people group in 2000
Pop 2005 Persons in each people group, in 2005
Pop 2025 Persons in each people group, in 2025
Adult% Adults in a given culture as % total population.
Birth% Annual birth rate, % per annum in a given culture.
Culture ID classification of race and ethnic family
Culture Name Ethnocultural family or local race
Death% Annual death rate, % per annum for a given culture
Migration% Annual immigration rate, % per annum for a given culture.
Natural Increase% Annual natural increase, % per annum for a given culture (= Birth rate% minus death rate%).
Pop 1900 population of a given ethnocultural family, 1900
Pop 2000 population of a given ethnocultural family, 2000
Population Pop 2000 Population in a given city, mid-AD 2000
Pop 2025 Population in a given city, mid-AD 2025
AC 2000 Affiliated church members in a given province, 2000
AC% 2000 Affiliated church members in a given province, %, 2000
E 2000 E (population evangelized) in a given province, 2000
E% 2000 E (% population evangelized) in a given province, 2000
Province Pop 2000 Province population in each MCD in 2000
Province Pop% Province population in each MCD as % country
     
Chrisitianity (21) Data Field Label Field Description
% of Affiliated 1970 Percentage in a given denomination of total affiliated in country, mid-1970
% of Affiliated 2000 Percentage in a given denomination of total affiliated in country, mid-2000
% of country 1970 Percentage in a given denomination of total affiliated in country, mid-1970
% of country 2000 Percentage in a given denomination of total affiliated in country, mid-2000
AC 1900 Affiliated church members in a given people group, 1900
AC 1970 No of a given denomination's affiliated church members in the country mid-1970
AC 2000 Affiliated church members in a given people group, 2000
AC% Affiliated church members in a given people group, %, 2000
Average Size Cong Average size of the denomination's congregation in the country, 2000
Christian megabloc Denomination's ecclesiastical megabloc in the country
Christian tradition Denomination's Ecclesiastical tradition in the country
Congs 2000 Worship centers (churches, congregations) for a given denomination in the country 2000
Ecclesiastical Type Denomination's ecclesiatical megabloc code letter and it's Christian tradition code.
Growth% pa 1970 2000 Church growth rate of a given denomination, % per year, over 30-year period 1970-2000 in the country
Megabloc code Denomination's ecclesiastical megabloc in the country
Christian % Percent of a given people group that were Christian, 2000
Denom Note Names or initials of denominations working among a given people
Denominations Denominations present (with major work among a given people, 0-5)
Denominations Code Denominations present (with major work among a given people, 0-5)
Discipleship Discipleship/discipling (0-10) for a given people group.
Discipleship code Discipleship/discipling (0-10) for a given people group.
Year Begun Year denomination began work in country
     
Evangelism (28) Data Field Label Field Description
  E 2000 E (population evangelized) for a given people group in a given country, 2000
E% 2000 E (% population evangelized) in a given people group, 2000
Evangelism Responsiveness Responsiveness to evangelism for a given people group
Offers pc pa offers (disciple-opportunities) per capita per year
Target Code Targeting variable (T, 1-10) for a given people group
Unevangelized 2000 Unevangelized population for a given people group, 2000
Unevangelized% 2000 % of a given people group's population unevangelized, 2000
Worlds A B C World A Population of World A individuals for a given people group, 2000
World ABC A=Less than 50% evangelized, B=50% or more evangelized, C=60% or more Christian for a given people group
World B Populatio of World B individuals for a given people group, 2000
World C Population for a given World C individuals for a given people group, 2000
World Evangelization Code 3-fold trichotomy: A, B, C for a given people group in a given country
Ministries Agencies Mission agencies present (0-5) in a given people group
Agencies code Code of mission agencies present (0-5) in a given people group
Agency Note Names or initials of mission agencies working among a given people group
Alien Chr Code Code of alien Christians (of another culture resident among a given people group, 0-10)
Alien Christians Alien Christians (of another culture resident among a given people group, 0-10)
Cross Cultural Cross-cultural mission (0-16)
Mass Evangelism Mass evangelistic campaigns (0-5) for a given people group
Mass Evangelism code Numeric code for mass evangelistic campaigns (0-5) for a given people group
Work Among Work among (agencies at work: 0-10) for a given people group.
Work Among code Numeric code for work among (agencies at work: 0-10) for a given people group.
Chr Growth% 1900 2000 Exponential church growth, % per year, for period 1900-2000
Film & Broadcast Broadcast Note Names or initials of radio broadcasters beaming programs to a given people group
Christian Broadcasting Countries broadcasting Christian programs in a given language (0-8) to a given people group.
Christian Broadcasting Code Countries broadcasting Christian programs in a given language (0-8) to a given people group.
Jesus Film 'Jesus' Film availability for a given people group in a given country.
Jesus Film code Numeric code for 'Jesus' Film availability for a given people group in a given country.
TV Note Names or initials of TV broadcasters beaming programs to a given people
     
Scriptures (14) Data Field Label Field Description
  Scriptures Gospel, New Testament and Bible availability in a given People's mother-tongue or near mother-tongue.
Audio Availability of audio scriptures for a given people group.
Audio character code Character code for availability of audio scriptures for a given people group.
Biblioglossonym official name of language for any Scripture translation done or under way
Braille Availability of Braille Scriptures for the blind for a given people group in a given country
Braille code Code for Braille Scriptures for the blind for a given people group in a given country
Ethnologue ID Three letter code for language from Ethnologue for a given people group.
New Reader New Reader Scriptures available for a given people group in a given country
New Reader code Code for New Reader Scriptures availability for a given people group in a given country
Scripture text code Code for Scripture text availabillity for a given people group in a given country
Second Scriptures Second-language scriptures (usable by over 50% of a given people's population)
Second Scriptures text code Text code for second-language scriptures (usable by over 50% of a given people's population)
Signed Hearing-impaired (signed) Scriptures for the deaf for a given people group
Signed text code Text code for availability of hearing-impaired (signed) Scriptures for the deaf for a given people group
     
Religions (62) Data Field Label Field Description
Data Field Label Field Description
Pop 1900 Adherents of a given religion in the year 1900
Pop 1970 Adherents of a given religion in mid-1970
Pop 1990 Adherents of a given religion in mid-1990
Pop 2000 Adherents of a given religion in mid-2000
Pop 2025 Adherents of a given religion in mid-2025
Pop 2050 Adherents of a given religion in mid-2050
1900% Adherents of a given religion in 1900 as % total population
1970% Adherents of a given religion in mid-1970 as % total population
1990% Adherents of a given religion in mid-1990 as % total population
2000% Adherents of a given religion in mid-2000 as % total population
2025% Adherents of a given religion in mid-2025 as % total population
2050% Adherents of a given religion in mid-2050 as % total population
Conversion Increase pa Annual conversion (or supranatural) increase (+ or -) to adherents of a given religion , 1990-2000
Major Religion Code for major world religion
Megabloc Code for second-level of world religions
Natural Increase pa Annual natural population increase among adherents, 1990-2000 (biological increase (births minus deaths) plus net immigration)
Total Increase pa Total annual increase (+ or -) of adherents of a given religion , 1990-2000
Total Increase% pa Rate of change of adherents of a given religion , 1990-2000, as % per year
Atheist Pop Athiest Population among a given people group
Atheist% Percent of a given people group that is Atheist
Bahai Pop Baha'i population for a given people group in a given country
Bahai% % of a given people group in a given country that is Bahai
Buddhist Pop Buddhist population for a given people group in a given country
Buddhist% % of a given people group in a given country that is Buddhist
Chinese Universist Pop Chinese Universist population for a given people group in a given country
Chinese Universist% % of a given people group in a given country that is Chinese Universist
Christian Pop Christian population for a given people group in a given country
Christian% % of a given people group in a given country that is Christian
Confucianist Pop Confucianist population for a given people group in a given country
Confucianist% % of a given people group in a given country that is Confucianist
doubly professing Pop No. in a given people group for a given country doubly professing
doubly professing% % of a given people group for a given country that is doubly professing
Ethnoreligionist Pop Ethnoreligionist population for a given people group in a given country
Ethnoreligionist% % of a given people group in a given country that is Ethnoregilionist
Hindu Pop Hindu population for a given people group in a given country
Hindu% % of a given people group in a given country that is Hindu
Jain Pop Jain population for a given people group in a given country
Jain% % of a given people group in a given country that is Jain
Jew Pop Jewish population for a given people group in a given country
Jew% % of a given people group in a given country that is Jewish
Muslim Pop Muslim population for a given people group in a given country
Muslim% % of a given people group in a given country that is Muslim
Neoreligionist Pop Neoreligionist population for a given people group in a given country
Neoreligionist% % of a given people group in a given country that is Newreligionist
Nonreligious Pop Nonreligious population for a given people group in a given country
Nonreligious% % of a given people group in a given country that is nonreligious
other Relig Pop Other religion" population for a given people group in a given country"
Other Relig% % of a given people group in a given country that is other religion""
Shintoist Pop Shintoist population for a given people group in a given country
Shintoist% % of a given people group in a given country that is Shintoist
Sikh Pop Sikh population for a given people group in a given country
Sikh% % of a given people group in a given country that is Sikh
Spiritist Pop Spiritist population for a given people group in a given country
Spiritist% % of a given people group in a given country that is Spiritist
Taoist Pop Taoist population for a given people group in a given country
Taoist% % of a given people group in a given country that is Taoist
Zoroastrian Pop Zoroastrian population for a given people group in a given country
Zoroastrian% % of a given people group in a given country that is Zoroastrian % of a given people group in a given country that is Zoroastrian
Majority Religion Largest religion in a given people group.
Majority Religion Code Code for largest religion in a given people group.
Majority Religion% Percentage of a given people in majority religion.
Religion Note Percentage breakdown by religion code of unaffiliated Christians and non-Christian religionists. Sub-religion codes are spelt out in the Religions% List" category."