2002 Service Year Report

Service Year Report for Jehovah's Witnesses

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Jehovah's Witnesses publicly reveal their number of publishers, pioneers, annual memorial attendees, and number of baptisms. However, they keep secret the number of members those who leave or are expelled from the religious group, despite keeping records of these ones too.
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2002 Service Year Report

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YearCountry or TerritoryPopulationPeak PublishersRatio, 1 Publisher toAverage Publishers% IncreaseBaptismsAverage Pioneer PublishersCongregationsMemorial Attendance
2002Alaska660,0002,3802772,208459249264,663
2002Albania3,262,0002,7081,2052,570123368006312,795
2002American Samoa59,20020329217182162657
2002Andorra66,094138479130-32142244
2002Angola12,300,00048,33325446,47354,3475,563720186,799
2002Anguilla10,0003429432-3041130
2002Antigua65,952372177350-334361,086
2002Argentina36,223,947126,709286123,33625,80116,0711,735277,307
2002Armenia3,344,3367,6444387,215104971,4425219,508
2002Aruba92,6386851356565225092,223
2002Australia19,603,50260,90232259,93421,3984,830770111,184
2002Austria8,065,16620,38039620,12204141,60030133,687
2002Azerbaijan8,141,40034623,530318230592878
2002Azores241,76254344552601562151,220
2002Bahamas304,9131,4622091,398132184243,565
2002Bangladesh129,250,0001011,279,7039263142241
2002Barbados260,4902,3901092,336176218285,592
2002Belarus9,959,9413,3812,9463,1218448524357,863
2002Belau19,565982009373281408
2002Belgium10,244,72524,96141024,125-15011,66637545,179
2002Belize270,0001,4111911,2891364148284,876
2002Benin5,532,0006,9018026,67354801,04114728,351
2002Bermuda63,9734881314326157551,062
2002Bolivia8,330,80017,72447016,42739432,86721061,866
2002Bonaire13,4115424851-4341216
2002Bosnia and Herzegovina4,354,9111,0804,0321,063046256132,137
2002Botswana1,680,8631,2851,3081,1786103118353,534
2002Brazil175,172,635591,154296551,459532,91855,9978,8001,467,844
2002Britain58,884,235125,398470120,80112,50410,2681,475213,558
2002Bulgaria8,240,0001,2896,3931,2176115192173,423
2002Burkina Faso10,352,0001,0369,992996343145243,243
2002Burundi7,032,1784,5421,5484,137155377367714,619
2002Cambodia11,400,00012591,2001154016513598
2002Cameroon16,242,40028,74756527,85311,2292,41468286,002
2002Canada31,230,836110,814282108,21712,14410,9091,340183,676
2002Cape Verde408,7601,5512641,504379258296,411
2002Cayman Islands32,00016419514848142422
2002Central African Republic3,600,0002,3921,5052,34921693965313,743
2002Chad7,500,00064611,610596549111174,659
2002Chile15,050,34167,90922260,70142,8239,106737156,704
2002Chuuk63,221669586375283748
2002Colombia43,789,839123,770354111,11566,64414,6831,688420,009
2002Comoros630,0001252,50010-1702046
2002Congo, Dem. Republic of53,000,000121,188437114,02678,92613,4852,929644,674
2002Congo, Republic of3,100,0004,3727094,00863275758920,930
2002Cook Islands14,6001718514772182381
2002Costa Rica4,019,72320,02820118,96317101,55225349,578
2002Côte d’Ivoire17,497,7066,7012,6116,497554198316425,491
2002Croatia4,381,3525,4997975,4251104690699,903
2002Cuba11,217,10086,94612986,48203,14011,4191,308186,213
2002Curaçao130,6271,364961,344-135127203,547
2002Cyprus689,4711,8473731,831166221243,420
2002Czech Republic10,195,99515,90164115,58403261,05723029,703
2002Denmark5,374,25514,72136514,41402031,10320922,613
2002Dominica71,794353203336094781,083
2002Dominican Republic8,800,00024,68835623,85731,1814,19236583,201
2002East Timor800,0003125,8062191381103
2002Ecuador12,090,80446,66025943,94752,9937,110605181,524
2002El Salvador6,517,80029,26922328,04021,3872,45450978,696
2002Equatorial Guinea1,014,9998711,165747440164164,114
2002Estonia1,366,7233,9783443,8693211503488,146
2002Ethiopia68,212,0006,68510,2046,47154241,17511418,595
2002Falkland Islands2,91355835000113
2002Faroe Islands45,4118851683120264144
2002Fiji806,2172,0084021,922079237327,506
2002Finland5,194,90119,66026419,37803211,77930327,572
2002France59,670,000115,414517110,98712,0607,7601,511200,602
2002French Guiana172,5001,5281131,490172187266,013
2002Gabon1,300,0002,2785712,1602119291468,549
2002Gambia1,379,1701519,13414005363429
2002Georgia4,452,00015,13729414,52126682,16214031,986
2002Germany82,440,307164,806500161,85003,47910,8702,159273,692
2002Ghana19,363,23970,17427668,18143,8066,3141,118237,309
2002Gibraltar28,23111025791-3162143
2002Greece10,539,77128,11537527,93716923,26238846,211
2002Greenland55,98313740912623217271
2002Grenada96,0006251546032186991,468
2002Guadeloupe420,0007,719547,397017150210717,819
2002Guam154,805629246619115151102,286
2002Guatemala10,580,00021,89048321,10841,2822,26131063,676
2002Guinea7,763,1098399,2536601661120202,852
2002Guinea-Bissau1,253,3819013,926798133031,187
2002Guyana777,6482,1743582,0910100233379,263
2002Haiti8,304,06212,27067711,65827981,36321853,257
2002Hawaii1,224,3987,8161577,57132371,1859818,284
2002Honduras6,872,44213,88849513,20957381,62920746,258
2002Hong Kong6,600,0004,6981,4054,5711231876478,421
2002Hungary10,174,85322,03446220,80727311,65425141,546
2002Iceland286,575302949292-32367536
2002India1,036,574,63524,16042,90522,14541,1571,61449954,630
2002Indonesia210,000,00016,93712,39916,00458701,33038138,060
2002Ireland5,615,1114,7821,1744,64731086431158,623
2002Israel9,592,0001,2887,4471,236109398162,773
2002Italy57,844,017231,226250228,14714,89031,4283,020405,927
2002Jamaica2,599,00011,23323110,58604431,05319533,636
2002Japan126,478,672218,731578217,97103,92571,5843,213343,852
2002Kazakhstan14,841,90013,4281,10512,67911,0281,72213130,740
2002Kenya31,000,00017,1381,80916,36171,4253,03241046,996
2002Kiribati78,3008493267-12281253
2002Korea, Republic of47,639,61889,00653588,29012,60335,4551,414135,970
2002Kosrae9,351234071927171106
2002Kyrgyzstan4,851,0003,5961,3493,435-359398358,913
2002Latvia2,335,3002,2561,0352,1734154413334,414
2002Lebanon3,627,7743,5981,0083,4901103241696,775
2002Lesotho2,233,2662,8917722,7137197334717,607
2002Liberia3,100,0003,5658703,52243658105824,468
2002Liechtenstein33,5255363347-203190
2002Lithuania3,500,0002,6971,2982,5947132394395,875
2002Luxembourg509,6581,7922841,763-132134323,375
2002Macao500,0001114,50510513222241
2002Macedonia2,000,0001,0581,8901,024129147162,887
2002Madagascar15,838,00012,9551,22311,85051,0032,08528158,714
2002Madeira245,0121,1192191,09333580171,922
2002Malawi10,599,16654,33119551,05074,1186,350849162,212
2002Malaysia23,880,0002,32510,2712,2706174401516,119
2002Mali12,047,33820159,93718278537707
2002Malta386,35056468554407497923
2002Marshall Islands65,875213309207-3165841,187
2002Martinique380,4604,023953,9301101356498,957
2002Mauritius1,163,9001,4368111,408365114253,290
2002Mayotte145,000602,417512361122
2002Mexico101,114,289557,126181551,071322,57266,39810,9971,704,459
2002Moldova4,247,70018,42523117,84631,0281,87520442,653
2002Mongolia2,442,5446239,396527311181346
2002Montserrat3,00093337000145
2002Mozambique18,082,52337,56348135,76443,3455,986898158,895
2002Myanmar52,200,0003,03917,1772,99041393491067,251
2002Namibia1,826,8541,2101,5101,073778113203,361
2002Nauru10,60081,3256000181
2002Nepal23,900,00056142,60251916617961,666
2002Netherlands16,161,17531,07052029,44216091,79441952,550
2002Nevis10,0805618051-6041152
2002New Caledonia220,0001,6601331,533243128224,648
2002New Zealand3,849,00013,34328812,59913401,15416825,566
2002Nicaragua5,200,00016,67631215,38259361,98229566,751
2002Niger7,490,00022433,438203-2744111,260
2002Nigeria126,635,626255,835495244,720413,52033,8534,537592,039
2002Niue1,748276524004138
2002Norfolk Island2,0851613015001120
2002Norway4,538,4009,9654559,504218758417116,607
2002Pakistan142,500,000663214,93258034592133,027
2002Panama3,060,09010,5012919,91944751,39220435,601
2002Papua New Guinea5,528,3123,4721,5923,09901363305215,843
2002Paraguay5.773,6748,0377187,13844551,04110117,491
2002Peru26,749,00083,86231975,80865,65819,459896281,153
2002Philippines78,000,000142,124549138,41626,89227,1903,465430,010
2002Pohnpei42,532795387371151374
2002Poland38,644,000126,538305124,29413,8027,4691,774232,766
2002Portugal9,869,05048,40120447,29921,1343,70064994,479
2002Puerto Rico3,937,31625,52215424,94016292,68733261,199
2002Réunion706,0002,6172702,564167237355,481
2002Rodrigues36,000331,09130-615168
2002Romania21,698,18139,12255538,41701,2263,45556685,695
2002Rota2,78693107-2212138
2002Russia143,954,400131,1301,098120,49869,71819,0121,206275,259
2002Rwanda8,585,00010,6798049,472171,4852,19421042,520
2002Saba1,60035333001019
2002St. Eustatius2,9001322312-810126
2002St. Helena5,15712641122-6053272
2002St. Kitts31,800168189160128213510
2002St. Lucia138,150696198670-14193101,676
2002St. Maarten40,000273147263224503295
2002St. Pierre and Miquelon6,6001836718002125
2002Saint Vincent 111,380298374280-110447877
2002Saipan62,392173361161-35242538
2002Samoa176,848357495343-6175881,210
2002San Marino25,06118713418222182303
2002São Tomé and Príncipe170,3723884393538389071,830
2002Senegal10,028,66497910,244910335175222,420
2002Seychelles81,202224363210-214204598
2002Sierra Leone5,589,4171,0725,2141,018761164244,375
2002Slovakia5,389,51512,42243412,093028547916523,458
2002Slovenia1,994,7931,8461,0811,823-150213293,150
2002Solomon Islands409,0421,7302361,699393291406,247
2002South Africa45,454,21172,70762569,67434,1238,6151,438173,108
2002Spain40,847,371103,88339396,87711,62810,7241,334167,277
2002Sri Lanka19,238,5753,6085,3323,4096243380779,687
2002Suriname438,0762,0372151,984172259396,627
2002Swaziland929,7182,2114202,0372108259706,306
2002Sweden8,929,21922,96538922,28403642,02732936,539
2002Switzerland7,261,20017,82340717,008035098628929,766
2002Tahiti219,5211,7531251,710148152265,438
2002Taiwan22,125,0004,6004,8104,48152741,1736811,250
2002Tajikistan6,187,80033218,63830012505931,169
2002Tanzania34,500,00011,3383,04310,332139441,95432541,230
2002Thailand62,873,7672,03330,9271,9935120338594,906
2002Tinian2,4771417714004143
2002Togo4,829,70012,24939411,98247901,49421547,545
2002Tonga100,283168597152174234564
2002Trinidad & Tobago1,293,2008,1511598,01112691,2129721,590
2002Turkey67,803,9271,65540,9691,626165223252,997
2002Turks and Caicos18,73814113312164113415
2002Tuvalu9,4035218146-18243200
2002Uganda22,500,0003,0807,3052,844102764707210,875
2002Ukraine48,146,000125,030385119,32347,74015,6741,279272,621
2002United States282,937,5971,012,201280972,754329,816121,51411,7522,217,148
2002Uruguay3,030,00010,59128610,547241382214724,028
2002Vanuatu211,0003176662882173981,650
2002Venezuela25,093,00092,56827187,92044,48414,1561,284302,314
2002Virgin Islands, British17,0001958718386263612
2002Virgin Islands, U.S.109,343637172619-12310291,830
2002Wallis & Futuna Islands15,000682216113351253
2002Yap11,2413037527233111151
2002Zambia10,901,431118,91992110,443210,94112,4672,111504,798
2002Zimbabwe11,991,83932,90036429,34872,1983,60897870,016
200228 Other Lands10,6729,8175.43371,57816726,415
2002Grand Total6,304,6456,048,6002.8265,469798,93894,60015,597,746