2003 Service Year Report

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2003 Service Year Report

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Year	Country or Territory	Population	Peak Publishers	Ratio, 1 Publisher to	Average Publishers	% Increase	Baptisms	Average Pioneer Publishers	Congregations	Memorial Attendance
2003	Alaska	660,000	2,316	285	2,238	1	48	237	25	4,818
2003	Albania	3,070,000	3,092	993	2,906	13	398	902	72	14,762
2003	American Samoa	68,688	211	326	182	6	7	21	2	746
2003	Andorra	67,159	157	428	139	7	0	16	2	293
2003	Angola	13,000,000	51,382	253	49,475	6	3,173	5,769	735	208,038
2003	Anguilla	11,430	35	327	33	3	2	5	1	204
2003	Antigua	65,952	377	175	360	3	7	40	5	1,133
2003	Argentina	36,206,130	127,895	283	125,897	2	6,252	17,019	1,735	290,256
2003	Armenia	3,344,336	8,238	406	7,870	9	1,032	1,572	59	19,935
2003	Aruba	94,402	722	131	692	5	41	61	10	2,247
2003	Australia	19,786,570	61,682	321	60,510	1	1,484	4,858	772	115,060
2003	Austria	8,065,166	20,331	397	20,148	0	377	1,571	302	33,893
2003	Azerbaijan	8,141,400	385	21,146	355	12	74	76	2	891
2003	Azores	242,198	582	416	564	7	28	73	15	1,446
2003	Bahamas	304,913	1,545	197	1,400	0	35	183	24	3,830
2003	Bangladesh	138,448,210	101	1,370,774	95	3	4	16	2	307
2003	Barbados	260,490	2,378	110	2,346	0	51	224	28	6,219
2003	Belarus	9,898,600	3,613	2,740	3,449	11	283	663	38	8,401
2003	Belau	19,565	106	185	93	0	6	34	1	345
2003	Belgium	10,285,844	25,048	411	24,022	0	504	1,622	374	45,872
2003	Belize	270,000	1,522	177	1,400	9	110	193	27	6,544
2003	Benin	5,532,000	7,476	740	7,038	5	434	1,157	189	29,581
2003	Bermuda	64,482	487	132	442	2	11	76	5	1,171
2003	Bolivia	8,586,443	17,751	484	16,693	2	1,116	2,687	206	62,649
2003	Bonaire	13,170	57	231	52	2	0	3	1	187
2003	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,675,460	1,097	3,350	1,069	1	81	254	14	2,298
2003	Botswana	1,680,863	1,343	1,252	1,253	6	82	151	35	3,605
2003	Brazil	177,800,224	607,362	293	576,069	4	32,140	62,017	9,068	1,563,790
2003	Britain	57,333,162	125,797	456	120,478	0	2,511	10,300	1,481	217,961
2003	Bulgaria	8,240,000	1,383	5,958	1,316	8	69	233	18	3,693
2003	Burkina Faso	12,202,704	1,109	11,003	1,037	4	56	146	25	3,691
2003	Burundi	7,211,356	4,965	1,452	4,698	14	603	843	87	16,714
2003	Cambodia	13,124,764	160	82,030	145	26	10	65	3	524
2003	Cameroon	16,646,917	28,931	575	28,435	2	1,135	2,614	698	90,698
2003	Canada	31,530,092	111,781	282	108,409	0	2,255	11,149	1,332	187,418
2003	Cape Verde	414,769	1,618	256	1,571	4	105	283	30	6,545
2003	Cayman Islands	42,599	211	202	163	10	7	19	3	595
2003	Central African Republic	3,700,000	2,392	1,547	2,338	0	144	376	53	13,477
2003	Chad	7,725,000	632	12,223	606	2	27	108	18	3,976
2003	Chile	15,116,435	70,108	216	62,869	4	2,929	9,325	745	167,422
2003	Chuuk	64,799	62	1,045	58	-8	2	28	3	678
2003	Colombia	44,825,788	122,932	365	117,774	6	6,757	15,315	1,771	389,059
2003	Comoros	630,000	12	52,500	10	0	0	2	0	55
2003	Congo, Dem. Republic of	54,700,000	122,857	445	117,230	3	8,449	13,314	2,943	722,387
2003	Congo, Republic of	3,200,000	4,536	705	4,130	3	315	533	80	21,987
2003	Cook Islands	17,000	186	91	159	8	20	21	2	523
2003	Costa Rica	4,075,863	20,925	195	19,542	3	669	1,523	258	50,561
2003	Côte d’Ivoire	18,075,130	6,931	2,608	6,263	-4	412	969	146	24,249
2003	Croatia	4,437,460	5,442	815	5,394	-1	166	669	71	10,100
2003	Cuba	11,217,100	88,351	127	87,185	1	3,394	11,040	1,300	187,768
2003	Curaçao	131,208	1,414	93	1,382	3	57	133	20	4,105
2003	Cyprus	715,100	1,885	379	1,866	2	54	225	24	3,713
2003	Czech Republic	10,213,818	15,833	645	15,657	0	312	1,111	231	29,565
2003	Denmark	5,383,507	14,648	368	14,438	0	288	1,053	205	22,646
2003	Dominica	71,794	335	214	314	-7	8	44	8	1,057
2003	Dominican Republic	8,800,000	25,309	348	24,535	3	1,223	4,475	363	84,443
2003	East Timor	800,000	43	18,605	38	38	2	17	1	189
2003	Ecuador	12,156,608	48,027	253	45,997	5	2,761	7,414	624	191,081
2003	El Salvador	6,638,168	30,011	221	28,539	2	1,233	2,528	515	81,755
2003	Equatorial Guinea	1,085,000	933	1,163	789	6	78	176	16	4,257
2003	Estonia	1,366,723	4,063	336	3,967	3	184	525	49	8,327
2003	Ethiopia	68,500,000	7,077	9,679	6,867	6	540	1,296	155	19,970
2003	Falkland Islands	2,913	5	583	5	0	0	0	1	8
2003	Faroe Islands	46,996	94	500	90	8	2	28	4	176
2003	Fiji	806,217	2,018	400	1,909	-1	66	238	39	8,166
2003	Finland	5,206,295	19,339	269	19,187	-1	326	1,756	302	27,972
2003	France	60,144,000	118,076	509	112,308	1	2,273	8,500	1,493	207,305
2003	French Guiana	172,500	1,615	107	1,549	4	75	213	26	6,518
2003	Gabon	1,318,000	2,333	565	2,254	4	83	303	47	9,348
2003	Gambia	1,420,545	156	9,106	148	6	10	32	3	464
2003	Georgia	4,601,000	15,352	300	14,742	1	352	2,154	143	30,623
2003	Germany	82,536,680	165,935	497	162,943	1	3,507	11,374	2,175	281,149
2003	Ghana	19,847,319	73,796	269	70,196	3	4,010	6,352	1,146	244,983
2003	Gibraltar	28,600	98	292	89	-2	2	7	2	171
2003	Greece	10,539,771	28,171	574	28,036	0	613	3,364	381	45,929
2003	Greenland	56,676	141	402	137	9	0	25	7	295
2003	Grenada	96,000	612	157	600	0	22	72	9	1,689
2003	Guadeloupe	420,000	7,676	55	7,477	1	182	540	111	18,729
2003	Guam	154,805	626	247	615	-1	39	149	10	2,041
2003	Guatemala	11,237,196	23,026	488	21,696	3	1,061	2,332	326	66,173
2003	Guinea	9,030,220	792	11,402	685	4	42	124	20	3,696
2003	Guinea-Bissau	1,280,955	96	13,343	83	5	9	26	3	673
2003	Guyana	777,648	2,228	349	2,085	0	103	229	37	9,905
2003	Haiti	8,304,062	12,941	642	12,012	3	809	1,477	219	48,393
2003	Hawaii	1,244,898	7,926	157	7,691	2	135	1,205	99	19,173
2003	Honduras	7,112,977	14,474	491	13,824	5	683	1,727	211	49,214
2003	Hong Kong	6,600,000	4,586	1,439	4,506	-1	219	864	47	7,307
2003	Hungary	10,119,000	22,691	446	20,863	0	687	1,619	251	42,205
2003	Iceland	288,471	296	975	281	-4	5	31	6	544
2003	India	1,049,700,118	24,362	43,088	22,838	3	1,306	1,552	480	56,856
2003	Indonesia	214,753,806	17,439	12,315	16,754	5	886	1,578	393	42,006
2003	Ireland	5,613,844	4,815	1,166	4,666	0	128	612	115	9,068
2003	Israel	10,318,000	1,274	8,099	1,238	0	49	94	16	2,577
2003	Italy	58,045,443	232,981	249	229,920	1	5,071	31,795	3,029	428,982
2003	Jamaica	2,599,000	11,055	235	10,627	0	431	1,049	198	33,085
2003	Japan	126,688,364	217,508	582	217,020	0	2,639	70,993	3,163	344,967
2003	Kazakhstan	16,763,795	13,457	1,246	13,075	3	880	1,865	136	30,961
2003	Kenya	31,600,000	17,891	1,766	17,115	5	1,255	3,125	442	49,043
2003	Kiribati	78,300	81	967	70	4	4	14	1	345
2003	Korea, Republic of	48,517,817	89,784	540	89,097	1	2,561	37,008	1,392	136,857
2003	Kosovo	2,350,000	100	23,500	91	0	14	30	3	521
2003	Kosrae	9,538	25	382	24	26	0	7	1	135
2003	Kyrgyzstan	4,892,808	3,585	1,365	3,415	-1	270	467	35	8,544
2003	Latvia	2,324,000	2,284	1,018	2,233	3	130	431	35	4,559
2003	Lebanon	3,667,780	3,569	1,028	3,493	0	81	237	71	6,941
2003	Lesotho	2,277,931	3,056	745	2,918	8	208	379	60	8,258
2003	Liberia	3,300,000	3,879	851	3,572	1	338	756	70	19,986
2003	Liechtenstein	33,525	53	633	48	2	0	2	1	80
2003	Lithuania	3,462,600	2,759	1,255	2,694	4	133	433	36	5,843
2003	Luxembourg	518,419	1,783	291	1,747	-1	37	124	32	3,453
2003	Macao	500,000	113	4,425	109	4	5	25	2	246
2003	Macedonia	2,000,000	1,057	1,892	1,033	1	42	138	16	3,022
2003	Madagascar	16,441,000	14,069	1,169	13,247	12	1,152	2,430	341	69,441
2003	Madeira	245,452	1,106	222	1,091	0	34	84	17	2,025
2003	Malawi	10,800,550	57,208	189	55,384	8	5,010	6,803	917	170,005
2003	Malaysia	24,214,000	2,405	10,068	2,354	4	185	419	54	6,047
2003	Mali	12,384,663	219	56,551	200	10	14	58	7	1,010
2003	Malta	386,350	563	686	549	1	14	52	7	948
2003	Marshall Islands	66,756	210	318	204	-1	15	63	5	1,108
2003	Martinique	380,460	4,100	93	4,020	2	101	396	51	9,552
2003	Mauritius	1,145,196	1,480	774	1,435	2	53	132	25	3,526
2003	Mayotte	145,000	54	2,685	51	0	2	4	1	115
2003	Mexico	104,213,503	572,530	182	555,653	1	20,988	67,881	10,968	1,738,387
2003	Moldova	4,228,900	18,473	229	17,836	0	815	1,743	207	41,450
2003	Mongolia	2,712,315	75	36,164	69	33	13	26	1	198
2003	Montserrat	3,000	11	273	7	0	0	1	1	38
2003	Mozambique	18,521,246	39,011	475	37,747	6	4,264	6,139	909	165,652
2003	Myanmar	53,220,000	2,993	17,781	2,935	-2	69	251	106	6,507
2003	Namibia	1,830,330	1,283	1,427	1,143	7	93	131	22	3,778
2003	Nauru	10,600	3	3,533	3	-50	0	0	1	81
2003	Nepal	26,469,569	605	43,751	579	12	71	106	10	2,153
2003	Netherlands	16,236,565	31,830	510	29,603	1	700	1,840	418	53,217
2003	Nevis	10,080	58	174	52	2	2	4	1	188
2003	New Caledonia	220,000	1,625	135	1,551	1	48	149	23	5,083
2003	New Zealand	4,023,049	13,624	295	12,822	2	380	1,152	168	27,161
2003	Nicaragua	5,300,000	17,516	303	16,163	5	912	2,179	317	67,919
2003	Niger	7,490,000	248	30,202	218	7	20	44	11	1,372
2003	Nigeria	126,635,626	260,796	486	251,031	3	11,992	34,102	4,606	585,163
2003	Niue	1,400	27	52	26	8	0	5	1	100
2003	Norfolk Island	2,000	15	133	13	-13	0	1	1	15
2003	Norway	4,565,000	10,057	454	9,661	2	195	643	175	16,747
2003	Pakistan	150,694,740	692	217,767	654	13	51	81	14	2,593
2003	Panama	3,116,277	11,044	282	10,332	4	507	1,484	221	35,035
2003	Papua New Guinea	5,622,694	3,330	1,688	3,066	-1	117	329	54	18,132
2003	Paraguay	6,050,810	8,299	729	7,458	4	490	1,160	106	18,217
2003	Peru	27,148,000	87,318	311	79,498	5	5,035	20,963	916	288,021
2003	Philippines	80,000,000	144,192	555	141,420	2	6,200	28,724	3,450	435,318
2003	Pohnpei	43,382	73	594	68	-7	3	18	1	336
2003	Poland	38,632,453	127,868	302	126,573	2	3,709	7,909	1,781	234,403
2003	Portugal	9,887,108	48,826	202	47,835	1	1,224	3,944	649	98,833
2003	Puerto Rico	3,937,316	25,538	154	24,849	0	764	2,760	331	60,205
2003	Réunion	706,000	2,630	268	2,581	1	72	256	35	5,795
2003	Rodrigues	35,546	32	1,111	30	0	0	4	1	73
2003	Romania	21,680,974	39,041	555	38,595	0	1,292	3,460	570	81,671
2003	Rota	2,842	9	316	6	-14	2	1	1	43
2003	Russia	145,537,200	133,066	1,094	126,896	5	8,606	20,946	1,246	282,350
2003	Rwanda	8,162,715	11,797	692	10,553	11	1,348	2,472	326	44,578
2003	Saba	1,600	5	320	3	0	0	1	0	16
2003	St. Eustatius	2,900	18	161	12	0	0	2	1	47
2003	St. Helena	3,850	129	30	124	2	0	5	3	316
2003	St. Kitts	31,800	162	196	153	-4	5	17	3	561
2003	St. Lucia	138,150	714	193	681	2	20	105	10	1,837
2003	St. Maarten	40,000	111	144	268	2	13	56	3	1,110
2003	St. Pierre and Miquelon	6,319	18	351	17	-6	0	2	1	33
2003	Saint Vincent	111,380	306	364	290	4	13	46	7	1,001
2003	Saipan	70,000	164	427	155	-4	9	28	2	569
2003	Samoa	178,631	369	484	348	1	8	61	8	1,501
2003	San Marino	25,061	184	136	180	-1	3	22	2	319
2003	São Tomé and Príncipe	175,313	380	461	367	4	35	93	7	1,696
2003	Senegal	10,259,000	957	10,720	937	3	33	193	23	2,736
2003	Serbia & Montenegro	8,129,395	3,924	2,072	3,855	-1	78	517	57	8,251
2003	Seychelles	82,000	228	360	218	4	10	22	4	639
2003	Sierra Leone	5,732,681	1,313	4,366	1,149	13	70	160	28	6,023
2003	Slovakia	5,378,159	12,288	438	12,083	0	247	466	164	23,106
2003	Slovenia	1,994,705	1,854	1,076	1,835	1	36	217	29	3,138
2003	Solomon Islands	462,949	1,883	246	1,794	6	84	301	41	6,894
2003	South Africa	46,384,949	75,507	614	72,053	3	3,896	8,939	1,446	187,853
2003	Spain	41,837,894	107,936	388	97,806	1	2,116	11,109	1,339	173,718
2003	Sri Lanka	19,000,000	3,814	4,982	3,578	5	235	415	76	9,520
2003	Suriname	449,000	2,182	206	1,999	1	62	266	39	6,536
2003	Swaziland	929,718	2,191	424	2,067	1	129	267	62	6,452
2003	Sweden	8,962,106	23,235	386	22,409	1	436	2,037	330	36,328
2003	Switzerland	7,320,900	18,171	403	17,127	1	340	986	291	30,315
2003	Tahiti	245,405	1,742	141	1,709	0	53	153	25	5,588
2003	Taiwan	22,541,000	4,922	4,580	4,753	6	327	1,299	74	12,187
2003	Tajikistan	6,863,752	415	16,539	360	20	26	87	3	1,068
2003	Tanzania	35,889,907	13,031	2,754	11,214	9	1,186	2,023	370	48,630
2003	Thailand	64,265,000	2,128	30,200	2,065	4	108	358	59	4,812
2003	Tinian	2,526	15	168	15	7	3	4	1	59
2003	Togo	4,927,000	13,056	377	12,276	2	684	1,507	224	46,588
2003	Tonga	106,000	209	507	175	15	22	29	4	617
2003	Trinidad & Tobago	1,282,447	8,180	157	8,059	1	257	1,225	100	23,176
2003	Turkey	67,803,927	1,672	40,553	1,653	2	84	215	32	3,287
2003	Turks and Caicos	19,350	132	147	118	-2	5	14	3	335
2003	Tuvalu	9,403	50	188	38	-17	0	3	3	135
2003	Uganda	24,600,000	3,434	7,164	3,204	13	277	531	79	11,995
2003	Ukraine	47,766,700	129,137	370	123,798	4	8,246	15,886	1,333	270,505
2003	United States	286,480,014	1,029,652	278	988,236	2	30,401	122,611	11,930	2,273,856
2003	Uruguay	3,030,000	10,770	281	10,706	2	456	903	148	25,830
2003	Vanuatu	211,000	318	664	290	1	17	35	7	1,679
2003	Venezuela	25,590,000	95,705	267	91,512	4	4,983	15,437	1,296	326,944
2003	Virgin Islands, British	20,647	192	108	184	1	11	31	3	668
2003	Virgin Islands, U.S.	109,343	629	174	607	-2	28	104	9	1,818
2003	Wallis & Futuna Islands	15,000	66	227	58	-5	6	8	2	307
2003	Yap	11,929	30	398	28	4	2	12	1	177
2003	Zambia	11,228,474	120,759	93	114,757	4	8,930	12,588	2,120	510,854
2003	Zimbabwe	11,634,663	31,385	371	29,242	0	1,627	3,703	947	74,132
2003	28 Other Lands		11,365		10,623	8.2	328	1,910	225	28,377
2003	Grand Total		6,429,351		6,184,046	2.2	258,845	825,185	95,919	16,097,622