So how are JW's doing in 2006?

by SickofLies 15 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  SickofLies

  Ok, so I had to go to the meeting last Sunday and I was bored out of my mind, but I put this together while I was there and it is based on the latest figures for 2005, I though some here would find it interesting.
  
  In the 2006 year book the following figures are reported: (Note these are for 2005)
  
  Branches of JW's: 112
  Number of Lands Reporting: 235
  Total Congregations: 98,268
  World Wide Memorial Attendance: 16,383,333
  Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 8,524
  Avg. Pub. : 6,390,016
  Precentage of Increase Over 2004: 1.3
  Avg Pioneers: 623,308
  Total Countries with Negitive Growth: 37
  Total Countries with Zero Groth: 28
  Toal Neg and Zero Groth Countries: 65
  # of countries with > 5% increase over 2004: 36
  Total % of Negitive and Zero Groth countries: 2.77%
  
  According to http://www.jwic.com/stat.htm
  
  Toal Neg and Zero Groth Countries in 2004: 22
  Toal Neg and Zero Groth Countries in 2003: 7

  % increase from 2003 to 2004 in Neg and Zero Growth: 314%

  % increase from 2004 to 2005 in Neg and Zero Growth: 168%
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  daystar

  Ouch...
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  bebu

  Let's hope that trend continues.

  bebu
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  Elsewhere
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  fullofdoubtnow

  Good to see that things are taking a downturn for the wts. Let's hope it continues..... faster
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  Hellrider

  I think it might just follow that estimate Elsewhere did. It would have gone faster than that estimate, if it hadn`t been for 3rd-world countries. The difference between the western world and 3rd world countries is going to become extremely dramatic in the years to come, I think. More and more western countries will have negative growth, while the religion will grow in Africa and some of the south-american countries. I think we will see congregations shut down all over Europe and possibly in the U.S too, in the years to come.
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  Spectre

  Obviously this is a sign of Satan's increasing pressure that he is puting on Jehovah's one true organization. If only Jehovah was strong enough to fight Satan.
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  moomanchu

  Jehovah will speed up the work as the day gets closer.

  Then they will know , just wait on Jehovahwatchtower
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  Severus

  Begin the "sifting work" buzzword frenzy...
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  SickofLies

  I made some errors in my origional calculations (I didn't have a calculator at the Kingdom with me!!!) Here are the correct numbers and some projections: Branches of JW's: 112
  Number of Lands Reporting: 235
  Total Congregations: 98,268
  World Wide Memorial Attendance: 16,383,333
  Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 8,524
  Avg. Pub. : 6,390,016
  Precentage of Increase Over 2004: 1.3
  Avg Pioneers: 623,308
  Total Countries with Negitive Growth: 37
  Total Countries with Zero Groth: 28
  Toal Neg and Zero Groth Countries: 65
  # of countries with > 5% increase over 2004: 36
  Total % of Negitive and Zero Groth countries: 27.7%
  
  According to http://www.jwic.com/stat.htm
  
  Toal Neg and Zero Groth Countries in 2004: 22
  Toal Neg and Zero Groth Countries in 2003: 7 % increase from 2003 to 2004 in Neg and Zero Growth: 66% (calc using (65 - 22) / 65) % increase from 2004 to 2005 in Neg and Zero Growth: 68% (calc using (22 - 7) / 22) Basied on a 66% groth pattern: Projected # of Neg and Zero Growth countries in 2006: 108 Projected % of Neg and Zero Growth countries in 2006: 47% (108/235)