Canada Yearbook Stats [1973-2012]

by Richard_I 22 Replies latest jw friends

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  Richard_I

  After seeing the UK yearbook stats thread I decided to compile Canada's yearbook stats. I was able to get the stats from 1973 to 2012. So here they are in a table below along with some colourful graphs. Note that the Avg. Aux. Pio. figure was included in the Avg. Pio. Pubs. figure until 2005.

  Year	Pop.	Peak Pubs.	Ratio, 1 Pub. to	Avg. Pubs.	% Inc. Over Prev.	Baptized	Avg. Aux. Pio.	Avg. Pio. Pubs.	Congs.	Hours	Bible Studies	Mem. Attend.
  2012	33,476,688	114,792	292	112,710	1	1,940	6,526	10,667	1,373	22,335,732	50,538	187,704
  2011	34,017,000	113,989	298	111,970	1	1,897	7,596	10,330	1,358	22,211,362	48,863	192,006
  2010	34,018,957	113,603	299	111,193	1	2,111	4,138	9,885	1,354	21,273,057	46,841	187,982
  2009	33,592,686	112,705	298	110,467	1	1,947	4,702	9,520	1,345	21,155,159	44,790	186,581
  2008	33,223,840	112,092	296	109,086	0	2,232	4,826	8,791	1,330	20,272,620	42,107	184,692
  2007	32,852,849	111,963	293	108,974	1	2,548	4,984	8,128	1,328	20,181,628	39,445	184,446
  2006	32,470,078	110,298	294	107,618	0	1,982	4,068	7,655	1,325	19,060,967	40,220	184,401
  2005	32,115,270	109,604	293	107,534	0	2,028	3,453	7,436	1,318	18,412,405	38,579	181,810
  2004	31,793,904	110,221	288	108,012	0	2,210	–	11,320	1,325	18,849,112	40,157	187,649
  2003	31,530,092	111,781	282	108,409	0	2,255	–	11,149	1,332	18,735,663	39,207	187,418
  2002	31,230,836	110,810	282	108,217	1	2,144	–	10,909	1,340	18,759,871	36,147	183,676
  2001	30,919,839	110,818	279	107,217	0	2,030	–	10,922	1,343	18,544,473	32,672	184,846
  2000	30,576,316	111,173	275	107,742	-1	2,316	–	11,594	1,362	18,979,385	33,129	185,389
  1999	30,452,144	111,032	274	108,437	-1	2,467	–	10,666	1,384	18,694,308	31,821	182,327
  1998	30,457,701	113,136	269	109,664	0	2,986	–	10,062	1,383	19,834,685	31,595	184,787
  1997	30,104,319	113,763	265	109,880	0	3,671	–	10,571	1,388	20,270,252	35,757	187,940
  1996	29,826,262	114,727	261	110,235	1	4,025	–	10,048	1,379	20,541,189	43,737	185,702
  1995	29,380,000	112,960	260	109,168	2	4,249	–	11,043	1,366	21,841,381	47,460	190,697
  1994	29,034,700	110,659	262	106,664	1	3,877	–	10,844	1,351	21,120,198	50,225	188,293
  1993	27,269,062	109,303	249	105,201	2	4,226	–	11,123	1,336	21,048,402	51,505	187,666
  1992	27,306,500	106,052	257	103,412	2	4,320	–	11,229	1,312	21,084,086	51,658	187,089
  1991	26,964,700	105,064	257	100,991	3	4,408	–	11,133	1,292	20,497,168	50,272	181,632
  1990	26,584,000	101,713	261	97,752	4	5,062	–	11,111	1,270	19,856,674	47,997	179,102
  1989	26,164,000	97,808	268	94,176	4	4,792	–	10,174	1,249	18,654,017	46,910	173,006
  1988	25,330,000	94,605	268	90,846	4	5,008	–	9,371	1,238	17,648,541	45,647	169,921
  1987	25,309,300	90,080	281	87,459	4	4,329	–	9,135	1,210	16,790,200	44,729	168,303
  1986	25,123,600	88,130	285	84,343	5	4,431	–	8,881	1,189	16,175,023	42,875	161,820
  1985	25,295,200	84,241	300	80,614	5	4,085	–	7,522	1,165	14,524,600	40,037	157,236
  1984	24,994,200	80,939	309	76,866	5	4,407	–	6,398	1,153	12,983,116	37,198	154,213
  1983	24,716,200	77,003	321	73,139	7	3,670	–	5,395	1,131	11,831,289	35,093	148,625
  1982	23,848,300	73,812	323	68,410	4	3,678	–	4,334	1,104	10,319,955	30,743	139,733
  1981	23,405,100	67,328	348	64,803	3	2,785	–	3,675	1,063	9,389,569	27,754	133,145
  1980	23,142,800	66,395	349	62,938	3	2,753	–	3,564	1,044	9,200,903	26,810	128,506
  1979	23,002,900	63,995	359	61,281	1	2,733	–	3,477	1,041	8,882,885	25,438	125,293
  1978	23,388,100	61,836	378	60,540	-1	2,501	–	3,076	1,035	8,523,719	24,839	120,060
  1977	22,660,000	63,090	359	60,940	1	2,307	–	3,156	1,033	8,819,565	25,016	120,958
  1976	22,487,000	62,880	358	60,573	4	3,662	–	2,825	1,011	9,297,068	24,649	120,533
  1975	22,093,000	60,759	364	58,380	4	5,110	–	3,380	979	9,743,193	25,260	114,744
  1974	21,647,000	58,452	370	56,108	11	6,612	–	3,904	919	10,582,927	26,571	110,847
  1973	21,302,000	52,773	404	50,650	3	6,305	–	2,882	863	8,766,958	24,733	104,707

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  jwfacts

  The shape of the publisher graph and baptism graph is almost identical to Australia. It is amazing how similar countries follow similar patterns.
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  steve2

  notice how much baptisms have dropped, especially compared with the mid 1970s. yes, trends in Canada are comparable with those in New Zealand and Australia.
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  Black Sheep

  Jehovah's blessings seem to have been a bit meager since 1995.

  I wonder why ?
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  zed is dead

  It is interesting that things went from growth, to either flat or deline in 1995 on. This was the year that they started guessing about the meaning of "generation." I guess that might have been a moment of clarity for a number of JWs.

  zed
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  slimboyfat

  Most western countries seem to be showing something of a recovery since around 2005.
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  yadda yadda 2
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  sir82

  Most western countries seem to be showing something of a recovery since around 2005.

  I attribute that to the introduction of the remarkably dumbed-down "Bible Teach" book and the increased emphasis on preaching to recent immigrants in relatively wealthy western nations. This coincided with the economic crisis a few years later which contributed to increased immigaration.

  I don't think that the semi-recovery is sustainable, if my surmise is correct.
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  slimboyfat

  Sir, my interpretation or the slow growth over the last couple of decades has been that, following the dropping of the "generation" teaching in 1995, there was disappointment and loss of urgency among JWs, leading to some falling away and those remaining making less effort in the ministry. I thought they were just beginning to recover from the "generation" disappointment of 1995, but then they came up with this crazy new "overlapping generations" nonsense, just to confuse matters. So I don't know what impact that may have either way.
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  sir82

  My take on it:

  The current GB seems to think that the 90's version of the GB shot the organization in its own foot repeatedly (generation changes, easing up on college, drawing attention to child abuse, easing up on blood fractions, etc.).

  I think they perceive the dip in growth in the 90's as a "sign of Jah's disapproval" (that's what happens when you buy into your own hype).

  So ever since, they've been trying to "fix" the issues as best they can (re-re-re-define a generation, explicitly clamp down on higher education in a way they never did even in the darkest days of the 70's & 80's, double-down on the "2-witness" rule, etc.)

  In addition they've come up with gimmicks to puff up the numbers (30 hour pioneering, "special" invitation campaigns, shortening the meeting times, eliminating a meeting night, etc.)

  They've started up the pumps on the sinking Titanic, and as was said in the movie, "it is buying them time".

  But what comes next? More gimmicks? More re-definitions?

  Meanwhile the sea keeps pouring in through the ripped hull.