2015 Yearbook Stats analyzed

Westenddave

				Increase /	Total increase /
		2014	2013	decrease in	decrease in	% out of total
		Av. Pubs.	Av. Pubs.	Publishers	publishers	publishers =
					(Cumulative)	169,581
		A	B	= A - B
1	Mexico (G-31)	802,903	777,429	25,474
2	United States of America (E-32)	1,186,598	1,167,723	18,875
3	Brazil (L-37)	767,449	748,940	18,509
4	Nigeria (L-4)	329,757	320,589	9,168
5	Angola (N-6)	102,753	94,182	8,571
6	Zambia (N-7)	168,693	160,211	8,482
7	Ghana (L-3)	119,199	113,392	5,807
8	Congo, Dem. Republic of (M-6)	180,343	174,687	5,656
9	Venezuela (J-36)	134,913	129,284	5,629
10	Philippines (K-18)	190,930	185,387	5,543	111,714	66%
11	Colombia (J-35)	161,876	157,395	4,481
12	South Africa (P-6)	95,369	91,848	3,521
13	Peru (L-35)	117,211	114,153	3,058
14	Ecuador (K-34)	82,547	79,566	2,981
15	Malawi (N-8)	82,671	80,175	2,496	128,251	76%
16	India (J-12)	39,355	36,869	2,486
17	Mozambique (O-7)	51,637	49,765	1,872
18	France (F-4)	124,298	122,456	1,842
19	Madagascar (O-9)	29,385	27,591	1,794
20	Britain (E-3)	134,308	132,515	1,793	138,038	81%
21	Zimbabwe (O-7)	41,688	39,999	1,689
22	Argentina (N-36)	145,277	143,620	1,657
23	Italy (G-5)	248,871	247,259	1,612
24	Guatemala (H-33)	37,192	35,598	1,594
25	Rwanda (M-7)	23,507	22,152	1,355
26	Nicaragua (H-33)	26,169	24,984	1,185
27	Russia (C-15)	165,322	164,187	1,135
28	Cameroon (L-5)	37,319	36,288	1,031
29	Bolivia (M-36)	23,976	23,014	962
30	Honduras (H-33)	22,077	21,165	912
31	Dominican Republic (O-29)	36,240	35,331	909
32	Indonesia (M-17)	24,489	23,596	893
33	Australia (O-19)	66,484	65,596	888
34	Kenya (M-8)	25,820	24,965	855
35	Chile (M-35)	74,498	73,658	840
36	Togo (L-4)	18,158	17,348	810
37	Germany (E-5)	163,246	162,459	787
38	Burundi (M-7)	11,852	11,082	770
39	Costa Rica (J-34)	29,086	28,316	770
40	El Salvador (H-33)	39,346	38,643	703
41	Haiti (O-28)	18,899	18,236	663
42	Spain (G-3)	108,900	108,254	646
43	Tanzania (M-8)	15,761	15,137	624
44	Panama (J-34)	15,626	15,007	619
45	Co te d\Ivoire (L-3)	9,781	9,190	591
46	Canada (C-31)	113,617	113,111	506
47	Benin (L-4)	11,352	10,872	480
48	Taiwan (J-17)	9,256	8,853	403
49	Uganda (L-7)	6,468	6,093	375
50	Paraguay (M-37)	9,309	8,947	362
51	Congo, Republic of (M-5)	6,193	5,835	358
52	Belgium (E-4)	24,531	24,243	288
53	Switzerland (F-4)	18,323	18,038	285
54	Thailand (K-15)	4,022	3,737	285
55	Belarus (E-7)	5,579	5,300	279
56	Albania (D-11)	5,190	4,923	267
57	Sri Lanka (L-13)	5,615	5,359	256
58	Ethiopia (L-8)	9,768	9,515	253
59	Lesotho (P-7)	3,871	3,640	231
60	Malaysia (L-16)	4,668	4,440	228
61	Norway (C-4)	11,359	11,133	226
62	Romania (F-6)	40,371	40,154	217
63	Namibia (O-5)	2,208	2,012	196
64	Ukraine (E-7)	149,787	149,597	190
65	Liberia (L-2)	6,022	5,843	179
66	Gabon (M-5)	3,816	3,641	175
67	Nepal (H-13)	2,004	1,833	171
68	Trinidad & Tobago (R-33)	9,503	9,347	156
69	Kazakhstan (F-11)	17,475	17,321	154
70	Netherlands (E-4)	29,495	29,356	139
71	Myanmar (J-15)	3,941	3,803	138
72	Georgia (G-9)	18,100	17,964	136
73	Equatorial Guinea (L-5)	1,574	1,442	132
74	Ireland (E-2)	6,210	6,078	132
75	Fiji (N-24)	2,938	2,807	131
76	Bulgaria (F-7)	2,149	2,026	123
77	Sweden (B-6)	22,156	22,033	123
78	Hong Kong (J-17)	5,557	5,435	122
79	Suriname (J-37)	2,765	2,644	121
80	Tahiti (M-27)	2,990	2,869	121
81	Cambodia (K-16)	802	684	118
82	Austria (F-5)	20,990	20,873	117
83	Turkey (G-8)	2,408	2,291	117
84	New Zealand (Q-24)	13,884	13,789	95
85	Guyana (J-37)	2,846	2,758	88
86	Denmark (D-4)	14,462	14,380	82
87	Czech Republic (E-5)	15,407	15,329	78
88	French Guiana (J-37)	2,288	2,211	77
89	Papua New Guinea (M-20)	3,868	3,792	76
90	Belize (H-33)	2,425	2,352	73
91	Azerbaijan (G-9)	1,220	1,149	71
92	New Caledonia (O-23)	2,047	1,983	64
93	R ´eunion (O-10)	2,961	2,899	62
94	Pakistan (H-12)	928	868	60
95	Israel (H-8)	1,450	1,391	59
96	Sudan (K-7)	515	456	59
97	Lebanon (H-8)	3,659	3,602	57
98	Sierra Leone (L-2)	1,937	1,882	55
99	Kyrgyzstan (G-12)	4,936	4,882	54
100	Botswana (O-6)	2,122	2,070	52
101	Slovakia (F-6)	11,105	11,056	49
102	Curacao (Q-30)	1,931	1,883	48
103	Cape Verde (K-1)	2,042	1,995	47
104	Jamaica (H-34)	11,889	11,843	46
105	Swaziland (P-7)	2,983	2,937	46
106	Malta (G-5)	623	578	45
107	Solomon Islands (M-22)	1,787	1,742	45
108	Luxembourg (E-4)	2,028	1,988	40
109	Mongolia (F-15)	405	366	39
110	Bahamas (G-35)	1,630	1,594	36
111	Burkina Faso (K-3)	1,598	1,563	35
112	Sao Tome´ and Prncipe (M-4)	708	673	35
113	Timor-Leste (N-18)	242	207	35
114	Barbados (Q-33)	2,524	2,492	32
115	Guadeloupe (P-32)	8,025	7,993	32
116	Bangladesh (J-14)	211	181	30
117	Guinea (K-2)	737	708	29
118	Samoa (N-25)	522	496	26
119	Grenada (Q-32)	578	553	25
120	St. Lucia (Q-33)	740	721	19
121	Chad (K-6)	646	628	18
122	Montenegro (D-10)	265	248	17
123	St. Martin (O-32)	311	294	17
124	Aruba (Q-29)	931	915	16
125	Kosovo (D-11)	237	222	15
126	Macao (J-17)	298	283	15
127	Senegal (K-2)	1,150	1,136	14
128	Armenia (G-9)	10,978	10,965	13
129	Korea, Republic of (G-18)	100,289	100,276	13
130	Mayotte (N-9)	130	117	13
131	Mali (K-3)	286	275	11
132	Gibraltar (G-3)	124	114	10
133	Mauritius (O-10)	1,749	1,740	9
134	Virgin Islands, U.S. (O-31)	602	593	9
135	Kiribati (M-24)	142	134	8
136	Turks and Caicos (N-29)	323	315	8
137	Tuvalu (M-24)	60	53	7
138	Uruguay (O-37)	11,471	11,464	7
139	Andorra (F-4)	169	163	6
140	Bermuda (F-36)	463	457	6
141	Bonaire (Q-30)	116	110	6
142	Latvia (D-6)	2,296	2,290	6
143	Serbia (C-11)	3,857	3,851	6
144	American Samoa (N-26)	218	213	5
145	Cayman Islands (H-34)	228	223	5
146	Faroe Islands (C-2)	117	112	5
147	Vanuatu (N-23)	525	520	5
148	Chuuk (L-21)	48	44	4
149	Cook Islands (O-26)	194	190	4
150	Gambia (K-2)	208	204	4
151	Lithuania (D-6)	3,130	3,126	4
152	Guam (K-20)	733	730	3
153	Guinea-Bissau (K-2)	133	130	3
154	Macedonia (D-11)	1,323	1,320	3
155	Palau (L-19)	78	75	3
156	Rodrigues (O-11)	43	40	3
157	Palestinian Territory (H-8)	70	68	2
158	St. Maarten (O-32)	336	334	2
159	Saipan (K-20)	198	196	2
160	Tinian (K-20)	15	13	2
161	St. Eustatius (P-32)	22	21	1
162	San Marino (F-5)	204	203	1
163	Yap (L-19)	28	27	1
164	Azores (G-1)	748	748	0
165	St. Barth ´elemy (O-32)	24	24	0
166	St. Pierre and Miquelon (D-37)	15	15	0
167	Seychelles (M-9)	331	331	0
168	Cyprus (H-7)	2,467	2,468	-1
169	Falkland Islands (Q-37)	10	11	-1
170	Liechtenstein (F-4)	88	89	-1
171	Madeira (H-1)	1,134	1,135	-1
172	Nauru (M-23)	15	16	-1
173	Niue (O-26)	25	26	-1
174	Norfolk Island (P-23)	8	9	-1
175	Saba (O-32)	7	8	-1
176	St. Helena (N-3)	115	116	-1
177	Bosnia and Herzegovina (C-10)	1,180	1,182	-2
178	Greenland (A-38)	145	147	-2
179	Iceland (B-1)	368	370	-2
180	Nevis (P-32)	53	55	-2
181	Pohnpei (L-22)	74	76	-2
182	Antigua (P-32)	478	481	-3
183	Montserrat (P-32)	18	21	-3
184	St. Kitts (O-32)	203	206	-3
185	Wallis & Futuna Islands (N-25)	46	49	-3
186	Anguilla (O-32)	64	68	-4
187	Dominica (P-33)	423	427	-4
188	Kosrae (L-22)	17	21	-4
189	Marshall Islands (L-23)	171	175	-4
190	Virgin Islands, British (O-31)	260	265	-5
191	Niger (K-4)	282	288	-6
192	South Sudan (L-7)	1,201	1,207	-6
193	Rota (K-20)	10	17	-7
194	Tonga (O-25)	216	223	-7
195	St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Q-32)	332	340	-8
196	Moldova (F-7)	19,846	19,856	-10
197	Estonia (D-6)	4,091	4,108	-17
198	Slovenia (B-8)	1,930	1,948	-18
199	Central African Republic (L-6)	2,471	2,491	-20
200	Martinique (P-32)	4,749	4,771	-22
201	Puerto Rico (O-31)	25,709	25,752	-43
202	Finland (C-7)	18,588	18,643	-55
203	Cuba (G-34)	95,592	95,656	-64
204	Hungary (A-10)	22,444	22,526	-82
205	Croatia (B-9)	5,412	5,509	-97
206	Greece (G-6)	28,677	28,804	-127
207	Portugal (G-2)	48,706	48,843	-137
208	Japan (G-19)	215,294	215,966	-672
209	Poland (E-6)	122,381	123,278	-897
210-239	30 Other Lands	33,372	34,485	-1,113

	Total increase in publishers			169,581

Hello to everyone. I haven't posted in a while, but i'm making an effort now. Above I have attempted to sort the yearbook numbers to provide a better picture of the "growth". The countries have been sorted largest to smallest, based on the increase in average publishers, from years 2013 to 2014. Towards the bottom of the chart, there is a decrease in publishers.

If you add up the publisher increase for the top 10 countries, it adds-up to 111,714 (as shown above). This represents 66% of the overall increase. Math = 111,714 / (169,581 total publisher increase) = 66%. This means that 10 countries account for 66% of the growth. It also means, that the remaining 229 (239 total less 10) countries (or lands) account for 34% of growth. It is apparent that the growth is not well distributed.

The same reasoning holds for the top 20 countries. Adding up the publisher increase from the top country to the 20th = 138,038. This represents 81% of overall publisher increase. This also means that the remaining 209 lands account for 19% growth.

Imagine having a grocery store with 239 skews. If 20 are contributing to 81% profitability you got a problem with the other 209 skews - they're deadbeats.

millie210

Thank you for doing all this work. Your example of a grocery store and productivity (or lack of) helps me a lot.

Statistics are difficult for me so illustrations help.

joe134cd

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Billy the Ex-Bethelite

Very interesting to see it broken down this way. So many of these countries haven't increased enough to make 1 new congregation.

And to see Japan, Cuba, and Poland with such large decreases is so different than their earlier years of growth.

Crazyguy

Some of these number dont make sence to me , I mean Canada has over 100k members and Taiwan only about 10k and Taiwan has almost the same number of new ones joining? What so different about a country like Taiwan that they would have such growth. And Pakistan, really, dont Christians get shot over there and Israel, I just having a hard time buying into these numbers, something just doesnt add up.

The majority of japanese people are aging now.

see here the development of the total population of Japan and future projection

2015 Yearbook Stats analyzed

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