Praise Jehovah For His Great Deeds! May 15 2001 WT

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Praise Jehovah For His Great Deeds! May 15 2001 WT
Page 12
Thousands Thronging to True Worship (sub-heading)
Jehovah is now performing great and praiseworthy deeds in connection with our preaching activity…………………….(parag..12)
(parag 18)
…..Consult the current Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, and note the lands now reporting from 100,000 to nearly 1,000,000 Kingdom publishers. This is powerful proof that the Kingdom-preaching work is being blessed by Jehovah.
End of quote…………………
OK then lets have a look at those countries………………..
Country Av. Pubs % Bpzd00 Bpzd99
Argentina 118,659 +1% 4791 5895
Brazil 506,888 +5% 30,918 43,098
Britain 120,592 -1% 2731 2844
Canada 107,742 -1% 2,316 2,467
Columbia 101,390 +5% 7,952 9,782
Congo 103,877 +9% 8,938 12,721
France 112,149 -2% 2,114 2,245
Germany 162,932 -1% 3,497 3,751
Italy 225,748 0 5,668 5,847
Japan 220,538 -1% 4,388 5,343
Mexico 526,913 +2% 27,683 30,622
Nigeria 224,978 +4% 17,435 17,449
Philippines 134,257 +5% 8,924 8,836
Poland 122,575 0 3,741 4,070
Russia 109,223 +7% 10,256 12,341
Ukraine 108,184 +8% 10,306 12,320
US 945,000 0 30,290 32,585
Zambia 103,569 +7% 10,455 11,046
I wouldn't call it proof of God's blessing……unless you are talking about a puny, ineffectual impotentate. Last year Japan's congregations went from to 3732 to 3538…..approx a loss of 4 per week!…….with blessings like that I wouldn't like the maledictions!
ISP
MacHislopp

Hi ISP,
what about the rest???
Where are Jehovah's Witnesses most densely populated in the world?
Top and bottom 20 countries of population density of publishers. The lower the number the denser the Jehovah's Witnesse are popuplated. For example in Guadeloupe one in 54 people is Jehovah's Witness, but in India, one in 45457 people.
Top 20 most densely populated countries Bottom20 least densely populated countries
Country General population
per one publisher Country General population
per one publisher
Guadeloupe
Zambia
Martinique
Curaçao
FrenchGuiana
Barbados
Tahiti
NewCaledonia
Cuba
PuertoRico
Hawaii
Trinidad &Tobago
Bahamas
CostaRica
Mexico
Belize
Portugal
Suriname
Malawi
ElSalvador
54
91
95
100
105
109
121
128
129
147
157
159
175
182
185
191
200
217
219
221
India
Turkey
Thailand
Myanmar
Malaysia
Ethiopia
Uganda
Israel
Bulgaria
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Bosnia&Herzegovina
Belarus
Tanzania
Yugoslavia, F. R.
Côted’lvoire
Kenya
Burundi
Albania
Lithuania
45,457
42,660
33,151
17,337
10,829
10,055
8,479
8,449
7,338
5,526
5,331
3,996
3,600
3,419
2,662
2,614
1,998
1,959
1,510
1,505
How many publishers does it take to convert a person to a Jehovah's Witness?
Top and bottom 20 countries of the ratio of one baptism to publisher. The higher the ratio, the more publishers are needed to convert a person to Jehovah's Witnesses. For example in Denmark, it takes for 74 publishers' work for one year to convert one person, whereas in Albania it takes for only 5 publishers.
Top 20 countries Bottom20 countries
Country Number of publishers
needed for one baptism Country Number of publishers
needed for one baptism
Denmark
Luxembourg
Bahamas
Austria
France
Sweden
Belgium
Ireland
Netherlands
Norway
Japan
Finland
Switzerland
Germany
Canada
Martinique
Tahiti
Britain
Spain
Greece
74
61
58
53
53
53
52
52
51
51
50
49
48
47
47
46
44
446
42
40
Albania
Burundi
Armenia
Angola
Rwanda
Solomon Islands
Mozambique
Tanzania
Liberia
Kenya
Congo, Rep. of
Zambia
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Belarus
Russia
Moldova
Uganda
Peru
Bolivia
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
How many preaching hours does it take to convert a person to a Jehovah's Witness?
Top and bottom 20 countries of the ratio of one baptism to hours. The higher the ratio, the longer hours are needed to convert to Jehovah's Witnesses. For example in Japan, it takes 17,415 hours (!) of preaching to gain one baptism, whereas in Moldovia it takes only 1636 hours.
Top 20 countries Bottom20 countries
Country Hours needed
for one baptism Country Hours needed
for one baptism
Japan
Bahamas
Denmark
Korea,Republic of
Ireland
Luxembourg
Austria
Italy
Panama
Hawaii
Spain
Canada
Belgium
Martinique
France
Sweden
Greece
Finland
Croatia
Germany
17415
11927
11249
10921
10525
9814
8878
8488
8327
8325
8215
8195
8109
7837
7770
7743
7266
7186
7045
7042
Moldova
Zambia
Kyrgyzstan
Solomon Islands
Ukraine
Angola
Mozambique
Kazakhstan
India
Botswana
Sri Lanka
Russia
Armenia
Belarus
Congo,Dem.Rep.of
Ghana
Nigeria
Tanzania
Georgia
Israel
1636
1872
1933
1945
2089
2120
2202
2276
2312
2374
2388
2416
2436
2561
2582
2613
2620
2623
2635
2649
How hard are publishers are preaching in different areas of world?
Top and bottom 15 countries of service hours per each publisher. For example in Albania, one publisher spend 420 hours per year on the average, whereas in Poland, one publisher spend only 119 hours.
Top 15 countries of most hours spent by publisher Bottom15 countries of least hours spent by publishers
Country Hours spent
by one publisher Country Hours spent
by one publisher
Albania
Korea,Republic of
Bosnia&Herzegovina
Rwanda
Liberia
Japan
Taiwan
Congo, Rep. of
Peru
Kenya
Burundi
Armenia
Bolivia
Tanzania
Latvia
420
389
365
361
347
347
328
307
296
295
289
288
283
280
275
Poland
Slovakia
Norway
Netherlands
Uruguay
Switzerland
Guadeloupe
CzechRepublic
Finland
Sweden
France
Germany
Moldova
CostaRica
Denmark
119
127
129
137
143
144
144
145
146
146
146
151
151
152
153
What percentage of publishers are pioneers in different countries?
Top and bottom10 countries of the percentage of pioneers among publishers.
Top 10 countries Bottom10 countries
Country Percentage of pioneers
among publishers Country Percentage of pioneers
among publishers
Korea,Republic of
Japan
Albania
Bosnia&Herzegovina
Taiwan
Peru
Liberia
Rwanda
Bolivia
Kenya
40%
35%
31%
27%
26%
25%
22%
21%
21%
20%
Slovakia
Poland
Switzerland
Norway
Netherlands
Guadeloupe
France
Germany
CzechRepublic
Lebanon
5%
6%
6%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
Growth Pattern of Each Country from 1987 through 2000
(updated with 2000 service report)
Click the region you are interested in and view the growth pattern of the average publishers and the number of baptism for the past 10 years in these countries.
REGION
COUNTRIES

North America
Canada, Mexico, United States of America, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico

Central America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala

South America
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela

Western Europe
Belgium, Britain, France, Ireland, Netherlands

Northern Europe
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

Central Europe
Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Southern Europe
Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain

Eastern Europe
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia

Former Soviet Union
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine

Africa
Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Oceania
Australia, New Zealand

Asia
Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand
Hoping to have sent the figures in the right way
Agape J.C.MacHislopp
Prisca

MacHislopp,
What site did you copy this info from?
ozziepost

G'day Mac,
What do you think are the implications from the figures you quote?
Cheers,
Ozzie
MacHislopp

Hello everyone,
sorry for been late to provide you with an
answer.
*Here below part of the first page of the link
*Please do find also the wwww link
*The implication I get is surely not in line
with the quotes from the WTS 2001 yearbook!
- if mathematic is still " not an opinion " but
"a sum of factual data"...! So ..DECREASE
in - European countries - for a start.
Statistics of Jehovah's Witnesses
Graphic Presentation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Activities in the World
1988 through 2000
(Updated 12-1-00 using 2000 service year report)

Introduction
The following charts are created based on the statistics published each year in the January 1st issue of The Watchtower. Data published from 1988 through 2000 were used. Countries with average publishers greater than 1000 were analyzed in these charts. Country profile charts were created based on size and my own personal interest. For example, I analyzed small countries in the former Soviet Union and Asia which I have a keen interest in.
Highlight of 2000 Statistics
1. This year's overall increase in the average number of publishers is 2.28%, which is a slight increase compared to last year's 1.98%. The declining trend that started in many European countries in 1995 is expanding to many parts of the world and accelerating, but increase in African, South American and countries of former Soviet Union are still strong, offsetting the decline in developed countries.
Countries with zero or negative growth in 1999:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A.
Countries with zero or negative growth in 2000:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A.
Most developed countries in Europe, North America, Oceania and Japan show consistent pattern of zero or negative growth. Japan showed rather dramatic turn around this year and for the first time it posted negative growth, a stark contrast to the heyday of 80's and early 90's. Click here to view growth rate in Japan. The five countries which lost the largest number of publishers are France, Japan, Germany, Britain and Canada in this order, and total loss of those five countries is 7466. The five countries which gained the largest number of publishers are Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Dem.Rep.of Congo, and Ukraine with total gain of 60452. (See also chart below.) Throughout the world, total increase of publisher number is 129,016. Above five countries account for about half of the total increase in the world. "
and the ...link:
Agape to you all, J.C.MacHislopp
Gozz

Simon posted the link somewhere. Here is it again:
*www.jwic.com/stat.htm
Gozz

Ooops!
May be this'll work http://www.jwic.com/stat.htm
Thirdson

I just downloaded the WTS figures on their website to a spreadsheet with the last 4 years data on it.
When I total their world population figures it adds up to a little over 4 billon. So, JW's have according to their figures, 25,000 pubs preaching to 2 billon people (ratio 1:80,000). Add in India's population and thus 47,000 pubs have 3 billion to preach too. That is 47,000 publishers have half the world's population. I wouldn't call that global preaching.
THirdson
'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'
larc

ISP, et. al.,
I brought an earlier discussion of this subject to the top of the board, called: JW decline.
somebody

Greetings, ISP
Consult the current Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, and note the lands now reporting from 100,000 to nearly 1,000,000 Kingdom publishers. This is powerful proof that the Kingdom-preaching work is being blessed by Jehovah.
That's funny! Heres a quote from the Jan. 15,2001 Watchtower. (it was said right after a bunch of numbers and statistics regarding how JWs were growing)
Of course, the number of those associated with Jehovah's Witnesses is not a criterion for determining if they enjoy divine favor; nor do statistics impress God.
peace,
bsw

Praise Jehovah For His Great Deeds! May 15 2001 WT

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