Some Numbers

Some numbers

Current world population: 6.7 billionWorld Christian population: 2.2 billionWorld population increase per day: 219,000Net Christian converts per day: 79,000Fastest-growing Christian population: China with 16,500 per dayChristian martyrs in 2007: 175,000 (or 480 per day)Christian martyrs in 1970: 377,000 (1,033 per day)As reported by the International Bulletin of Missionary Research and digested by religion scholar Martin Marty(HT: World Magazine)