Church Membership Growth, by millions
Year Church Membership Time between milestones
Apr 1830 6 -- 1897 250,000 67 years 1919 500,000 22 years 1936 750,000 17 years 1947 1,000,000 11 years (117 yrs to 1st million) 1963 2,000,000 16 years 1971 3,000,000 8 years 1978 4,000,000 7 years 1982 5,000,000 4 years Apr 1986 6,000,000 4 years Dec 1989 7,000,000 3 years 08 months Sep 1991 8,000,000 1 year 09 months Jan 1995 9,000,000 3 years 04 months Nov 1997 10,000,000 2 years 10 months Sep 2000 11,000,000 2 years 10 months Feb 2004 12,000,000 3 years 05 months Jun 2007 13,000,000 3 years 04 months Jul 2010 14,000,000 3 years 01 month Sep 2013 15,000,000 3 years 02 months Jul 2017 16,000,000 3 years 10 months Dec 2022 17,000,000 5 years 06 months
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