Jehovah's Witnesses by country
Jehovah's Witnesses have an active presence in most countries. These are the most recent statistics by continent, based on active members, or "publishers" as reported by the Watch Tower Society of Pennsylvania. The Watch Tower Society reports its activity in various dependencies and states as separate 'lands', as noted.
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Africa
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 32,866,000 | 154,043 | -4 | 213 | 2,421 | 371,823 |
| Benin | 12,123,000 | 13,003 | -3 | 932 | 235 | 29,761 |
| Botswana | 2,375,000 | 2,171 | -2 | 1,094 | 44 | 4,854 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,000 | 1,684 | -6 | 12,413 | 48 | 3,601 |
| Burundi | 11,891,000 | 15,276 | 4 | 778 | 271 | 47,890 |
| Cameroon | 26,679,994 | 41,887 | 0 | 637 | 582 | 84,320 |
| Cape Verde | 556,000 | 2,226 | -2 | 250 | 35 | 5,419 |
| Central African Republic | 4,830,000 | 2,723 | -1 | 1,774 | 62 | 11,920 |
| Chad | 16,426,000 | 815 | -5 | 20,155 | 20 | 3,240 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 89,561,000 | 214,940 | -4 | 417 | 4,161 | 1,009,808 |
| Congo (Republic) | 5,518,000 | 8,277 | 0 | 667 | 117 | 21,820 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 26,378,000 | 11,584 | -3 | 2,277 | 323 | 29,851 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,412,450 | 2,325 | 3 | 608 | 35 | 5,785 |
| Eswatini | 1,160,000 | 3,180 | -2 | 365 | 80 | 7,398 |
| Ethiopia | 114,964,000 | 10,598 | 1 | 10,848 | 215 | 20,676 |
| Gabon | 2,236,384 | 4,351 | -1 | 514 | 60 | 9,311 |
| Gambia | 2,417,000 | 253 | 11 | 9,553 | 5 | 577 |
| Ghana | 31,073,000 | 140,996 | 1 | 220 | 2,271 | 284,637 |
| Guinea | 13,133,000 | 1,042 | 3 | 12,604 | 27 | 2,687 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,000 | 201 | 9 | 9,791 | 4 | 729 |
| Kenya | 53,771,000 | 27,785 | -3 | 1,935 | 651 | 62,736 |
| Lesotho | 2,142,000 | 3,748 | -11 | 572 | 94 | 8,471 |
| Liberia | 5,058,000 | 6,752 | -2 | 749 | 150 | 19,341 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,000 | 34,517 | -6 | 802 | 871 | 104,470 |
| Madeira[note 1] | 254,000 | 1,153 | 0 | 220 | 19 | 1,868 |
| Malawi | 19,130,000 | 92,170 | -3 | 208 | 1,718 | 285,054 |
| Mali | 20,251,000 | 332 | 1 | 60,997 | 7 | 710 |
| Mauritius | 1,229,000 | 1,929 | 3 | 637 | 27 | 4,707 |
| Mayotte[note 2] | 273,000 | 181 | 1 | 1,508 | 4 | 349 |
| Mozambique | 30,067,000 | 66,171 | 1 | 454 | 1,297 | 238,288 |
| Namibia | 2,541,000 | 2,515 | 2 | 1,010 | 47 | 6,782 |
| Niger | 24,207,000 | 300 | -2 | 80,690 | 9 | 616 |
| Nigeria | 206,140,000 | 341,873 | -7 | 603 | 6,571 | 674,754 |
| Réunion[note 3] | 895,000 | 3,338 | 1 | 268 | 42 | 6,265 |
| Rodrigues[note 4] | 43,000 | 65 | 14 | 662 | 1 | 156 |
| Rwanda | 12,663,000 | 29,790 | 2 | 425 | 570 | 69,208 |
| Saint Helena[note 5] | 5,000 | 104 | -5 | 48 | 3 | 178 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 210,000 | 888 | -1 | 236 | 14 | 2,255 |
| Senegal | 16,744,000 | 1,349 | 1 | 12,412 | 33 | 2,489 |
| Seychelles | 98,000 | 341 | 5 | 287 | 5 | 976 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,977,000 | 2,303 | 1 | 3,464 | 43 | 5,379 |
| South Africa | 59,620,000 | 97,892 | -5 | 609 | 2,070 | 215,285 |
| South Sudan | 11,213,000 | 1,406 | 3 | 7,975 | 33 | 4,112 |
| Sudan | 43,849,000 | 611 | -4 | 71,766 | 14 | 1,602 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,000 | 17,961 | -3 | 3,326 | 444 | 51,771 |
| Togo | 8,279,000 | 20,888 | -3 | 396 | 327 | 44,358 |
| Uganda | 41,892,000 | 8,681 | 4 | 4,826 | 163 | 21,525 |
| Zambia | 17,861,000 | 200,287 | -3 | 89 | 3,528 | 711,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,911,000 | 44,854 | -7 | 332 | 1,395 | 118,029 |
North America
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azores[note 1][note 6] | 243,000 | 792 | 4 | 307 | 15 | 1,654 |
| Belize | 398,000 | 2,536 | -4 | 157 | 58 | 6,454 |
| Bermuda[note 5] | 62,000 | 387 | -10 | 160 | 5 | 798 |
| Canada | 37,742,000 | 114,574 | 0 | 329 | 1,194 | 167,289 |
| Costa Rica | 5,094,000 | 31,853 | 0 | 160 | 439 | 70,877 |
| El Salvador | 6,486,000 | 39,145 | -2 | 166 | 671 | 81,220 |
| Greenland[note 7] | 56,000 | 134 | -7 | 418 | 5 | 297 |
| Guatemala | 17,916,000 | 39,784 | -1 | 450 | 869 | 95,333 |
| Honduras | 9,905,000 | 22,697 | 0 | 436 | 437 | 61,078 |
| Mexico | 128,933,000 | 863,625 | 0 | 149 | 13,032 | 1,954,849 |
| Nicaragua | 6,625,000 | 28,859 | 0 | 230 | 470 | 70,713 |
| Panama | 4,315,000 | 17,911 | 1 | 241 | 326 | 48,448 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon[note 2] | 6,000 | 13 | 30 | 462 | 1 | 19 |
| United States | 331,003,000 | 1,210,950 | 0 | 273 | 12,355 | 2,068,674 |
Caribbean
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla[note 5] | 15,000 | 56 | -13 | 268 | 1 | 156 |
| Antigua | 98,000 | 463 | 2 | 212 | 7 | 876 |
| Aruba[note 8] | 107,000 | 1,082 | 0 | 99 | 14 | 3,062 |
| Bahamas | 393,000 | 1,692 | 0 | 232 | 28 | 3,426 |
| Barbados | 287,000 | 2,357 | -2 | 122 | 30 | 4,317 |
| Bonaire[note 9] | 21,000 | 120 | -1 | 175 | 2 | 311 |
| Cayman Islands[note 5] | 66,000 | 274 | 4 | 241 | 3 | 620 |
| Cuba | 11,327,000 | 93,909 | -1 | 121 | 1,418 | 178,495 |
| Curaçao[note 8] | 164,000 | 1,965 | -3 | 83 | 25 | 4,510 |
| Dominica | 72,000 | 404 | -2 | 178 | 10 | 966 |
| Dominican Republic | 10,848,000 | 38,386 | 1 | 283 | 560 | 110,445 |
| Grenada | 113,000 | 523 | -1 | 216 | 10 | 1,116 |
| Guadeloupe[note 3] | 400,000 | 8,015 | -2 | 50 | 120 | 16,992 |
| Haiti | 11,403,000 | 19,295 | -2 | 591 | 270 | 41,559 |
| Jamaica | 2,961,000 | 10,712 | -3 | 276 | 151 | 23,145 |
| Martinique[note 3] | 375,000 | 4,726 | 1 | 79 | 57 | 9,903 |
| Montserrat[note 5] | 5,000 | 36 | 6 | 139 | 1 | 76 |
| Nevis[note 10] | 13,000 | 68 | 0 | 191 | 1 | 160 |
| Puerto Rico[note 11] | 2,861,000 | 22,888 | -1 | 125 | 237 | 42,544 |
| Saba[note 9] | 2,000 | 13 | 8 | 154 | 0 | 24 |
| Saint Barthélemy[note 2] | 10,000 | 34 | 21 | 294 | 1 | 72 |
| Saint Kitts[note 10] | 36,000 | 214 | 0 | 168 | 3 | 565 |
| Saint Lucia | 184,000 | 776 | -1 | 237 | 11 | 1,709 |
| Saint Martin[note 2] | 39,000 | 273 | 5 | 143 | 5 | 716 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111,000 | 292 | -6 | 380 | 8 | 665 |
| Sint Eustatius[note 9] | 3,000 | 26 | -4 | 115 | 1 | 65 |
| Sint Maarten[note 8] | 43,000 | 316 | -2 | 136 | 4 | 860 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,000 | 10,112 | 1 | 138 | 132 | 23,364 |
| Turks and Caicos[note 5] | 39,000 | 338 | 2 | 115 | 6 | 782 |
| Virgin Islands (British)[note 5] | 30,000 | 212 | -7 | 142 | 4 | 589 |
| Virgin Islands (US)[note 12] | 104,000 | 527 | -5 | 197 | 8 | 1,034 |
South America
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 45,196,000 | 154,786 | 1 | 292 | 1,976 | 355,842 |
| Bolivia | 11,673,000 | 28,968 | 3 | 403 | 459 | 84,794 |
| Brazil | 211,959,000 | 888,581 | 1 | 239 | 12,531 | 1,627,323 |
| Chile | 19,458,000 | 82,967 | 3 | 235 | 959 | 180,281 |
| Colombia | 50,883,000 | 186,369 | 1 | 273 | 2,316 | 498,494 |
| Ecuador | 17,643,000 | 99,381 | 2 | 178 | 1,214 | 298,855 |
| Falkland Islands[note 5] | 3,000 | 14 | 0 | 214 | 1 | 17 |
| French Guiana[note 3] | 299,000 | 2,853 | 4 | 105 | 47 | 9,636 |
| Guyana | 787,000 | 3,211 | 2 | 245 | 51 | 9,263 |
| Paraguay | 7,152,703 | 10,958 | 2 | 653 | 226 | 25,792 |
| Peru | 32,626,000 | 129,692 | 1 | 252 | 1,598 | 355,914 |
| Suriname | 587,914 | 3,043 | -2 | 193 | 57 | 8,124 |
| Uruguay | 3,474,000 | 11,929 | 0 | 291 | 150 | 24,153 |
| Venezuela | 28,436,000 | 132,812 | -3 | 214 | 1,734 | 319,962 |
Asia
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2,963,243 | 10,590 | -1 | 280 | 130 | 22,723 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,067,000 | 1,522 | 6 | 6,614 | 14 | 3,286 |
| Bangladesh | 164,689,000 | 325 | 3 | 506,735 | 6 | 750 |
| Cambodia | 16,719,000 | 1,162 | 0 | 14,388 | 18 | 1,869 |
| Cyprus | 1,207,000 | 2,713 | 1 | 445 | 41 | 4,808 |
| Georgia | 3,717,000 | 17,900 | 0 | 208 | 214 | 33,204 |
| Hong Kong[note 13] | 7,509,000 | 5,563 | 0 | 1,350 | 66 | 9,219 |
| India | 1,380,004,000 | 51,484 | 5 | 26,805 | 978 | 151,288 |
| Indonesia | 273,524,000 | 28,909 | 3 | 9,462 | 524 | 50,876 |
| Israel | 9,444,000 | 1,920 | 5 | 4,919 | 31 | 3,653 |
| Japan | 126,476,000 | 211,494 | 0 | 598 | 2,964 | 273,856 |
| Kazakhstan | 18,777,000 | 17,189 | -1 | 1,092 | 262 | 29,324 |
| Korea (South) | 51,840,000 | 102,631 | 1 | 505 | 1,268 | 125,510 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,524,000 | 5,182 | -1 | 1,259 | 86 | 10,161 |
| Macau[note 13] | 685,000 | 382 | 11 | 1,793 | 5 | 845 |
| Malaysia | 32,657,000 | 5,548 | 2 | 5,886 | 123 | 11,611 |
| Mongolia | 3,278,000 | 444 | -3 | 7,383 | 8 | 773 |
| Myanmar | 54,761,000 | 4,845 | 3 | 11,303 | 99 | 8,240 |
| Nepal | 29,137,000 | 2,657 | 1 | 10,966 | 43 | 6,524 |
| Pakistan | 220,892,000 | 997 | -3 | 221,557 | 16 | 3,825 |
| Palestinian territories[note 14] | 5,101,000 | 57 | -5 | 89,491 | 2 | 173 |
| Philippines | 109,581,000 | 225,339 | 2 | 486 | 3,529 | 562,828 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,413,000 | 6,670 | 2 | 3,210 | 112 | 16,122 |
| Taiwan[note 15] | 23,579,000 | 11,314 | 2 | 2,084 | 190 | 16,678 |
| Thailand | 69,800,000 | 5,402 | 2 | 12,921 | 142 | 8,322 |
| Turkey | 84,339,000 | 4,667 | 19 | 18,071 | 63 | 8,658 |
Europe
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per population | Congregations | Memorial attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2,878,000 | 5,569 | -1 | 517 | 87 | 14,252 |
| Andorra | 77,000 | 168 | -3 | 458 | 3 | 383 |
| Austria | 9,066,000 | 21,095 | -2 | 430 | 292 | 31,937 |
| Belarus | 9,408,000 | 6,173 | 1 | 1,524 | 83 | 9,635 |
| Belgium | 11,493,000 | 24,984 | 0 | 460 | 338 | 43,943 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,281,000 | 1,025 | -2 | 3,201 | 16 | 1,677 |
| Bulgaria | 6,951,000 | 2,563 | 2 | 2,712 | 54 | 5,608 |
| Croatia | 4,058,000 | 4,723 | -3 | 859 | 58 | 6,727 |
| Czech Republic | 10,694,000 | 15,245 | -1 | 701 | 212 | 25,075 |
| Denmark | 5,825,000 | 14,407 | -1 | 404 | 174 | 20,384 |
| Estonia | 1,329,000 | 3,925 | -1 | 339 | 56 | 5,932 |
| Faroe Islands[note 7] | 53,000 | 126 | -1 | 421 | 4 | 170 |
| Finland | 5,532,000 | 18,009 | -1 | 307 | 280 | 24,160 |
| France | 65,313,000 | 131,071 | 1 | 498 | 1,568 | 226,879 |
| Germany | 83,157,000 | 161,931 | -1 | 514 | 2,087 | 246,904 |
| Gibraltar[note 5] | 34,000 | 130 | 1 | 262 | 2 | 171 |
| Greece | 10,710,000 | 28,005 | 0 | 382 | 355 | 43,748 |
| Hungary | 9,770,000 | 20,626 | -2 | 474 | 291 | 36,666 |
| Iceland | 367,000 | 371 | -1 | 989 | 7 | 658 |
| Ireland | 6,860,000 | 6,887 | 1 | 996 | 120 | 11,709 |
| Italy | 60,245,000 | 249,821 | 0 | 241 | 2,874 | 503,363 |
| Kosovo[note 16] | 1,810,000 | 255 | -3 | 7,098 | 8 | 708 |
| Latvia | 1,908,000 | 2,120 | -1 | 900 | 31 | 3,227 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,000 | 88 | -1 | 432 | 1 | 137 |
| Lithuania | 2,794,000 | 2,871 | -3 | 973 | 44 | 4,340 |
| Luxembourg | 626,000 | 2,123 | 0 | 295 | 31 | 3,853 |
| Malta | 515,000 | 760 | 2 | 678 | 10 | 1,245 |
| Moldova | 3,032,000 | 18,270 | -2 | 166 | 203 | 33,955 |
| Montenegro | 628,000 | 307 | 13 | 2,046 | 6 | 635 |
| Netherlands | 17,135,000 | 28,234 | -4 | 607 | 351 | 41,716 |
| North Macedonia | 2,083,000 | 1,251 | -1 | 1,665 | 24 | 3,044 |
| Norway | 5,375,000 | 11,684 | 0 | 460 | 166 | 17,471 |
| Poland | 38,383,000 | 111,178 | -3 | 345 | 1,274 | 170,188 |
| Portugal | 9,799,000 | 49,561 | 1 | 198 | 653 | 81,797 |
| Romania | 19,238,000 | 39,174 | 0 | 491 | 535 | 74,363 |
| San Marino | 34,000 | 192 | -3 | 177 | 2 | 483 |
| Serbia | 6,964,000 | 3,766 | -2 | 1,849 | 63 | 7,288 |
| Slovakia | 5,460,000 | 10,938 | -1 | 499 | 133 | 21,216 |
| Slovenia | 2,097,000 | 1,748 | -3 | 1,200 | 30 | 2,610 |
| Spain | 46,755,000 | 116,590 | 1 | 401 | 1,470 | 206,434 |
| Sweden | 10,352,000 | 22,146 | 0 | 467 | 285 | 32,068 |
| Switzerland | 8,665,000 | 18,888 | -1 | 459 | 268 | 30,068 |
| Ukraine | 40,498,000 | 127,598 | 0 | 317 | 1,502 | 230,656 |
| United Kingdom | 64,919,000 | 130,904 | -3 | 496 | 1,615 | 211,199 |
Oceania
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa[note 12] | 55,000 | 131 | -15 | 420 | 3 | 520 |
| Australia | 25,540,000 | 67,975 | 0 | 376 | 754 | 107,233 |
| Chuuk[note 17] | 50,000 | 33 | -20 | 1,515 | 2 | 87 |
| Cook Islands[note 18] | 18,000 | 205 | 9 | 88 | 3 | 398 |
| East Timor | 1,318,000 | 378 | 1 | 3,487 | 5 | 995 |
| Fiji | 896,000 | 2,982 | -3 | 300 | 82 | 9,476 |
| Guam[note 12] | 169,000 | 754 | 1 | 224 | 9 | 1,627 |
| Kiribati | 119,000 | 117 | -6 | 1,017 | 3 | 426 |
| Kosrae[note 17] | 7,000 | 12 | -29 | 583 | 1 | 40 |
| Marshall Islands | 59,000 | 112 | -20 | 527 | 4 | 462 |
| Nauru | 11,000 | 13 | -24 | 846 | 1 | 76 |
| New Caledonia[note 2] | 285,000 | 2,532 | 3 | 113 | 35 | 6,459 |
| New Zealand | 4,828,000 | 13,902 | -1 | 347 | 171 | 23,847 |
| Niue[note 18] | 2,000 | 21 | 5 | 95 | 1 | 83 |
| Norfolk Island[note 19] | 2,000 | 6 | 0 | 333 | 1 | 11 |
| Palau | 18,000 | 78 | 1 | 231 | 2 | 209 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,947,000 | 5,111 | 7 | 1,751 | 115 | 38,787 |
| Pohnpei[note 17] | 37,000 | 55 | 6 | 673 | 1 | 120 |
| Rota[note 20] | 3,000 | 5 | -38 | 600 | 1 | 10 |
| Saipan[note 20] | 48,000 | 222 | 3 | 216 | 3 | 443 |
| Samoa | 199,000 | 482 | -9 | 413 | 12 | 1,975 |
| Solomon Islands | 687,000 | 1,825 | -4 | 376 | 50 | 10,704 |
| Tahiti[note 2] | 282,000 | 3,186 | -2 | 89 | 46 | 8,917 |
| Tinian[note 20] | 3,000 | 11 | -8 | 273 | 1 | 38 |
| Tonga | 106,000 | 185 | 4 | 573 | 2 | 474 |
| Tuvalu | 12,000 | 69 | -13 | 174 | 3 | 194 |
| Vanuatu | 307,000 | 710 | 2 | 432 | 17 | 2,234 |
| Wallis and Futuna[note 2] | 11,000 | 59 | 11 | 186 | 1 | 231 |
| Yap[note 17] | 12,000 | 30 | -12 | 400 | 1 | 93 |
Other
Countries where Jehovah's Witnesses' activities are banned
In addition to the published figures for individual countries, statistics are also published collectively for countries where Jehovah's Witnesses operate covertly under ban,[1][2] including several Islamic and communist states.
| "Other Lands" | Publishers | Increase (%) | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 207,891 | -1.4 | 2,967 | 306,281 |
There are 37 sovereign states not specifically listed in the Watch Tower Society's reported statistics:
Total
| Publishers | Increase (%) | Congregations | Memorial Attendance | Memorial Partakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,424,185 | -0.6 | 120,387 | 17,844,773 | 21,182 |
See also
Notes
- Portuguese autonomous region
- French overseas collectivity
- Overseas department of France
- Dependency of Mauritius
- British overseas territory
- The western islands of the Azores are located on the North American plate in the Atlantic Ocean; the remaining islands are located on the Azores microplate independent of Europe and Africa. F.O. Marques, J.C. Catalão, C.DeMets, A.C.G. Costa, A. Hildenbrand (2013). "GPS and tectonic evidence for a diffuse plate boundary at the Azores Triple Junction" (PDF). Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 381: 177–187. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.08.051.
A comparison of the GPS velocities of Pico, Faial, S. Jorge and Terceira islands with the Nubia–Eurasia velocity in the Azores region (ca. 4.5 mm/yr, DeMets et al., 2010) shows that the islands belong to neither the Eurasia nor Nubia plates.
CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Danish autonomous region
- Constituent country of the Netherlands
- Special municipality of the Netherlands
- Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Self-governing US territory
- US insular area
- Chinese special administrative region
- Disputed territory comprising West Bank and Gaza Strip under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority and the Hamas Government in Gaza
- Disputed territory administered by the Republic of China (Taiwan) and claimed by the People's Republic of China.
- Disputed territory within Serbia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Self-governing in free association with New Zealand
- Australian external territory
- United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Sources
- 2020 Country and Territory Reports, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania.[3]
References
- "Keep Conquering the Evil With the Good". The Watchtower: 29–30. July 1, 2007.
- "Global Support for the Kingdom Issue". The Watchtower: 23. January 1, 1983.
Due to the viciousness of the enemy, and to protect our brothers, some of these places are not listed individually in the tabulated report, but the totals of their service appear in the line above the grand total, headed ... Other Countries
- "2020 Country and Territory Reports". Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania. 2020.
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