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Jehovah's Witnesses have a presence in most countries in the world. These are the most recent statistics by nation and by continent or region, based on active members, or "publishers" as reported by the Watch Tower Society of Pennsylvania .
Bible study figures include studies conducted by Witness parents with their unbaptized children,[1] [2] which can be counted as one hour per week and one Bible study per month, per child.[3]
The Society reports its active presence in various dependencies and states as separate 'lands', as noted.
Africa
Country
Population
Publishers
Congregations
Av. Bible Studies
Memorial Attendance
Angola
24,383,301
111,123
1,565
502,848
529,827
Benin
10,880,000
11,716
186
29,253
41,706
Botswana
2,262,000
2,099
46
4,552
6,323
Burkina Faso
18,106,000
1,656
44
3,328
4,499
Burundi
9,231,000
12,577
269
39,049
50,743
Cameroon
22,637,185
37,869
339
73,129
97,390
Cape Verde
545,993
2,098
35
4,423
8,033
Central African Republic
4,900,000
2,544
53
7,874
16,350
Chad
14,037,000
687
17
1,304
4,582
Congo (Democratic Republic)
77,267,000
176,585
3,642
556,852
1,131,161
Congo (Republic)
4,620,000
6,080
77
20,438
25,444
Côte d’Ivoire
22,671,331
10,302
293
28,496
64,724
Equatorial Guinea
810,613
1,653
15
5,801
6,860
Ethiopia
99,391,000
10,013
217
7,570
25,323
Gabon
1,756,708
3,972
38
8,906
11,646
Gambia
1,990,924
230
4
388
579
Ghana
27,451,357
124,004
1,852
400,672
353,891
Guinea
11,750,000
765
19
1,884
3,136
Guinea-Bissau
1,844,325
141
3
507
701
Kenya
47,233,491
26,578
619
46,515
66,820
Lesotho
2,135,000
3,837
90
6,774
10,266
Liberia
4,190,000
6,112
126
21,661
44,716
Madagascar
24,967,390
30,941
696
79,143
131,087
Madeira [note 1]
258,686
1,147
17
825
1,935
Malawi
16,000,000
80,776
1,447
116,274
296,711
Mali
17,599,694
284
7
854
1,163
Mauritius
1,330,000
1,785
25
2,093
4,124
Mayotte [note 2]
230,338
147
3
352
338
Mozambique
25,727,911
53,027
1,154
90,657
291,356
Namibia
2,459,000
2,247
44
4,381
7,726
Niger
19,899,000
272
7
377
805
Nigeria
182,201,962
338,955
6,145
798,359
739,234
Réunion [note 3]
843,617
2,980
37
2,450
6,297
Rodrigues [note 4]
41,669
48
1
65
122
Rwanda
11,262,564
25,061
589
67,184
83,107
Saint Helena [note 5]
4,000
118
3
65
272
São Tomé and Principe
194,006
754
11
3,041
3,226
Senegal
15,129,273
1,168
26
2,010
2,606
Seychelles
91,650
333
4
414
935
Sierra Leone
6,092,000
2,037
37
5,242
9,553
South Africa
54,490,000
96,631
2,108
140,789
250,754
South Sudan
11,864,683
1,218
33
3,132
4,682
Sudan
40,720,640
595
16
1,583
2,308
Swaziland
1,287,000
3,063
92
4,403
8,841
Tanzania
51,420,567
16,129
475
33,373
55,355
Togo
7,305,000
19,067
282
59,501
67,069
Uganda
36,076,000
6,832
142
19,559
23,157
Zambia
15,077,660
171,167
2,806
379,165
809,840
Zimbabwe
15,576,901
43,361
1,185
100,248
114,500
North America
Country
Population
Publishers
Congregations
Av. Bible Studies
Memorial Attendance
Azores [note 1] [note 6]
246,353
730
15
871
1,680
Canada
36,162,252
114,123
1,397
54,805
187,322
Costa Rica
4,819,000
29,601
433
34,861
69,247
El Salvador
6,142,600
39,643
685
45,286
92,188
Greenland [note 7]
55,984
145
6
142
351
Mexico
121,856,500
818,481
13,088
1,064,408
2,242,804
Nicaragua
5,912,800
27,054
484
44,264
88,843
Panama
3,661,000
16,224
313
24,236
54,213
Rota [note 8]
2,477
9
1
15
26
Saint Pierre and Miquelon [note 2]
6,299
14
1
6
22
Saipan [note 8]
48,220
194
2
314
557
Tinian [note 8]
3,136
15
1
29
43
United States
321,773,600
1,195,081
14,063
737,471
2,475,339
Caribbean
Country
Population
Publishers
Congregations
Av. Bible Studies
Memorial Attendance
Anguilla [note 5]
13,600
62
2
108
252
Antigua
80,200
462
7
570
1,230
Aruba [note 9]
109,028
953
14
1,009
2,922
Bahamas
388,000
1,630
27
2,077
4,198
Barbados
277,800
2,506
30
2,262
6,531
Belize
347,900
2,515
62
4,325
8,705
Bermuda [note 5]
62,000
448
5
340
909
Bonaire [note 10]
18,905
118
2
169
357
Cayman Islands [note 5]
60,000
217
3
232
651
Cuba
11,258,597
95,825
1,524
172,538
231,958
Curaçao [note 9]
156,971
1,987
25
2,337
5,463
Dominica
72,700
437
10
722
1,448
Dominican Republic
10,478,756
36,946
567
69,892
120,103
Grenada
109,600
579
10
719
1,534
Guadeloupe [note 3]
410,335
8,058
120
8,625
19,763
Guatemala
14,941,600
38,140
881
49,613
97,106
Haiti
9,993,000
19,552
275
42,074
86,029
Honduras
8,758,900
22,653
433
35,739
67,573
Jamaica
2,793,300
11,815
188
13,561
37,111
Martinique [note 3]
395,027
4,755
64
5,376
10,613
Montserrat [note 5]
4,900
19
1
71
108
Nevis [note 11]
12,100
56
1
55
213
Puerto Rico [note 12]
3,683,200
25,585
324
16,309
56,404
Saba [note 10]
2,000
12
36
54
Saint Barthélemy [note 2]
9,269
26
1
34
97
Saint Kitts [note 11]
46,000
203
4
278
773
Saint Lucia
173,800
727
11
1,220
2,296
Saint Martin [note 2]
36,522
313
5
525
1,037
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
109,344
336
8
511
1,139
Sint Eustatius [note 10]
3,100
22
1
48
84
Sint Maarten [note 9]
37,400
340
5
450
1,147
Trinidad & Tobago
1,333,100
9,543
122
11,331
24,103
Turks and Caicos [note 5]
34,300
332
6
686
1,060
Virgin Islands (British) [note 5]
30,100
256
4
251
825
Virgin Islands (US) [note 13]
106,300
586
10
591
1,743
South America
Country
Population
Publishers
Congregations
Av. Bible Studies
Memorial Attendance
Argentina
42,657,055
147,379
2,014
126,606
315,790
Bolivia
10,725,000
24,836
329
42,201
77,110
Brazil
204,873,755
787,470
11,802
863,612
1,743,624
Chile
18,006,407
75,168
963
64,178
174,761
Colombia
49,367,000
165,089
2,550
222,442
510,952
Ecuador
16,278,844
85,468
1,002
142,010
260,366
Falkland Islands [note 5]
2,840
11
1
9
26
French Guiana [note 3]
241,922
2,373
46
5,425
9,401
Guyana
782,359
2,941
46
5,062
12,837
Paraguay
6,917,579
9,719
216
15,165
24,298
Peru
31,151,643
120,260
1,419
196,798
383,251
Suriname
540,000
2,849
55
5,218
9,889
Uruguay
3,424,567
11,614
158
9,501
23,583
Venezuela
30,851,300
138,860
1,807
197,284
433,763
Asia
Country
Population
Publishers
Congregations
Av. Bible Studies
Memorial Attendance
Armenia
3,026,900
11,019
142
7,555
23,318
Azerbaijan
9,593,000
1,303
13
1,838
2,674
Bangladesh
160,995,642
243
6
554
993
Bhutan
775,480
3
3
7
Cambodia
15,577,899
894
14
2,239
2,251
Cyprus
885,600
2,536
40
1,840
4,609
Georgia
3,729,500
18,279
229
8,796
32,569
Hong Kong [note 14]
7,298,600
5,509
68
6,062
9,619
India
1,299,213,900
41,866
587
54,005
120,601
Indonesia
256,000,000
25,361
465
31,168
55,864
Israel
8,548,984
1,511
26
1,262
3,242
Japan
126,573,481
214,523
3,059
166,049
300,406
Kazakhstan
17,563,000
17,545
248
12,791
31,435
Korea (South)
50,293,000
99,950
1,358
79,826
134,894
Kyrgyzstan
5,895,062
5,071
67
5,297
10,838
Lebanon
5,053,624
3,671
57
2,206
6,533
Macau [note 14]
642,900
294
4
356
715
Malaysia
30,986,035
4,804
116
8,671
12,539
Mongolia
2,959,134
435
9
797
1,280
Myanmar
54,647,652
4,099
74
4,134
8,438
Nepal
27,153,225
2,204
36
4,515
7,268
Pakistan
188,925,000
960
18
1,248
4,035
Palestinian Territory [note 15]
4,680,000
71
2
72
167
Philippines
100,621,100
199,551
3,246
268,598
576,542
Russia
146,042,093
172,977
2,547
113,529
294,180
Sri Lanka
21,416,445
5,775
108
8,564
15,415
Taiwan
23,465,003
9,582
142
14,631
19,261
Thailand
67,959,000
4,258
106
6,611
8,715
Turkey
77,700,000
2,514
31
1,705
4,546
Europe
Country
Population
Publishers
Congregations
Av. Bible Studies
Memorial Attendance
Albania
3,204,000
5,381
86
6,132
12,945
Andorra
79,330
170
3
113
320
Austria
8,584,926
21,216
300
11,990
34,359
Belarus
9,496,000
5,828
76
4,989
10,212
Belgium
11,209,044
24,661
370
10,895
43,325
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,791,622
1,170
16
551
1,972
Bulgaria
7,284,500
2,290
53
2,962
5,267
Croatia
4,290,612
5,372
67
2,250
8,472
Czech Republic
10,541,466
15,471
226
7,274
26,177
Denmark
5,678,348
14,564
179
6,023
21,527
Estonia
1,313,271
4,074
54
2,723
6,793
Faeroe Islands [note 7]
50,145
112
4
105
192
Finland
5,471,753
18,496
303
10,468
25,924
France
64,200,000
125,519
1,702
58,530
219,748
Germany
81,083,551
163,871
2,187
77,941
270,447
Gibraltar [note 5]
29,833
127
2
55
174
Greece
10,787,690
28,592
390
13,237
46,822
Hungary
9,855,000
22,400
296
12,163
39,727
Iceland
329,000
367
7
271
692
Ireland (incl. Northern Ireland )
6,676,364
6,281
119
3,563
11,779
Italy
60,795,612
250,277
2,997
119,827
435,046
Kosovo [note 16]
2,350,000
236
6
483
574
Latvia
2,000,000
2,275
36
2,058
3,750
Liechtenstein
37,370
85
1
41
135
Lithuania
2,898,062
3,101
50
2,655
5,018
Luxembourg
562,958
2,042
32
1,118
3,895
Macedonia
2,108,434
1,293
24
1,040
2,903
Malta
419,000
665
8
235
1,192
Moldova
4,069,000
19,776
240
13,863
35,813
Montenegro
631,490
270
6
181
589
Netherlands
16,956,486
29,508
360
12,421
51,743
Norway
5,189,400
11,472
166
5,614
17,889
Poland
38,478,602
121,018
1,327
52,256
191,524
Portugal
9,869,783
48,633
644
28,687
91,472
Romania
21,240,000
40,370
548
25,623
78,300
San Marino
32,890
202
2
115
351
Serbia
8,118,146
3,861
61
2,273
7,939
Slovakia
5,421,433
11,276
142
4,135
21,623
Slovenia
2,068,000
1,911
30
1,064
2,942
Spain
46,439,864
109,457
1,533
57,290
190,233
Sweden
9,804,082
22,236
315
10,394
35,366
Switzerland
8,237,666
18,611
270
9,285
31,755
Ukraine
42,529,112
141,364
1,566
84,590
236,261
United Kingdom (excl. Northern Ireland)
62,863,330
134,491
1,605
60,066
225,584
Oceania
Country
Population
Publishers
Congregations
Av. Bible Studies
Memorial Attendance
American Samoa [note 13]
57,642
218
3
351
835
Australia
23,884,166
66,753
797
29,751
116,022
Chuuk [note 17]
48,651
37
1
136
230
Cook Islands [note 18]
13,313
194
3
203
469
East Timor
1,250,000
284
4
601
750
Fiji
887,027
2,958
78
4,615
11,845
Guam [note 13]
159,358
740
9
1,037
1,943
Kiribati
104,607
136
3
310
418
Kosrae [note 17]
6,616
20
1
56
118
Marshall Islands
53,158
183
4
474
914
Nauru
10,436
11
1
14
92
New Caledonia [note 2]
270,710
2,164
30
2,901
6,473
New Zealand
4,618,522
13,929
185
8,408
26,008
Niue [note 18]
1,190
24
1
20
54
Norfolk Island [note 19]
1,329
5
1
3
19
Palau
21,108
80
2
182
233
Papua New Guinea
7,708,577
3,916
106
7,078
34,707
Pohnpei [note 17]
35,981
69
1
158
212
Samoa
193,483
519
12
792
2,065
Solomon Islands
584,020
1,915
51
2,316
9,807
Tahiti [note 2]
268,207
3,079
44
4,335
8,822
Tonga
105,894
208
3
299
628
Tuvalu
9,894
64
1
72
247
Vanuatu
269,442
557
12
1,370
3,720
Wallis and Futuna [note 2]
14,315
44
1
72
174
Yap [note 17]
11,376
28
1
110
136
Other
In addition to the published figures for individual countries, statistics are also published collectively for countries where Jehovah's Witnesses operate covertly under ban,[4] [5] including several Islamic and communist states .[6]
Country
Publishers
Congregations
Average Bible Studies
Memorial Attendance
30 "Other Lands"
35,795
844
66,167
74,469
Total
Countries/Territories
Publishers
Congregations
Average Bible Studies
Memorial Attendance
240
7,987,279
118,016
9,708,968
19,862,783
See also
Notes
Sources
2016 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses , pages 178–187, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania.[7]
References
^ "Question Box–Should a family Bible study be reported to the congregation?". Our Kingdom Ministry . Watch Tower Society: 3. November 2003.
^ "Question Box—May both parents report the time used for the regular family study?". Our Kingdom Ministry : 3. September 2008.
^ Organized To Do Jehovah´s Will . 2005–2011. pp. 98–99, 85–87, 87.
^ "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
^ Map indicating countries in which JW activities are banned
^ 2016 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses (PDF) . 2015. pp. 178–187.