By the Gordon-Conwell count, Chinese folk-religionists fell from 380 million in 1900 to 238 million in 1970 and rose to 448 million by 2025
Source. Gordon-Conwell, Status of Global Christianity, 2025 (World Christian Database), 1900–2050.
Method and data
Method. Gordon-Conwell publishes no values between 1900 and 1970; the line joins the two.
| Year | People |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 379,974,000 |
| 1970 | 238,188,000 |
| 2000 | 420,817,000 |
| 2020 | 453,250,000 |
| 2025 | 448,283,000 |
| 2050 | 392,978,000 |
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