Churches, Companies, Membership
Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2017
| Churches |
86,576 |
| Companies |
71,758 |
| Church Membership |
20,727,347 |
| Total Accessions |
1,352,931 |
Mission to the World
Summary of Other Statistics as of December 31, 2016
| Ordained Ministers, Active |
19,717 |
| Total Active Employees |
305,295 |
| Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations |
235 |
| Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established |
213 |
| Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work |
1,001 |
| Divisions |
13 |
| Union Conferences |
62 |
| Union Missions |
58 |
| Union of Churches Conferences |
10 |
| Union of Churches Missions |
5 |
| Local Conferences |
391 |
| Local Missions |
274 |
Educational Program
| Total Schools |
8,515 |
| Tertiary Institutions |
115 |
| Worker Training Institutions |
50 |
| Secondary Schools |
2,435 |
| Primary Schools |
5,915 |
| Total Enrollment |
1,954,872 |
| Tertiary Institutions |
145,024 |
| Worker Training Institutions |
5,757 |
| Secondary Schools |
603,211 |
| Primary Schools |
1,200,880 |
Food Industries
Healthcare Ministry
| Hospitals and Sanitariums |
198 |
| Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers |
133 |
| Clinics and Dispensaries |
329 |
| Orphanages and Children’s Homes |
21 |
| Outpatient Visits |
over 17 million |
(Note: Incomplete reporting of healthcare institutions’ statistics in some divisions.)
Publishing Work
| Publishing Houses and Branches |
59 |
| Literature Evangelists, Full time, Interns, Part Time |
25,332 |
| Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed |
6,050 |
| Languages Used in Publications |
about 375 |
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
| Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present |
over 131 |
| Total Projects Funded |
1,197 |
| Beneficiaries of Projects |
15,627,724 |