Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2021

Statistics February 17, 2022

 

Churches, Companies, Membership

 

Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2021

 

Churches 95,297
Companies 72,975
Church Memberships 21,912,161
Total Accessions 1,069,234

Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2020

Churches 92,876
Companies 72,562
Church Membership 21,723,992
Total Accessions 803,430

Denominational Employees

Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2020

Ordained Ministers, Active (Full time and Part time) 20,924
Total Active Employees (Full time, Part time, Casual) 322,120

Mission to the World

Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2020

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 212
Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work 535
Divisions 13
Union Conferences 63
Union Missions 60
Union of Churches Conferences 11
Union of Churches Missions 4
Local Conferences 418
Local Missions 313

Educational Program

Total Schools 9,419
Tertiary Institutions 118
Worker Training Institutions 38
Secondary Schools 2,640
Primary Schools 6,623
Total Enrollment 2,023,844
Tertiary Institutions 160,997
Worker Training Institutions 7,159
Secondary Schools 587,283
Primary Schools 1,268,405

Food Industries

Food Industries 22

Healthcare Ministry

Hospitals and Sanitariums 229
Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers 129
Clinics and Dispensaries 1,475
Dental Clinics 128
Orphanages and Children’s Homes 15
Inpatient Visits over 1 million
Outpatient Visits over 21 million

Media Centers

Media Centers 18

Publishing Work

Publishing Houses and Branches 57
Literature Evangelists, Full time Credentialed and Licensed, Interns, Part Time 22,258
Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed Only 5,261
Languages Used in Publications 342
Languages Heard in Broadcasts 313
Languages and Dialects Used in Oral Work 496

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)

Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present over 130
Total Projects Funded 1,506
Beneficiaries of Projects 20,777,127

Prepared by the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Updated February 14, 2022

Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2021

  Churches, Companies, Membership   Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2021   Churches 95,297 Companies 72,975 Church Memberships 21,912,161 Total Accessions 1,069,234 Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2020 Churches 92,876 Companies…

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Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2020

Churches, Companies, Membership Summary of Statistics as of September 30, 2020 Churches92,186Companies72,749Church Memberships21,760,076Total Accessions562,056 Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2019 Churches91,140Companies72,605Church Membership21,556,837Total Accessions1,321,047 Denominational Employees Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2019…

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