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 | 31,825,000 | 159,758 | 7 | 199 | 2,269 | 696,384 |
| Benin | 11,801,000 | 13,346 | 4 | 884 | 225 | 45,475 |
| Botswana | 2,339,000 | 2,223 | 0 | 1,052 | 47 | 6,707 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,321,000 | 1,801 | 2 | 11,283 | 48 | 4,851 |
| Burundi | 11,531,000 | 14,734 | 6 | 783 | 271 | 61,157 |
| Cameroon | 25,876,000 | 41,998 | 3 | 616 | 500 | 101,818 |
| Cape Verde | 550,000 | 2,283 | 2 | 241 | 35 | 8,377 |
| Central African Republic | 4,745,000 | 2,747 | 2 | 1,727 | 58 | 18,890 |
| Chad | 15,947,000 | 857 | 4 | 18,608 | 19 | 4,765 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 86,791,000 | 225,009 | 2 | 386 | 3,880 | 1,264,290 |
| Congo (Republic) | 5,381,000 | 8,260 | 10 | 651 | 98 | 34,754 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 25,717,000 | 11,913 | 4 | 2,159 | 325 | 75,755 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,356,000 | 2,267 | 11 | 598 | 25 | 8,989 |
| Eswatini | 1,148,000 | 3,261 | 2 | 352 | 80 | 9,248 |
| Ethiopia | 112,079,000 | 10,522 | 2 | 10,652 | 219 | 25,543 |
| Gabon | 2,173,000 | 4,410 | 4 | 493 | 57 | 13,288 |
| Gambia | 2,348,000 | 227 | 5 | 10,344 | 5 | 637 |
| Ghana | 30,418,000 | 139,792 | 3 | 218 | 2,167 | 381,212 |
| Guinea | 12,771,000 | 1,012 | 8 | 12,620 | 23 | 4,243 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,921,000 | 184 | 11 | 10,440 | 3 | 699 |
| Kenya | 52,574,000 | 28,681 | 3 | 1,833 | 647 | 78,322 |
| Lesotho | 2,125,000 | 4,202 | 3 | 506 | 93 | 12,087 |
| Liberia | 4,937,000 | 6,904 | 4 | 715 | 145 | 52,616 |
| Madagascar | 26,969,000 | 36,847 | 7 | 732 | 832 | 146,622 |
| Madeira[note 1] | 254,000 | 1,149 | 2 | 221 | 20 | 1,868 |
| Malawi | 18,629,000 | 95,229 | 2 | 196 | 1,636 | 342,426 |
| Mali | 19,658,000 | 330 | 7 | 59,570 | 7 | 1,345 |
| Mauritius | 1,270,000 | 1,879 | 1 | 676 | 27 | 4,322 |
| Mayotte[note 2] | 266,000 | 179 | 6 | 1,486 | 3 | 427 |
| Mozambique | 30,366,000 | 65,593 | 9 | 463 | 1,315 | 334,110 |
| Namibia | 2,495,000 | 2,477 | 3 | 1,007 | 46 | 8,629 |
| Niger | 23,311,000 | 305 | -1 | 76,430 | 9 | 924 |
| Nigeria | 200,964,000 | 367,876 | 2 | 546 | 6,566 | 835,850 |
| Réunion[note 3] | 889,000 | 3,296 | 1 | 270 | 41 | 6,557 |
| Rodrigues[note 4] | 38,000 | 57 | 6 | 667 | 1 | 202 |
| Rwanda | 12,374,000 | 29,236 | 5 | 423 | 553 | 95,239 |
| Saint Helena[note 5] | 4,000 | 110 | -3 | 36 | 3 | 253 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 215,000 | 893 | 4 | 241 | 14 | 3,631 |
| Senegal | 16,296,000 | 1,342 | 2 | 12,143 | 29 | 2,859 |
| Seychelles | 98,000 | 324 | 2 | 302 | 5 | 979 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,813,000 | 2,280 | 2 | 3,427 | 41 | 9,272 |
| South Africa | 58,780,000 | 103,430 | 0 | 568 | 2,056 | 281,511 |
| South Sudan | 11,062,000 | 1,366 | 10 | 8,098 | 32 | 7,187 |
| Sudan | 42,813,000 | 639 | 4 | 67,000 | 14 | 2,297 |
| Tanzania | 58,005,000 | 18,547 | 4 | 3,127 | 446 | 62,398 |
| Togo | 8,082,000 | 21,621 | 3 | 374 | 318 | 67,573 |
| Uganda | 44,270,000 | 8,348 | 6 | 5,303 | 164 | 31,284 |
| Zambia | 17,861,000 | 206,397 | 4 | 87 | 3,402 | 979,338 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,645,000 | 47,980 | 3 | 305 | 1,271 | 122,790 |
North America
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azores[note 1][note 6] | 243,000 | 759 | 3 | 320 | 15 | 1,622 |
| Canada | 37,411,000 | 114,591 | 0 | 326 | 1,326 | 186,020 |
| Costa Rica | 5,048,000 | 31,798 | 2 | 159 | 446 | 71,472 |
| El Salvador | 6,454,000 | 40,017 | -1 | 161 | 701 | 86,133 |
| Greenland[note 7] | 56,000 | 144 | -9 | 389 | 5 | 315 |
| Mexico | 127,576,000 | 862,590 | 1 | 148 | 13,074 | 2,258,524 |
| Nicaragua | 6,546,000 | 28,896 | 1 | 227 | 468 | 87,706 |
| Panama | 4,246,000 | 17,662 | 1 | 240 | 323 | 54,878 |
| Rota[note 8] | 2,500 | 8 | -11 | 313 | 1 | 21 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon[note 2] | 6,000 | 10 | 0 | 600 | 1 | 14 |
| Saipan[note 8] | 48,000 | 216 | 2 | 222 | 3 | 509 |
| Tinian[note 8] | 3,100 | 12 | -14 | 258 | 1 | 41 |
| United States | 329,065,000 | 1,207,438 | 0 | 273 | 12,594 | 2,416,752 |
Caribbean
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla[note 5] | 15,000 | 64 | 2 | 234 | 1 | 288 |
| Antigua | 97,000 | 454 | -2 | 214 | 7 | 1,392 |
| Aruba[note 9] | 106,000 | 1,078 | 3 | 98 | 14 | 3,084 |
| Bahamas | 389,000 | 1,695 | 1 | 229 | 28 | 4,977 |
| Barbados | 287,000 | 2,414 | -1 | 119 | 30 | 6,190 |
| Belize | 390,000 | 2,642 | 1 | 148 | 61 | 8,306 |
| Bermuda[note 5] | 63,000 | 432 | 3 | 146 | 5 | 851 |
| Bonaire[note 10] | 20,000 | 121 | -3 | 165 | 2 | 370 |
| Cayman Islands[note 5] | 65,000 | 263 | 7 | 247 | 3 | 730 |
| Cuba | 11,333,000 | 94,628 | 0 | 120 | 1,457 | 223,403 |
| Curaçao[note 9] | 163,000 | 2,024 | 0 | 81 | 26 | 5,605 |
| Dominica | 72,000 | 411 | 4 | 175 | 10 | 1,561 |
| Dominican Republic | 10,739,000 | 37,974 | 1 | 283 | 572 | 116,498 |
| Grenada | 112,000 | 526 | -4 | 213 | 10 | 1,487 |
| Guadeloupe[note 3] | 400,000 | 8,143 | 0 | 49 | 121 | 19,385 |
| Guatemala | 17,581,000 | 40,154 | 0 | 438 | 873 | 98,161 |
| Haiti | 11,263,000 | 19,768 | 1 | 570 | 276 | 87,267 |
| Honduras | 9,746,000 | 22,767 | 0 | 428 | 439 | 63,652 |
| Jamaica | 2,948,000 | 11,090 | -1 | 266 | 174 | 34,703 |
| Martinique[note 3] | 376,000 | 4,688 | -1 | 80 | 61 | 10,317 |
| Montserrat[note 5] | 5,000 | 34 | 10 | 147 | 1 | 216 |
| Nevis[note 11] | 12,000 | 68 | 10 | 176 | 1 | 223 |
| Puerto Rico[note 12] | 2,933,000 | 23,147 | 1 | 127 | 237 | 45,314 |
| Saba[note 10] | 2,000 | 12 | 33 | 167 | 0 | 74 |
| Saint Barthélemy[note 2] | 10,000 | 28 | 17 | 357 | 1 | 84 |
| Saint Kitts[note 11] | 35,000 | 214 | 4 | 164 | 3 | 695 |
| Saint Lucia | 183,000 | 786 | 0 | 233 | 11 | 2,091 |
| Saint Martin[note 2] | 38,000 | 259 | -2 | 147 | 5 | 1,072 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111,000 | 312 | -3 | 356 | 8 | 1,080 |
| Sint Eustatius[note 10] | 3,000 | 27 | 0 | 111 | 1 | 124 |
| Sint Maarten[note 9] | 42,000 | 321 | -2 | 131 | 6 | 1,158 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,395,000 | 10,037 | 1 | 139 | 131 | 25,478 |
| Turks and Caicos[note 5] | 38,000 | 333 | 2 | 114 | 6 | 1,141 |
| Virgin Islands (British)[note 5] | 30,000 | 228 | -3 | 132 | 4 | 733 |
| Virgin Islands (US)[note 13] | 105,000 | 554 | -2 | 190 | 9 | 2,012 |
South America
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 44,781,000 | 153,203 | 2 | 292 | 1,976 | 330,166 |
| Bolivia | 11,513,000 | 28,255 | 3 | 407 | 427 | 94,104 |
| Brazil | 210,396,000 | 875,987 | 2 | 240 | 12,408 | 1,922,286 |
| Chile | 18,952,000 | 80,475 | 3 | 236 | 955 | 184,610 |
| Colombia | 50,339,000 | 183,945 | 4 | 274 | 2,248 | 567,889 |
| Ecuador | 17,374,000 | 97,454 | 3 | 178 | 1,154 | 290,701 |
| Falkland Islands[note 5] | 3,000 | 14 | 8 | 214 | 1 | 31 |
| French Guiana[note 3] | 291,000 | 2,754 | 5 | 106 | 47 | 11,318 |
| Guyana | 783,000 | 3,155 | 2 | 248 | 50 | 13,942 |
| Paraguay | 7,045,000 | 10,738 | 2 | 656 | 234 | 25,805 |
| Peru | 32,510,000 | 128,834 | 2 | 252 | 1,562 | 398,335 |
| Suriname | 581,000 | 3,102 | 1 | 187 | 58 | 10,980 |
| Uruguay | 3,462,000 | 11,887 | 1 | 291 | 151 | 23,581 |
| Venezuela | 28,516,000 | 136,245 | -4 | 209 | 1,743 | 470,857 |
Asia
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 2,958,000 | 10,702 | -2 | 276 | 129 | 20,968 |
| Azerbaijan | 9,982,000 | 1,439 | 2 | 6,937 | 14 | 3,053 |
| Bangladesh | 163,046,000 | 315 | 5 | 517,606 | 6 | 980 |
| Cambodia | 16,487,000 | 1,162 | 2 | 14,188 | 17 | 3,033 |
| Cyprus | 1,199,000 | 2,675 | 2 | 448 | 43 | 4,966 |
| Georgia | 3,724,000 | 17,865 | -1 | 208 | 215 | 31,451 |
| Hong Kong[note 14] | 7,524,000 | 5,583 | 2 | 1,348 | 64 | 9,349 |
| India | 1,366,418,000 | 49,236 | 4 | 27,752 | 692 | 137,439 |
| Indonesia | 270,626,000 | 28,177 | 3 | 9,605 | 514 | 58,878 |
| Israel | 9,260,000 | 1,836 | 4 | 5,044 | 32 | 3,166 |
| Japan | 126,860,000 | 212,438 | 0 | 597 | 2,991 | 291,206 |
| Kazakhstan | 18,551,000 | 17,307 | 0 | 1,072 | 262 | 30,516 |
| Korea (South) | 51,709,000 | 101,970 | 1 | 507 | 1,266 | 136,891 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,390,000 | 5,214 | 1 | 1,226 | 85 | 10,489 |
| Macau[note 14] | 672,000 | 345 | 8 | 1,948 | 4 | 810 |
| Malaysia | 31,950,000 | 5,450 | 5 | 5,862 | 120 | 13,492 |
| Mongolia | 3,225,000 | 459 | 4 | 7,026 | 9 | 1,433 |
| Myanmar | 54,330,000 | 4,698 | 7 | 11,564 | 91 | 10,437 |
| Nepal | 28,609,000 | 2,627 | 1 | 10,890 | 42 | 6,995 |
| Pakistan | 216,565,000 | 1,031 | 1 | 210,053 | 20 | 4,259 |
| Palestinian territories[note 15] | 4,981,000 | 60 | -3 | 83,017 | 2 | 130 |
| Philippines | 108,117,000 | 220,996 | 3 | 489 | 3,472 | 612,911 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,324,000 | 6,518 | 3 | 3,272 | 116 | 15,409 |
| Taiwan | 23,774,000 | 11,126 | 5 | 2,137 | 188 | 20,794 |
| Thailand | 69,626,000 | 5,304 | 6 | 13,127 | 136 | 10,700 |
| Turkey | 83,430,000 | 3,933 | 19 | 21,213 | 52 | 7,786 |
Europe
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per population | Congregations | Memorial attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2,881,000 | 5,605 | 0 | 514 | 87 | 12,135 |
| Andorra | 77,000 | 173 | 1 | 445 | 3 | 332 |
| Austria | 8,955,000 | 21,483 | 0 | 417 | 298 | 34,213 |
| Belarus | 9,452,000 | 6,132 | 3 | 1,541 | 81 | 10,140 |
| Belgium | 11,431,000 | 24,923 | 0 | 459 | 336 | 42,925 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,301,000 | 1,045 | -3 | 3,159 | 17 | 1,794 |
| Bulgaria | 7,000,000 | 2,524 | 1 | 2,773 | 52 | 5,444 |
| Croatia | 4,130,000 | 4,858 | -2 | 850 | 58 | 7,843 |
| Czech Republic | 10,669,000 | 15,396 | 0 | 693 | 213 | 26,748 |
| Denmark | 5,814,000 | 14,555 | 0 | 399 | 173 | 20,756 |
| Estonia | 1,325,000 | 3,979 | 0 | 333 | 57 | 6,199 |
| Faroe Islands[note 7] | 52,000 | 127 | 9 | 409 | 4 | 235 |
| Finland | 5,524,000 | 18,178 | 0 | 304 | 285 | 25,064 |
| France | 65,130,000 | 129,820 | 1 | 502 | 1,610 | 222,855 |
| Germany | 83,517,000 | 164,363 | 0 | 508 | 2,091 | 267,562 |
| Gibraltar[note 5] | 34,000 | 129 | 4 | 264 | 2 | 162 |
| Greece | 10,722,000 | 28,089 | 0 | 382 | 358 | 45,637 |
| Hungary | 9,773,000 | 21,060 | -1 | 464 | 293 | 37,992 |
| Iceland | 357,000 | 373 | 0 | 957 | 7 | 741 |
| Ireland | 6,802,000 | 6,845 | 2 | 994 | 121 | 11,818 |
| Italy | 60,550,000 | 250,538 | 0 | 242 | 2,892 | 414,595 |
| Kosovo[note 16] | 1,796,000 | 264 | 2 | 6,803 | 8 | 594 |
| Latvia | 1,920,000 | 2,142 | -2 | 896 | 33 | 3,367 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,000 | 89 | 2 | 427 | 1 | 159 |
| Lithuania | 2,794,000 | 2,948 | -2 | 948 | 46 | 4,682 |
| Luxembourg | 616,000 | 2,123 | 0 | 290 | 31 | 3,802 |
| Malta | 494,000 | 748 | -2 | 660 | 10 | 1,344 |
| Moldova | 3,157,000 | 18,584 | -2 | 170 | 208 | 32,872 |
| Montenegro | 628,000 | 272 | 3 | 2,309 | 5 | 536 |
| Netherlands | 17,097,000 | 29,305 | 0 | 583 | 352 | 49,159 |
| North Macedonia | 2,083,000 | 1,270 | 0 | 1,640 | 23 | 2,752 |
| Norway | 5,346,000 | 11,727 | 1 | 456 | 167 | 17,536 |
| Poland | 37,973,000 | 114,542 | -1 | 332 | 1,277 | 177,379 |
| Portugal | 9,780,000 | 49,286 | 1 | 198 | 652 | 88,099 |
| Romania | 19,365,000 | 39,265 | -1 | 493 | 540 | 74,476 |
| San Marino | 34,000 | 198 | 3 | 172 | 2 | 323 |
| Serbia | 6,964,000 | 3,845 | 0 | 1,811 | 64 | 7,750 |
| Slovakia | 5,452,000 | 11,054 | -1 | 493 | 132 | 20,910 |
| Slovenia | 2,084,000 | 1,804 | -1 | 1,155 | 30 | 2,857 |
| Spain | 46,737,000 | 115,099 | 2 | 406 | 1,485 | 192,303 |
| Sweden | 10,281,000 | 22,166 | 0 | 464 | 295 | 34,897 |
| Switzerland | 8,591,000 | 19,058 | 1 | 451 | 270 | 31,108 |
| Ukraine | 43,994,000 | 128,070 | -2 | 344 | 1,520 | 208,844 |
| United Kingdom | 64,345,000 | 134,718 | 0 | 478 | 1,618 | 222,033 |
Oceania
| Country | Population | Publishers | Increase (%) | Ratio per Population | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa[note 13] | 55,000 | 154 | -8 | 357 | 3 | 595 |
| Australia | 25,203,000 | 67,816 | 0 | 372 | 762 | 118,279 |
| Chuuk[note 17] | 49,000 | 41 | -7 | 1,195 | 2 | 207 |
| Cook Islands[note 18] | 18,000 | 188 | 2 | 96 | 3 | 549 |
| East Timor | 1,293,000 | 373 | 8 | 3,466 | 5 | 981 |
| Fiji | 890,000 | 3,082 | 3 | 289 | 80 | 11,186 |
| Guam[note 13] | 167,000 | 748 | 3 | 223 | 10 | 1,900 |
| Kiribati | 118,000 | 124 | -7 | 952 | 3 | 438 |
| Kosrae[note 17] | 7,000 | 17 | 6 | 412 | 1 | 96 |
| Marshall Islands | 59,000 | 140 | -11 | 421 | 4 | 771 |
| Nauru | 11,000 | 17 | 0 | 647 | 1 | 102 |
| New Caledonia[note 2] | 283,000 | 2,458 | 3 | 115 | 33 | 7,050 |
| New Zealand | 4,783,000 | 14,027 | 1 | 341 | 183 | 26,856 |
| Niue[note 18] | 2,000 | 20 | -5 | 100 | 1 | 53 |
| Norfolk Island[note 19] | 2,000 | 6 | -14 | 333 | 1 | 23 |
| Palau | 18,000 | 77 | 7 | 234 | 2 | 239 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,776,000 | 4,797 | 13 | 1,829 | 118 | 43,275 |
| Pohnpei[note 17] | 36,000 | 52 | -9 | 692 | 1 | 170 |
| Samoa | 197,000 | 528 | 1 | 373 | 12 | 2,492 |
| Solomon Islands | 670,000 | 1,896 | -1 | 353 | 51 | 10,203 |
| Tahiti[note 2] | 282,000 | 3,243 | 1 | 87 | 46 | 9,571 |
| Tonga | 104,000 | 178 | -1 | 584 | 2 | 624 |
| Tuvalu | 12,000 | 79 | 1 | 152 | 1 | 221 |
| Vanuatu | 300,000 | 696 | 1 | 431 | 17 | 3,065 |
| Wallis and Futuna[note 2] | 11,000 | 53 | 15 | 208 | 1 | 221 |
| Yap[note 17] | 11,000 | 34 | 31 | 324 | 1 | 142 |
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.
| Country | Publishers | Increase (%) | Congregations | Memorial Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 "Other Lands" | 210,920 | -2.1 | 3,323 | 320,885 |
There are 36 sovereign states not specifically listed in the Watch Tower Society's reported statistics:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Brunei
- China
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Maldives
- Mauritania
- Monaco
- Morocco
- North Korea
- Oman
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Somalia
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Total
| Publishers | Increase (%) | Congregations | Memorial Attendance | Memorial Partakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,471,008 | 1.3 | 119,712 | 20,919,041 | 20,526 |
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See also
Notes
- Portuguese autonomous region
- French overseas collectivity
- Overseas department of France
- Dependency of Mauritius
- British overseas territory
- Located on the North American plate in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Danish autonomous region
- United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- 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 within Serbia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Self-governing in free association with New Zealand
- Australian external territory
Sources
- 2019 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
- "2019 Country and Territory Reports". Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania. 2020.
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