Scripture
Distribution Report 2003
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WORLD
DISTRIBUTION OF SCRIPTURES BY BIBLE SOCIETIES
January – December 2003
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Bibles
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Testaments
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Portions
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NR Portions
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Selections
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NR Selections
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| Africa |
2,926,996
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540,247
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1,306,494
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1,175,132
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7,468,076
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598,281
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| Americas |
8,234,874
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5,106,420
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5,502,887
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5,354,194
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251,018,783
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25,636,140
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| Asia-Pacific |
8,000,438
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5,811,500
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5,378,306
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3,121,929
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80,363,520
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3,139,548
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| Europe-Middle
East |
2,244,068
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2,985,949
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3,262,759
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528,676
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1,812,417
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223,657
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| Total
(Jan. – Dec.2003) |
21,406,376
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14,444,116
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15,450,446
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10,179,931
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340,662,796
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29,597,626
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year as % of last year: |
85.8%
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64.0%
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74.5%
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79.1%
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74.6%
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72.8%
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Global
Total 2003: 431,741,291
(Global
Total 2002: 578,029,863); (Global
Total 2001: 555,555,451); (Global
Total 2000: 633,335,638)
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| Total
(Nov. 01-Dec. 02) |
24,962,392
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22,573,923
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20,747,790
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12,876,297
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456,236,497
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40,632,964
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Total
(Nov. 00-Oct. 01)
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23,210,404
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19,029,747
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20,397,962
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12,084,008
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443,436,778
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37,396,552
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Total
(Nov. 99-Oct. 00)
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24,943,380
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23,523,871
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23,879,556
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10,774,079
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500,327,031
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49,887,721
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NR portions and
NR selections are for new readers
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The full UBS Scripture Distribution Report,
with country-by-country figures is available to UBS and Bible Society
staff from the Communications Services Department. For previous years’
data see SDR 2002.
[Figures updated 17-05-2004: revision
of the 2001-02 figures for Africa and 11-04-2005 revision of 2003 figures
for Japan]
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