Scripture
Distribution Report 2004
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WORLD
DISTRIBUTION OF SCRIPTURES BY BIBLE SOCIETIES
January – December 2004
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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 |
3,444,843 |
447,233 |
1,261,926 |
784,338 |
5,130,929 |
150,554 |
| Americas |
9,787,473 |
3,724,131 |
6,511,483 |
5,938,041 |
227,491,256 |
20,377,750 |
| Asia-Pacific |
9,115,771 |
5,495,476 |
6,094,850 |
5,374,205 |
64,470,716 |
2,894,407 |
| Europe-Middle
East |
2,617,522 |
2,917,093 |
3,580,206 |
362,361 |
2,356,257 |
216,122 |
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| Total
(Jan. – Dec.2004) |
24,965,609 |
12,583,933 |
17,448,465 |
12,458,945 |
299,449,158 |
23,638,833 |
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year as % of last year: |
116.6%
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87.1%
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112.9%
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122.4%
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87.9%
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79.9%
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Global
Total 2004: 390,544,073
(Previous
Global Totals: 2003: 431,741,291; 2002: 578,029,863;
2001: 555,555,451;
2000:
633,335,638)
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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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| 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 2003.
[Figures updated 07-04-2005]
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