Scripture
Distribution Report 2006
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WORLD
DISTRIBUTION OF SCRIPTURES BY BIBLE SOCIETIES
January – December 2006
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Bibles
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Testaments
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Portions
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NRPortions
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Selections
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NRSelections
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| Africa |
3,658,030 |
360,933 |
931,700 |
597,382 |
5,731,034 |
56,707 |
| Americas |
11,860,284 |
3,002,284 |
5,136,763 |
5,282,635 |
238,933,264 |
17,872,828 |
| Asia-Pacific |
8,074,124 |
7,561,800 |
6,519,257 |
3,484,008 |
60,597,383 |
4,320,491 |
| Europe-Middle
East |
2,138,146 |
2,747,547 |
1,555,332 |
453,649 |
1,168,520 |
1,078,960 |
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| Total
(Jan. – Dec. 2006) |
25,730,357 |
13,672,564 |
14,143,052 |
9,817,674 |
306,430,201 |
23,328,986 |
| This
year as % of last year: |
106.1% |
121.8% |
100% |
89.4% |
108.6% |
78% |
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Global
Total 2006: 393,122,834
(Previous
Global Totals: 2005:372,585,792:2004: 390,544,073; 2003: 431,741,291;
2002: 578,029,863;
2001: 555,555,451; 2000: 633,335,638)
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| Total
(Jan. – Dec. 2005) |
24,260,952 |
11,224,101 |
14,143,691 |
10,975,817 |
282,091,500 |
29.903.006 |
| Total
(Jan. – Dec. 2004) * |
24,967,711 |
12,583,890 |
17,448,470 |
12,502,970 |
299,449,158 |
23,644,786 |
| 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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* N.B. The 2004
figures for Nigeria & Estonia have been corrected in this
report.
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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 UBS Communications Department. For previous years’
data see SDR 2005.
[Figures published May 2006]
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