Publisher statistics

by Shepherd Book 7 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  Shepherd Book

  Every year for at least the last half-century, the Society has published statistics on the activity of JWs around the world.

  I am hoping someone here can provide me with that information, or can direct me as to where it can be found. Specifically, I am looking for USA-specific data: USA population (the way Watchtower counts it - sans Alaska and Hawaii), number of publishers in the USA and number baptized in the USA.

  My 'paper' Watchtower library is somewhat limited. And, though I tried finding this information on the Watchtower CD-ROM, they have removed it from both the yearbook and magazine files.
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  Chameleon

  http://www.watchtower.org/statistics/worldwide_report.htm Just for 2005, though.
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  blondie

  BTW, Alaska is no longer a separate branch and is under the branch in NY.
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  moggy lover

  Hang on for just a couple of months. The Jan 1 issue of each WT gives you the latest census report of the WT "population" and their activity. Someone may be able to scan it for you. I am interested in the latest statistics myself.

  Cheers
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  Shepherd Book

  Thanks for the link to the 2005 data.

  I guess I wasn't clear enough - I'm looking for data from past years, like 1975 - 2004 or even older if available.
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  windchime

  http://www.freeminds.org/history/wherebaptized.htm
  
  Though figures from 1985, hope it would be a help for you.
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  Shepherd Book

  Yes, thank you. I also want to point out, in case anyone else is looking, that it turns out you can find peak publishers in the US on the CD-ROM. You just have to do a little digging. Go to the Kingdom Ministry section and look at the article in each one entitled "June Service Report" (or whatever month).
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  tmo1965

  And, though I tried finding this information on the Watchtower CD-ROM, they have removed it from both the yearbook and magazine files.

  You would think they had something to hide.