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2021 Grand Totals
Branches of Jehovah’s Witnesses: 87
Number of Lands Reporting: 239
Total Congregations: 119,297
Worldwide Memorial Attendance: 21,367,603
Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 20,746
Peak of Publishersa: 8,686,980
Average Publishers Preaching Each Month: 8,480,147
Percentage of Increase Over 2020: 0.7
Total Number Baptizedb: 171,393
Average Pioneerc Publishers Each Month: 1,350,138
Average Auxiliary Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 398,504
Total Hours Spent in Field: 1,423,039,931
Average Bible Studiesd Each Month: 5,908,167
During the 2021 service year,e Jehovah’s Witnesses spent $229 million in caring for special pioneers, missionaries, and circuit overseers in their field service assignments. Worldwide, a total of 20,595 ordained ministers staff the branch facilities. All are members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
A publisher refers to one who actively publishes, or preaches, the good news of God’s Kingdom. (Matthew 24:14) For a complete explanation of how this figure is determined, see the jw.org article “How Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses Are There Worldwide?”
For more information on the steps leading to baptism as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, see the jw.org article “How Do I Become One of Jehovah’s Witnesses?”
A pioneer is an exemplary baptized Witness who volunteers to spend a specified number of hours each month in preaching the good news.
For more information, see the jw.org article “What Is the Bible Study Course Offered by Jehovah’s Witnesses?”
The 2021 service year ran from September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021.
