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    Country and Territory Reports

    Country or Territory

    Population

    2022 Peak Pubs.

    Ratio, 1 Publisher to

    2022 Av. Pubs.

    % Inc. Over 2021

    2022 No. Bptzd.

    Av. Pio. Pubs.

    No. of Congs.

    Av. Bible Studies

    Memorial Attendance

    Albania

    2,866,000

    5,577

    518

    5,531

    -1

    112

    1,363

    83

    4,156

    12,106

    American Samoa

    55,000

    154

    420

    131

    -9

     

    32

    3

    202

    647

    Andorra

    77,000

    169

    461

    167

    -1

     

    23

    3

    92

    331

    Angola

    35,027,000

    159,384

    226

    154,953

    3

    3,273

    25,609

    2,539

    247,508

    485,484

    Anguilla

    15,000

    67

    259

    58

    5

     

    11

    1

    52

    208

    Antigua

    100,000

    478

    215

    466

    1

     

    41

    7

    332

    1,244

    Argentina

    47,327,000

    155,443

    308

    153,787

    -2

    2,869

    35,977

    1,945

    100,541

    345,669

    Armenia

    2,964,000

    11,191

    267

    11,093

    -1

    192

    2,259

    135

    3,903

    26,543

    Aruba

    108,000

    1,127

    98

    1,100

    -1

    15

    139

    14

    695

    2,978

    Australia

    26,069,000

    71,355

    369

    70,663

    1

    1,047

    9,485

    739

    20,388

    113,915

    Austria

    8,979,000

    21,966

    412

    21,788

    1

    231

    2,209

    287

    6,804

    34,282

    Azerbaijan

    10,156,000

    1,674

    6,118

    1,660

    2

    77

    451

    18

    2,551

    3,647

    Azores

    236,000

    802

    298

    791

    -1

    14

    131

    15

    465

    1,685

    Bahamas

    401,000

    1,868

    231

    1,737

    -1

    28

    277

    28

    1,686

    4,351

    Bangladesh

    170,298,000

    338

    509,874

    334

    2

    7

    140

    6

    481

    1,048

    Barbados

    288,000

    2,389

    122

    2,360

    -1

    38

    191

    30

    2,016

    6,732

    Belarus

    9,433,000

    6,167

    1,546

    6,100

    -1

    125

    1,475

    83

    4,516

    11,784

    Belgium

    11,584,000

    25,970

    448

    25,835

     

    334

    2,441

    336

    10,646

    44,337

    Belize

    441,000

    2,614

    174

    2,539

    -1

    49

    487

    54

    2,066

    8,317

    Benin

    12,782,000

    14,202

    953

    13,410

    2

    380

    1,841

    246

    17,068

    38,932

    Bermuda

    62,000

    443

    159

    389

    -3

     

    73

    5

    172

    963

    Bolivia

    11,993,000

    29,268

    411

    29,147

    -1

    559

    8,269

    448

    25,747

    83,177

    Bonaire

    22,000

    138

    183

    120

    3

     

    25

    2

    71

    352

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    3,249,000

    1,011

    3,285

    989

    -4

    8

    188

    16

    382

    1,574

    Botswana

    2,346,000

    2,345

    1,026

    2,286

    1

    73

    344

    43

    3,000

    5,913

    Brazil

    214,886,000

    909,879

    238

    902,121

     

    15,338

    173,032

    12,439

    709,982

    1,808,720

    Britain

    65,954,000

    139,960

    474

    139,106

    1

    1,665

    19,696

    1,614

    42,225

    220,438

    Bulgaria

    6,845,000

    2,724

    2,558

    2,676

    1

    83

    725

    58

    1,600

    5,958

    Burkina Faso

    22,103,000

    1,944

    12,813

    1,725

    1

    36

    232

    48

    1,784

    4,251

    Burundi

    12,625,000

    17,019

    767

    16,460

    5

    575

    2,585

    281

    24,765

    53,130

    Cambodia

    16,681,000

    1,125

    15,082

    1,106

    -2

    32

    554

    17

    945

    2,047

    Cameroon

    27,912,000

    43,217

    660

    42,315

    1

    791

    5,863

    499

    32,287

    89,171

    Canada

    38,388,000

    118,607

    325

    118,004

     

    1,399

    16,980

    1,177

    44,174

    188,701

    Cape Verde

    568,000

    2,296

    251

    2,265

     

    52

    397

    35

    2,222

    7,336

    Cayman Islands

    67,000

    280

    251

    267

    -1

     

    41

    3

    147

    638

    Central African Republic

    5,017,000

    2,661

    2,053

    2,444

    4

    61

    265

    65

    4,021

    16,500

    Chad

    17,414,000

    806

    22,734

    766

    -1

    30

    93

    22

    866

    3,501

    Chile

    19,829,000

    86,746

    230

    86,316

     

    1,301

    20,069

    955

    44,009

    218,637

    Chuuk

    54,000

    32

    2,000

    27

    -13

     

    8

    2

    61

    180

    Colombia

    51,513,000

    188,219

    278

    185,586

    -2

    3,187

    31,715

    2,267

    142,917

    568,136

    Congo, Dem. Republic of

    95,241,000

    223,678

    437

    217,977

    8

    5,173

    20,239

    4,037

    335,763

    1,107,590

    Congo, Republic of

    5,798,000

    8,556

    707

    8,200

    2

    194

    1,250

    116

    12,653

    25,093

    Cook Islands

    18,000

    211

    90

    199

    1

    2

    27

    3

    122

    500

    Costa Rica

    5,213,000

    32,504

    161

    32,290

     

    546

    4,275

    435

    23,398

    72,360

    Côte d’Ivoire

    29,389,000

    11,877

    2,521

    11,657

     

    255

    1,577

    231

    19,033

    37,361

    Croatia

    4,069,000

    4,736

    867

    4,693

    -2

    40

    462

    57

    1,123

    7,218

    Cuba

    11,113,000

    91,710

    123

    90,315

    -3

    1,216

    8,932

    1,399

    38,669

    166,891

    Curaçao

    166,000

    2,040

    83

    1,991

    -1

    40

    254

    25

    1,420

    5,629

    Cyprus

    1,224,000

    2,960

    421

    2,908

    3

    28

    571

    40

    1,355

    5,178

    Czech Republic

    10,520,000

    15,957

    678

    15,518

    1

    143

    1,567

    212

    5,541

    29,183

    Denmark

    5,884,000

    14,534

    407

    14,470

     

    129

    1,316

    174

    3,906

    20,688

    Dominica

    76,000

    439

    189

    403

    -1

     

    56

    10

    408

    1,215

    Dominican Republic

    11,056,000

    40,149

    290

    38,131

    -1

    578

    7,580

    539

    41,581

    115,138

    Ecuador

    18,113,000

    100,090

    182

    99,399

    -1

    1,908

    21,404

    1,204

    84,545

    294,770

    El Salvador

    6,550,000

    38,717

    172

    38,016

    -2

    407

    5,043

    654

    19,313

    84,039

    Equatorial Guinea

    1,497,000

    2,411

    643

    2,327

    -3

    68

    312

    31

    3,554

    6,803

    Estonia

    1,331,000

    4,018

    335

    3,976

     

    48

    643

    55

    1,732

    6,853

    Eswatini

    1,185,000

    3,305

    372

    3,186

     

    64

    371

    76

    3,241

    7,896

    Ethiopia

    120,813,000

    11,074

    11,046

    10,937

    1

    218

    2,391

    183

    10,712

    24,477

    Falkland Islands

    4,000

    16

    250

    16

    14

     

    5

    1

    12

    20

    Faroe Islands

    54,000

    135

    412

    131

    2

    1

    27

    4

    57

    184

    Fiji

    909,000

    3,186

    301

    3,023

    -2

    95

    513

    62

    3,205

    12,452

    Finland

    5,548,000

    18,108

    307

    18,068

     

    155

    2,429

    275

    9,689

    26,435

    France

    64,663,000

    136,419

    476

    135,723

    1

    2,026

    20,092

    1,477

    47,209

    228,072

    French Guiana

    305,000

    2,933

    105

    2,892

    -2

    66

    563

    45

    3,908

    10,154

    Gabon

    2,332,000

    4,460

    535

    4,356

     

    108

    592

    59

    4,784

    11,657

    Gambia

    2,558,000

    280

    9,545

    268

    3

    7

    44

    5

    339

    582

    Georgia

    3,689,000

    18,782

    198

    18,653

    1

    278

    3,695

    224

    4,677

    34,969

    Germany

    83,237,000

    170,491

    498

    167,230

    1

    2,209

    18,808

    2,020

    47,374

    267,452

    Ghana

    32,395,000

    149,275

    220

    147,047

     

    4,221

    16,131

    2,396

    245,305

    322,892

    Gibraltar

    34,000

    159

    248

    137

    12

     

    23

    2

    25

    179

    Greece

    10,432,000

    27,995

    374

    27,887

    -1

    420

    4,658

    354

    8,041

    43,608

    Greenland

    57,000

    129

    456

    125

    -8

    2

    32

    5

    73

    297

    Grenada

    113,000

    553

    214

    528

     

    10

    80

    9

    455

    1,470

    Guadeloupe

    396,000

    8,534

    48

    8,323

    1

    118

    951

    118

    6,211

    20,016

    Guam

    172,000

    742

    236

    730

    -3

    14

    181

    9

    571

    1,892

    Guatemala

    18,584,000

    39,452

    477

    38,974

    -2

    512

    6,614

    852

    23,370

    98,300

    Guinea

    13,866,000

    1,150

    12,663

    1,095

    1

    36

    156

    25

    1,844

    3,913

    Guinea-Bissau

    2,063,000

    207

    10,634

    194

    -3

    8

    49

    4

    443

    592

    Guyana

    794,000

    3,337

    242

    3,284

    -1

    53

    532

    47

    3,447

    12,471

    Haiti

    11,680,000

    18,234

    657

    17,774

    -5

    281

    2,556

    271

    20,714

    64,155

    Honduras

    9,611,000

    22,324

    439

    21,891

    -3

    253

    4,234

    429

    15,131

    60,259

    Hong Kong

    7,292,000

    5,510

    1,331

    5,477

    -2

    147

    1,361

    66

    4,405

    13,484

    Hungary

    9,689,000

    21,180

    462

    20,959

    1

    314

    2,070

    288

    6,863

    39,452

    Iceland

    377,000

    399

    964

    391

    2

    9

    63

    7

    185

    686

    India

    1,406,632,000

    56,747

    25,038

    56,181

    3

    2,817

    9,634

    947

    52,177

    152,011

    Indonesia

    279,135,000

    30,306

    9,345

    29,869

    1

    716

    5,721

    476

    19,773

    60,144

    Ireland

    8,859,000

    7,533

    1,207

    7,341

    2

    126

    1,465

    121

    2,519

    12,561

    Israel

    9,676,000

    2,067

    4,797

    2,017

    1

    28

    395

    33

    1,214

    3,670

    Italy

    60,263,000

    250,624

    241

    250,116

     

    3,181

    47,826

    2,843

    90,566

    426,019

    Jamaica

    2,985,000

    11,124

    274

    10,906

    -1

    169

    1,527

    152

    8,236

    35,992

    Japan

    125,194,000

    214,359

    585

    213,828

     

    1,858

    69,606

    2,893

    74,891

    310,692

    Kazakhstan

    19,205,000

    17,259

    1,122

    17,124

    -1

    283

    4,500

    232

    8,070

    30,324

    Kenya

    56,215,000

    29,534

    1,990

    28,243

    2

    536

    3,578

    623

    27,036

    68,579

    Kiribati

    123,000

    91

    1,482

    83

    -17

    6

    24

    2

    87

    441

    Korea, Republic of

    51,574,000

    105,977

    488

    105,629

    1

    1,169

    50,279

    1,261

    36,678

    138,655

    Kosovo

    1,795,000

    244

    7,479

    240

    -2

    4

    107

    8

    257

    491

    Kosrae

    8,000

    13

    1,000

    8

    -33

     

    4

    1

    12

    56

    Kyrgyzstan

    6,747,000

    5,097

    1,336

    5,050

    -3

    87

    1,372

    89

    2,480

    10,054

    Latvia

    1,893,000

    2,101

    916

    2,067

    -1

    27

    367

    30

    1,140

    3,537

    Lesotho

    2,176,000

    3,729

    601

    3,619

    -1

    103

    545

    82

    2,991

    8,348

    Liberia

    5,305,000

    7,391

    792

    6,702

     

    235

    771

    141

    14,351

    28,935

    Liechtenstein

    39,000

    94

    429

    91

    5

     

    7

    1

    26

    157

    Lithuania

    2,806,000

    2,924

    982

    2,857

     

    40

    443

    40

    1,194

    4,895

    Luxembourg

    645,000

    2,188

    297

    2,170

    -1

     

    254

    30

    945

    4,054

    Macao

    677,000

    404

    1,718

    394

    -2

    18

    128

    6

    529

    1,122

    Madagascar

    29,178,000

    35,748

    863

    33,800

    2

    975

    6,548

    826

    51,947

    129,313

    Madeira

    251,000

    1,203

    212

    1,185

    1

    20

    141

    19

    310

    1,829

    Malawi

    20,181,000

    108,044

    220

    91,694

    3

    2,823

    7,827

    1,831

    84,846

    305,182

    Malaysia

    32,700,000

    5,637

    5,849

    5,591

     

    178

    1,569

    121

    4,252

    12,301

    Mali

    21,474,000

    365

    61,530

    349

    1

    6

    63

    6

    622

    982

    Malta

    521,000

    874

    627

    831

    4

    11

    140

    11

    277

    1,368

    Marshall Islands

    60,000

    147

    504

    119

    2

     

    30

    4

    168

    708

    Martinique

    368,000

    5,050

    74

    4,945

     

    87

    700

    57

    3,881

    11,315

    Mauritius

    1,255,000

    2,158

    597

    2,103

    4

    52

    308

    27

    2,215

    5,575

    Mayotte

    326,000

    171

    2,233

    146

    -3

    3

    55

    3

    185

    306

    Mexico

    131,563,000

    864,689

    154

    856,224

    -1

    10,832

    144,181

    12,881

    479,281

    2,208,399

    Moldova

    3,161,000

    18,301

    174

    18,154

    -1

    424

    2,551

    201

    10,650

    34,957

    Mongolia

    3,373,000

    437

    7,993

    422

    -3

    11

    190

    8

    855

    1,365

    Montenegro

    629,000

    341

    1,918

    328

    2

    5

    97

    7

    139

    884

    Montserrat

    5,000

    36

    143

    35

    -3

     

    14

    1

    46

    132

    Mozambique

    31,616,000

    81,719

    427

    73,993

    7

    2,728

    6,854

    1,551

    87,042

    286,696

    Myanmar

    55,680,000

    5,115

    10,952

    5,084

    1

    211

    902

    91

    4,339

    11,670

    Namibia

    2,634,000

    2,558

    1,055

    2,496

    -2

    102

    320

    46

    3,372

    7,539

    Nauru

    11,000

    18

    688

    16

    7

     

    2

    1

    9

    100

    Nepal

    29,192,000

    2,823

    10,415

    2,803

    1

    96

    869

    43

    2,735

    7,529

    Netherlands

    17,714,000

    29,240

    609

    29,078

    1

    340

    2,688

    353

    9,175

    49,218

    Nevis

    14,000

    74

    197

    71

       

    5

    1

    51

    249

    New Caledonia

    271,000

    2,636

    105

    2,573

    -1

    96

    317

    36

    2,436

    7,265

    New Zealand

    4,898,000

    14,669

    337

    14,542

    1

    231

    1,924

    170

    5,399

    26,131

    Nicaragua

    6,779,000

    29,326

    235

    28,857

    -1

    450

    4,853

    471

    19,752

    81,225

    Niger

    26,084,000

    346

    85,521

    305

    7

    5

    44

    9

    293

    804

    Nigeria

    216,747,000

    389,961

    616

    351,732

    8

    4,521

    40,227

    6,081

    347,454

    742,933

    Niue

    2,000

    22

    100

    20

       

    3

    1

    9

    74

    North Macedonia

    1,837,000

    1,259

    1,478

    1,243

    -1

    15

    201

    24

    635

    2,859

    Norway

    5,436,000

    11,877

    461

    11,794

     

    109

    1,419

    163

    3,606

    17,681

    Pakistan

    229,489,000

    1,154

    209,579

    1,095

    3

    83

    62

    16

    633

    3,615

    Palau

    18,000

    73

    269

    67

    -8

     

    24

    2

    113

    164

    Palestinian Territories

    5,599,000

    62

    91,787

    61

    3

     

    12

    2

    58

    131

    Panama

    4,447,000

    18,414

    243

    18,291

    -1

    295

    3,357

    317

    12,803

    57,464

    Papua New Guinea

    9,292,000

    5,197

    1,987

    4,677

    -8

    131

    710

    91

    5,367

    35,414

    Paraguay

    7,306,000

    11,164

    664

    10,996

    -2

    271

    2,273

    197

    9,226

    25,946

    Peru

    33,397,000

    131,346

    258

    129,198

    -1

    2,499

    30,457

    1,551

    133,339

    420,405

    Philippines

    112,509,000

    238,609

    482

    233,488

    2

    7,228

    51,854

    3,511

    159,420

    664,989

    Pohnpei

    37,000

    60

    698

    53

    -4

     

    17

    1

    63

    138

    Poland

    38,180,000

    114,673

    337

    113,276

    1

    1,054

    10,200

    1,272

    27,664

    191,572

    Portugal

    9,858,000

    51,334

    193

    51,116

    1

    676

    6,147

    656

    17,137

    86,422

    Puerto Rico

    2,830,000

    23,170

    123

    22,980

    -1

    238

    4,009

    230

    8,390

    45,579

    Réunion

    974,000

    3,468

    284

    3,426

     

    77

    599

    41

    1,942

    6,686

    Rodrigues

    44,000

    70

    667

    66

    2

    2

    13

    1

    78

    215

    Romania

    19,202,000

    39,444

    488

    39,350

     

    656

    5,532

    533

    19,731

    79,758

    Rota

    3,000

    5

    750

    4

       

    2

     

    2

    8

    Rwanda

    13,372,000

    31,541

    449

    29,794

    1

    1,240

    5,103

    562

    33,913

    76,441

    Saba

    2,000

    17

    154

    13

    8

     

    3

     

    12

    71

    St. Barthélemy

    11,000

    34

    344

    32

    -9

     

    5

    1

    20

    61

    St. Eustatius

    3,000

    34

    111

    27

       

    5

    1

    31

    61

    St. Helena

    4,000

    116

    36

    112

    5

    2

     

    3

    32

    283

    St. Kitts

    40,000

    225

    183

    219

    -1

    3

    30

    3

    190

    721

    St. Lucia

    185,000

    806

    237

    780

    1

     

    120

    11

    776

    2,334

    St. Maarten

    44,000

    344

    134

    328

    1

    10

    42

    4

    264

    1,007

    St. Martin

    32,000

    291

    116

    277

    -1

    5

    30

    5

    329

    844

    St. Pierre and Miquelon

    6,000

    15

    400

    15

    7

     

    6

    1

    4

    21

    St. Vincent & the Grenadines

    112,000

    293

    394

    284

    -2

    2

    46

    8

    297

    958

    Saipan

    48,000

    226

    219

    219

     

    4

    46

    3

    227

    564

    Samoa

    203,000

    545

    393

    517

    -3

    16

    108

    12

    542

    2,748

    San Marino

    34,000

    191

    180

    189

    -1

     

    41

    2

    83

    312

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    227,000

    907

    254

    895

    -2

    22

    153

    14

    1,763

    3,532

    Senegal

    17,654,000

    1,461

    12,285

    1,437

    2

    13

    192

    29

    1,802

    3,051

    Serbia

    6,797,000

    3,764

    1,829

    3,716

    -2

    72

    700

    61

    2,152

    7,254

    Seychelles

    107,000

    371

    301

    356

    -1

    16

    42

    5

    480

    1,181

    Sierra Leone

    8,306,000

    2,525

    3,721

    2,232

    -2

    79

    304

    41

    3,488

    7,252

    Slovakia

    5,439,000

    11,250

    488

    11,137

     

    211

    1,106

    133

    3,602

    23,373

    Slovenia

    2,106,000

    1,731

    1,224

    1,721

    -1

    14

    254

    28

    769

    2,847

    Solomon Islands

    721,000

    1,631

    477

    1,510

    -1

    14

    186

    49

    1,027

    9,317

    South Africa

    60,605,000

    97,639

    629

    96,385

     

    1,953

    13,591

    1,999

    69,207

    228,102

    South Sudan

    11,619,000

    1,677

    7,308

    1,590

    6

    56

    216

    33

    2,083

    5,289

    Spain

    46,719,000

    120,614

    389

    119,965

    1

    1,847

    23,736

    1,416

    37,022

    198,162

    Sri Lanka

    22,156,000

    7,136

    3,130

    7,078

    1

    155

    1,207

    100

    7,631

    16,020

    Sudan

    45,992,000

    666

    72,201

    637

    -3

    26

    121

    13

    839

    1,836

    Suriname

    592,000

    3,649

    185

    3,194

    2

    130

    377

    56

    3,426

    10,209

    Sweden

    10,482,000

    22,464

    469

    22,346

     

    220

    2,871

    281

    7,242

    34,365

    Switzerland

    8,737,000

    19,462

    451

    19,380

     

    218

    2,009

    258

    6,605

    31,115

    Tahiti

    280,000

    3,251

    88

    3,171

     

    44

    497

    45

    2,756

    10,300

    Taiwan

    23,186,000

    11,375

    2,047

    11,325

     

    299

    3,924

    179

    8,620

    20,804

    Tanzania

    63,299,000

    19,998

    3,365

    18,809

    5

    547

    2,137

    416

    22,384

    54,088

    Thailand

    70,078,000

    5,248

    13,453

    5,209

     

    153

    1,932

    142

    3,592

    9,548

    Timor-Leste

    1,369,000

    397

    3,622

    378

    2

    13

    94

    5

    442

    1,152

    Tinian

    3,000

    10

    300

    10

       

    1

    1

    12

    30

    Togo

    8,681,000

    22,500

    399

    21,780

    2

    588

    2,590

    349

    26,650

    54,625

    Tonga

    108,000

    211

    548

    197

    9

    5

    41

    3

    216

    647

    Trinidad & Tobago

    1,407,000

    10,623

    133

    10,557

    1

    192

    1,578

    130

    8,825

    27,960

    Turkey

    85,562,000

    5,438

    16,132

    5,304

    6

    110

    1,928

    70

    2,546

    9,244

    Turks and Caicos

    40,000

    352

    125

    319

    -5

     

    58

    7

    296

    976

    Tuvalu

    12,000

    97

    245

    49

    -22

     

    3

    1

    42

    210

    Uganda

    44,900,000

    9,262

    4,942

    9,085

    1

    419

    1,208

    167

    17,855

    28,907

    Ukraine

    41,130,000

    127,378

    335

    122,694

    -4

    1,941

    18,592

    1,429

    32,037

    211,528

    United States of America

    334,805,000

    1,238,431

    272

    1,230,463

    -1

    16,200

    229,730

    12,040

    453,281

    2,344,212

    Uruguay

    3,496,000

    11,960

    294

    11,878

    -2

    193

    1,885

    149

    10,564

    25,010

    Vanuatu

    322,000

    635

    530

    607

    -15

    19

    99

    13

    734

    3,584

    Venezuela

    28,705,000

    131,634

    221

    130,055

    -2

    2,758

    31,316

    1,714

    69,536

    355,695

    Virgin Islands, British

    31,000

    218

    146

    213

    -5

     

    30

    4

    140

    765

    Virgin Islands, U.S.

    104,000

    592

    200

    521

    -2

    1

    108

    8

    487

    1,289

    Wallis & Futuna Islands

    11,000

    66

    175

    63

     

    2

    6

    1

    41

    212

    Yap

    12,000

    34

    387

    31

     

    2

    7

    1

    68

    132

    Zambia

    18,921,000

    215,382

    99

    191,372

    5

    4,770

    18,034

    3,529

    245,959

    864,131

    Zimbabwe

    15,179,000

    45,582

    355

    42,810

    2

    730

    7,190

    1,036

    43,528

    105,824

    33 Other Lands

     

    209,245

     

    208,099

    -0.5

    4,913

    44,286

    2,810

    89,457

    327,548

    Grand Total (239 Lands)

     

    8,699,048

     

    8,514,983

    0.4

    145,552

    1,489,252

    117,960

    5,666,996

    19,721,672