To Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Bolivia | 6,270,000 | 95.00% | - | - | 1989 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | [Total pop.] 6.6 million 1989. Ninety-five percent Roman Catholic, but many only nominal adherents. Active Protestant minority, especially Evangelical Methodists. In 1980s Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists, and various Pentecostal denom |
| Catholic | Bolivia | 6,935,000 | 95.00% | - | - | 1990 | Morrison, Marion. Bolivia (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Childrens Press (first ed. 1988; revised edition 1997), pg. 116-117. | "95% of the Bolivian people are Roman Catholic... Est. 1990 pop. - 7,300,000... Est. 1993 pop., 7,969,000 " |
| Catholic | Bolivia | - | 93.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Catholic | Bolivia | - | - | 486 units |
- | 1992 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years) | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic | Bolivia | 7,570,550 | 95.00% | - | - | 1993 | Morrison, Marion. Bolivia (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Childrens Press (first ed. 1988; revised edition 1997), pg. 116-117. | "95% of the Bolivian people are Roman Catholic... Est. 1990 pop. - 7,300,000... Est. 1993 pop., 7,969,000 " |
| Catholic | Bolivia | 6,636,000 | 89.50% | 520 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Bolivia | 6,020,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Catholic | Bolivia | 7,286,374 | 95.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist); Total population: 7,669,868. |
| Catholic | Bolivia | - | - | 516 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years) | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic | Bolivia | 7,435,034 | 95.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 7,826,352 (July 1998 est.)... Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) " |
| Catholic | Bolivia | - | 25.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; "The figure for animists includes those who were baptized Catholic but who are in reality practicing animists. " |
| Catholic | Bolivia | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World " |
| Catholic | Bolivia | 6,806,750 | 95.00% | - | - | 1999 | Schimmel, Karen. Bolivia ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 9-10. | "National Population: 7,165,000... Religions: Roman Catholic, 95%; Protestants and practitioners of traditional Indian beliefs, 5% " |
| Catholic | Bolivia | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1999 | Schimmel, Karen. Bolivia ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 95. | "Although outwardly the Spanish appear to have succeeded in their mission (95% of all Bolivians are Catholic), in reality most of the Indians and many choles and mestizos still recognize the traditional gods as well... " |
| Catholic - bishops | Bolivia | 16 | - | - | - | 1977 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - bishops | Bolivia | 19 | - | - | - | 1982 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - bishops | Bolivia | 20 | - | - | - | 1987 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - bishops | Bolivia | 52 | - | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - bishops | Bolivia | 30 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - nuns | Bolivia | 1,278 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 3.1: "Growth or Decline in Religious Sisters, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - nuns | Bolivia | 2,150 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 3.1: "Growth or Decline in Religious Sisters, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - priests | Bolivia | 812 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 2: "Increase in Priests, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - priests | Bolivia | 1,038 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 2: "Increase in Priests, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Bolivia | 49 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Bolivia | 820 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Christianity | Bolivia | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 95%, Baha'i 3%, traditional religion 1%, secular 1% " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 350 | - | - | - | 1968 | *LINK* LDS-GEMS | In 1968 the Church had about 350 members, but it jumped to 1,685 in 1970. There were 9,700 in 1977; 14,000 in 1980; 64,000 in 1990; and 88,000 in 1996 with sixteen stakes, eight districts, and two missions. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 1,685 | - | - | - | 1970 | *LINK* LDS-GEMS | In 1968 the Church had about 350 members, but it jumped to 1,685 in 1970. There were 9,700 in 1977; 14,000 in 1980; 64,000 in 1990; and 88,000 in 1996 with sixteen stakes, eight districts, and two missions. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 9,700 | - | - | - | 1977 | *LINK* LDS-GEMS | In 1968 the Church had about 350 members, but it jumped to 1,685 in 1970. There were 9,700 in 1977; 14,000 in 1980; 64,000 in 1990; and 88,000 in 1996 with sixteen stakes, eight districts, and two missions. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 14,000 | - | - | - | 1980 | "Pioneering in the Andes " in Ensign (Jan. 1997), pg. 16. | "By 1980 membership had jumped to 14,000 in Boliva alone, 19,000 in Ecuador, and 23,000 in Peru. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 14,000 | - | - | - | 1980 | *LINK* LDS-GEMS | In 1968 the Church had about 350 members, but it jumped to 1,685 in 1970. There were 9,700 in 1977; 14,000 in 1980; 64,000 in 1990; and 88,000 in 1996 with sixteen stakes, eight districts, and two missions. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 64,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* LDS-GEMS | In 1968 the Church had about 350 members, but it jumped to 1,685 in 1970. There were 9,700 in 1977; 14,000 in 1980; 64,000 in 1990; and 88,000 in 1996 with sixteen stakes, eight districts, and two missions. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 89,000 | 1.10% | 194 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 188-408. | "Year-end 1995: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 88,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* LDS-GEMS | In 1968 the Church had about 350 members, but it jumped to 1,685 in 1970. There were 9,700 in 1977; 14,000 in 1980; 64,000 in 1990; and 88,000 in 1996 with sixteen stakes, eight districts, and two missions. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 90,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | "The Church in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela " in Ensign (Jan. 1997), pg. 79. | "Peru has the most members with 300,000, followed by Ecuador with 128,000, Colombia with 115,000, Bolivia with 90,000, and Venezuela with 75,000. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | 100,000 | 1.30% | 239 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bolivia | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Bolivia | 13,945 | 0.17% | 206 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 13 Jan. 1998; total population: 8,421,000 |
| Evangelical | Bolivia | 770,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Evangelical Christian Union | Bolivia | 30,000 | - | 1,000 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* "South America " in SIM NOW, Feb. 1999 (vol. #85); (viewed online 6 July 1999); SIM International web site. | "Bolivia is the least developed of South American countries. The SIM-related church-the Evangelical Christian Union (UCE)-has grown from a few churches in 1950 to a fellowship of more than 30,000 believers in about 450 fully organized churches. Including the developing churches and preaching points, the total number of groups of believers reaches about 1,000 " |
| Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Boliviana | Bolivia | 250 | - | 5 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | BOLIVIA... Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Boliviana... Members: 250; Congregations: 5 |
| Islam | Bolivia | 1,000 | 0.01% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Bolivia | 3,462 | 0.06% | 76 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Adherent count here is from "1983 Peak Publishers " column |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Bolivia | 13,464 | 0.17% | 214 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 50,238. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Bolivia | 14,747 | 0.19% | 223 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; This adherent/member count is for "1998 Peak Witnesses " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Bolivia | 14,783 | - | 76 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Data from columns: "No. of congs. " and "Memorial attendance " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Bolivia | 50,238 | 0.65% | 214 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Bolivia | 53,303 | 0.68% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; "Memorial attendance " column indicates attendance at yearly communion meeting. |
| Judaism | Bolivia | 380 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| La Iglesia Evangelica Anabautista de Bolivia | Bolivia | 222 | - | 6 units |
- | 1994 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | BOLIVIA... La Iglesia Evangelica Anabautista de Bolivia... Members (1994): 222; Congregations: 6 |
| Mennonite World Conference | Bolivia | 6,714 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site; page: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals " (viewed 8 Aug. 1999). | Table: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals "; "based on the most recent data available... from 1996 or 1997... statistics indicate baptized members "; Dif. religious bodies: 6. |
| Methodist Episcopal Church | Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 1993 | Morrison, Marion. Bolivia (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Childrens Press (first ed. 1988; revised edition 1997), pg. 116-117. | "95% of the Bolivian people are Roman Catholic... Protestant denominations include the Methodist Episcopal church, the Baptists, and Jehovah's Witnesses. " |
| Native Americans | Bolivia | - | 50.00% | - | - | 1968 | Pinney, Roy. Vanishing Tribes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1968), pg. 190. | "Of the 3,800,000 souls in Peru and Bolivia, 50 percent are Indian [descendants of Incas], 35 percent are of mixed blood, and 15% are whites. " |
| New Tribes | Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* "Soon, God's Word will echo throughout the majestic Andes... A New Messenger for the Quechua " in SIM NOW, April 1999 (vol. #86); (viewed online 6 July 1999); SIM International web site. | "Although SIM is the owner and the ministry responsible for Radio Mosoj Chaski, the project would not have come this far without co-workers from Pioneers, New Tribes, and Quechuas for Christ. " |
| Nonreligious | Bolivia | - | 6.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| other | Bolivia | 365,000 | 5.00% | - | - | 1990 | Morrison, Marion. Bolivia (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Childrens Press (first ed. 1988; revised edition 1997), pg. 116-117. | "95% of the Bolivian people are Roman Catholic... Protestant denominations include the Methodist Episcopal church, the Baptists, and Jehovah's Witnesses. Judaism and Islam have a small number of adherents... Est. 1990 pop. - 7,300,000... Est. 1993 pop., 7,969,000 " |
| other | Bolivia | 398,450 | 5.00% | - | - | 1993 | Morrison, Marion. Bolivia (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Childrens Press (first ed. 1988; revised edition 1997), pg. 116-117. | "95% of the Bolivian people are Roman Catholic... Protestant denominations include the Methodist Episcopal church, the Baptists, and Jehovah's Witnesses. Judaism and Islam have a small number of adherents... Est. 1990 pop. - 7,300,000... Est. 1993 pop., 7,969,000 " |
| other | Bolivia | 800,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Roman Catholic or Evangelical Protestant |
| other | Bolivia | 358,250 | 5.00% | - | - | 1999 | Schimmel, Karen. Bolivia ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 9-10. | "National Population: 7,165,000... Religions: Roman Catholic, 95%; Protestants and practitioners of traditional Indian beliefs, 5% " |
| Plymouth Brethren | Bolivia | - | - | 85 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web page: "'Plymouth Brethren' FAQ "; "Author: Shawn Abigail; November1998; Version 1.6.1 " | Besides whatever "open " meetings there are there, there are 85 assemblies in Bolivia |
| primal-indigenous | Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 1985 | Griffiths, John. Let's Visit Bolivia. London, England: Burke Publishing, Co. (1985), pg. 60, 68. | "Roman Catholicism is the main religion of Bolivia and the church plays an important part in Bolivian life. Yet Christianity has not completely replaced the pre-Colombian religions... rather it has been adapted to these earlier religions. "; pg. 68: "Freedom of worship is guaranteed by law in Bolivia but there are few churches which are not... Roman Catholic... " |
| primal-indigenous | Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 1988 | Martin, Michael (ed). Bolivia (series: "Children of the World "). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Gareth Stevens Publishing (1988), pg. 59. | "Almost 95% of Bolivians are Roman Catholics... However, religion as practiced in many parts of the country is a mixture of Christian and native Indian beliefs... " |
| primal-indigenous | Bolivia | - | 55.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism "; "The figure for animists includes those who were baptized Catholic but who are in reality practicing animists. " |
| primal-indigenous | Bolivia | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 95%, Baha'i 3%, traditional religion 1%, secular 1% " |
| primal-indigenous | Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Schimmel, Karen. Bolivia ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 9-10. | "National Population: 7,165,000... Religions: Roman Catholic, 95%; Protestants and practitioners of traditional Indian beliefs, 5% " |
| primal-indigenous | Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Schimmel, Karen. Bolivia ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 95. | "Although outwardly the Spanish appear to have succeeded in their mission (95% of all Bolivians are Catholic), in reality most of the Indians and many choles and mestizos still recognize the traditional gods as well... " |
| Protestant | Bolivia | - | 9.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Protestant | Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Schimmel, Karen. Bolivia ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 9-10. | "National Population: 7,165,000... Religions: Roman Catholic, 95%; Protestants and practitioners of traditional Indian beliefs, 5% " |
| Quechua | Bolivia | 2,347,906 | 30.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 7,826,352 (July 1998 est.)... Ethnic groups: Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 25%-30%, white 5%-15% " |
| Quechua | Bolivia | 2,149,500 | 30.00% | - | - | 1999 | Schimmel, Karen. Bolivia ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999), pg. 9-10. | "National Population: 7,165,000... Ethnic Groups: Quechuas, 30%; mestizo, 30%; Aymara, 25%; European, 14%... " |
| Quechuas for Christ | Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* "Soon, God's Word will echo throughout the majestic Andes... A New Messenger for the Quechua " in SIM NOW, April 1999 (vol. #86); (viewed online 6 July 1999); SIM International web site. | "Although SIM is the owner and the ministry responsible for Radio Mosoj Chaski, the project would not have come this far without co-workers from Pioneers, New Tribes, and Quechuas for Christ. " |
| Reinland Mennonite Church | Bolivia | 160 | - | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | BOLIVIA... Reinlander Mennonitengemeinde... Members (1990): 160+/- |
| secular | Bolivia | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 95%, Baha'i 3%, traditional religion 1%, secular 1% " |
| SIM International | Bolivia | 30,000 | - | 1,000 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* "South America " in SIM NOW, Feb. 1999 (vol. #85); (viewed online 6 July 1999); SIM International web site. | "Bolivia is the least developed of South American countries. The SIM-related church-the Evangelical Christian Union (UCE)-has grown from a few churches in 1950 to a fellowship of more than 30,000 believers in about 450 fully organized churches. Including the developing churches and preaching points, the total number of groups of believers reaches about 1,000 " |
| Sommerfeld Mennonite Church | Bolivia | 252 | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | BOLIVIA... Sommerfelder Mennonitengemeinde... Members (1994): 252 |
