Year
|
Members
|
Change
|
%
|
Congregations
|
Change
|
%
|
1987
|
5,288,048
|
11,133
| ||||
1988
|
5,251,534
|
-36,514
|
-0.69%
|
11,120
|
-13
|
-0.12%
|
1989
|
5,238,798
|
-12,736
|
-0.24%
|
11,067
|
-53
|
-0.48%
|
1990
|
5,240,739
|
+1,941
|
0.04%
|
11,087
|
+20
|
0.18%
|
1991
|
5,245,177
|
+4,438
|
0.08%
|
11,074
|
-13
|
-0.12%
|
1992
|
5,234,568
|
-10,609
|
-0.20%
|
11,055
|
-19
|
-0.17%
|
1993
|
5,212,785
|
-21,783
|
-0.42%
|
11,023
|
-32
|
-0.29%
|
1994
|
5,199,048
|
-13,737
|
-0.26%
|
10,973
|
-50
|
-0.45%
|
1995
|
5,190,489
|
-8,559
|
-0.16%
|
10,955
|
-18
|
-0.16%
|
1996
|
5,187,363
|
-3,126
|
-0.06%
|
10,936
|
-19
|
-0.17%
|
1997
|
5,185,055
|
-2,308
|
-0.04%
|
10,889
|
-47
|
-0.43%
|
1998
|
5,178,225
|
-6,830
|
-0.13%
|
10,862
|
-27
|
-0.25%
|
1999
|
5,149,668
|
-28,557
|
-0.55%
|
10,851
|
-11
|
-0.10%
|
2000
|
5,125,919
|
-23,749
|
-0.46%
|
10,816
|
-35
|
-0.32%
|
2001
|
5,099,877
|
-26,042
|
-0.51%
|
10,766
|
-50
|
-0.46%
|
2002*
|
5,038,006
|
-61,871
|
-1.21%
|
10,721
|
-45
|
-0.42%
|
2003
|
4,984,925
|
-53,081
|
-1.05%
|
10,657
|
-64
|
-0.60%
|
2004
|
4,930,429
|
-54,496
|
-1.09%
|
10,585
|
-72
|
-0.68%
|
2005
|
4,850,776
|
-79,653
|
-1.62%
|
10,549
|
-36
|
-0.34%
|
2006
|
4,774,203
|
-76,573
|
-1.58%
|
10,470
|
-79
|
-0.75%
|
2007
|
4,709,956
|
-64,247
|
-1.34%
|
10,448
|
-22
|
-0.21%
|
2008
|
4,633,887
|
-76,069
|
-1.61%
|
10,396
|
-52
|
-0.49%
|
2009
|
4,543,037
|
-90,850
|
-1.99%
|
10,348
|
-48
|
-0.46%
|
2010
|
4,272,688
|
-270,349
|
-5.95%
|
10,008
|
-340
|
-3.29%
|
* Only congregations existing on December 31 are included in the overall membership statistics. Prior to 2002, all congregations that existed during the course of the previous year were included.