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	According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age~~. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children)~~. Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000<ref>''"[[Stay on the Wall!#Negative Attacks by Former Members\|Stay on the Wall!]]", pp.6, CM/FM#3303 June 2000''</ref> and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees#Family Spokesperson Response to the Dr. Phil Show\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].		According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000, the group claimed this number to be only 26,000<ref>''"[[Stay on the Wall!#Negative Attacks by Former Members\|Stay on the Wall!]]", pp.6, CM/FM#3303 June 2000''</ref> and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees#Family Spokesperson Response to the Dr. Phil Show\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].

	Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.		Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.
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	The number of [[Family Disciple]] (FD) members (previously called [[Charter Member]]s or CM) has been declining year by year since [[1998]].		The number of [[Family Disciple]] (FD) members (previously called [[Charter Member]]s or CM) has been declining year by year since [[1998]].

			==2012==
			As of September 2012, TFI claims to have 4,500 active members over the age of 18.

			==2010==
			Just before the "[[Reboot Documents\|Reboot]]" (a major restructuring of the cult), statistics released by [[The Family International]] (TFI) put full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children).

	==2004 (October)==		==2004 (October)==

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	==1975==		==1975==
	Reported to have had "~~4000 fulltime missionaries~~ in ~~520~~ [[~~colony~~\|~~colonies~~]] in 62 countries".<ref>{{pubs\|357\|The Administration Revolution}} — by [[David Berg]]; [[Mo Letters\|ML]]#357 [[DO]]; 1975-11-11.</ref>		Reported to have had "4,212 disciples in 580 [[Colony\|Colonies]] in 62 countries".<ref>{{pubs\|377\|New Appointments}} — by [[David Berg]]; [[Mo Letters\|ML]]#377 [[LTO]]; 1975-12-06.</ref><ref>{{pubs\|357\|The Administration Revolution}} — by [[David Berg]]; [[Mo Letters\|ML]]#357 [[DO]]; 1975-11-11.</ref>

	==Births in The Family International==		==Births in The Family International==

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	According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000 (''"[[Stay on the Wall!#Negative Attacks by Former Members\|Stay on the Wall!]]", pp.6, CM/FM#3303 June 2000'') and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees#Family Spokesperson Response to the Dr. Phil Show\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].		According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000<ref>''"[[Stay on the Wall!#Negative Attacks by Former Members\|Stay on the Wall!]]", pp.6, CM/FM#3303 June 2000''</ref> and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees#Family Spokesperson Response to the Dr. Phil Show\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].

	Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.		Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.
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			==1975==
			Reported to have had "4000 fulltime missionaries in 520 [[colony\|colonies]] in 62 countries".<ref>{{pubs\|357\|The Administration Revolution}} — by [[David Berg]]; [[Mo Letters\|ML]]#357 [[DO]]; 1975-11-11.</ref>

	==Births in The Family International==		==Births in The Family International==
	[[Image:Stats family-births jan1971-sep2001.gif]]		[[Image:Stats family-births jan1971-sep2001.gif]]

			==References==
			<references/>
	[[Category:History]]		[[Category:History]]

Thorwald: /* 1998 (December) */ +detailed statistics link

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1998 (December): +detailed statistics link

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			*Detailed statistics: {{pubs\|3224\|Year-end Review of 1998!}}

	==1997 (December)==		==1997 (December)==

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	*'''[https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/gv/gv_88b.pdf More Family statistics – March 2000]''' (PDF)		*'''[https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/gv/gv_88b.pdf More Family statistics – March 2000]''' (PDF)
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	*'''[https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/gv/gv_71b.pdf More Family statistics – June 1999]''' (PDF)		*'''[https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/gv/gv_71b.pdf More Family statistics – June 1999]''' (PDF)
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	==1998 (December)==		==1998 (December)==

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	According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000 (''"[[Stay on the Wall!#Negative Attacks by Former Members\|Stay on the Wall!]]", CM/FM#3303 June 2000'') and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees#Family Spokesperson Response to the Dr. Phil Show\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].		According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000 (''"[[Stay on the Wall!#Negative Attacks by Former Members\|Stay on the Wall!]]", pp.6, CM/FM#3303 June 2000'') and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees#Family Spokesperson Response to the Dr. Phil Show\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].

	Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.		Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.

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	According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000 (''"Stay on the Wall!", CM/FM#3303 June 2000'') and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees#Family Spokesperson Response to the Dr. Phil Show\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].		According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000 (''"[[Stay on the Wall!#Negative Attacks by Former Members\|Stay on the Wall!]]", CM/FM#3303 June 2000'') and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees#Family Spokesperson Response to the Dr. Phil Show\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].

	Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.		Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.

	The Family International has significantly downplayed the numbers of their defectors. This is especially true of the [[second generation]].		The Family International has significantly downplayed the numbers of their defectors. This is especially true of the [[second generation]]. They have claimed that from [[S2K]] to June 2000, only 600 people have left.

	The number of [[Family Disciple]] (FD) members (previously called [[Charter Member]]s or CM) has been declining year by year since [[1998]].		The number of [[Family Disciple]] (FD) members (previously called [[Charter Member]]s or CM) has been declining year by year since [[1998]].

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	According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000 (''"Stay on the Wall!", CM/FM#3303 June 2000'') and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].		According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000 (''"Stay on the Wall!", CM/FM#3303 June 2000'') and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees#Family Spokesperson Response to the Dr. Phil Show\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].

	Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.		Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.

Thorwald: +link

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	According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000 (''"Stay on the Wall!", CM/FM#3303 June 2000'') and on 3 October 2005 they claimed this number to be 32,000.		According to the [[Children of God]], there were 130 communes or "colonies" in 15 countries in 1972. In 1993, 7,000 of the 10,000 members were under 18 years of age. Recent statistics by [[The Family International]] puts full-time and fellow members at just over 11,200 in over 100 countries (around 4,000 adult full-time members and 4,000 children). Some estimates have placed the total number of people that have passed through the group at 35,000. In the year 2000 the group claimed this number to be only 26,000 (''"Stay on the Wall!", CM/FM#3303 June 2000'') and on 3 October 2005 they [[Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees\|claimed this number to be 32,000]].

	Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.		Sociologists have observed that many organizations exaggerate their numbers. This is especially true of new religious movements (or any new movement) with respect to the number of followers. The Family International has consistently claimed many thousands of followers and their "official" count has remained around 10,000 for years (± 2,000). However, this number includes children and babies as "followers", and the number of members under the age of 15 is close to that of those 16 and older.