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Revision as of 00:46, 21 April 2005

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).

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 number of Family Disciple (FD) members (previously called Charter Members or CM) has been declining year by year since 1998.

2002 Year-End Family Demographics

Family Homes
Region CM FM Total
W. Europe 85 154 239
E. Eurasia 80 34 114
Africa 55 10 65
Mideast 27 3 30
Indian Area 41 13 54
S.E. Asia 25 30 55
China/Pacific 67 31 98
Japan 52 39 91
US/Canada 81 177 258
Mexico/C. America 52 55 107
Spanish S. America 68 63 131
Brazil 85 78 163
Total 718 687 1405
Family Membership
Region CM FM Total
W. Europe 820 682 1502
E. Eurasia 726 121 847
Africa 576 33 609
Mideast 442 18 460
Indian Area 528 54 582
S.E. Asia 252 189 441
China/Pacific 586 155 741
Japan 721 179 900
US/Canada 855 806 1661
Mexico/C. America 662 256 918
Spanish S. America 801 340 1141
Brazil 1079 416 1495
Total 8048 3249 11297
Nationalities
Country Percentage
USA 25%
Brazil 10%
Japan 6%
UK 5%
Australia 3.5%
Mexico 3.5%
Argentina 3%
France 3%
Italy 3%
Other 38%


Members by Age
Age Percentage Number
0-12 32% 3615
12-15 14% 1582
16-20 13% 1469
21-29 12% 1355
30s 6% 678
40s 15% 1694
50+ 8% 904
Gender
Ages Female Male
0-11 48% (1735) 52% (1880)
12-15 ~50% (791) ~50% (791)
16-20 52% (764) 48% (705)
21-39 57% (1159) 43% (874)
40+ 47% (1221) 53% (1377)
Total 51% 49%
Generations
Group Percentage Number
1st 33% 3688
2nd & 3rd 67% 7609
Total 100% 11297
When Member FGAs Joined
Decade Percentage Number
1960s 2.4% 88
1970s 47.9% 1765
1980s 22.3% 824
1990s 23.0% 848
2000s 4.4% 163
Total 100% 3688