2021 Grand Totals
Branches of Jehovah’s Witnesses: 87
Number of Lands Reporting: 239
Total Congregations: 119,297
Worldwide Memorial Attendance: 21,367,603
Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 20,746
Peak of Publishersa: 8,686,980
Average Publishers Preaching Each Month: 8,480,147
Percentage of Increase Over 2020: 0.7
Total Number Baptizedb: 171,393
Average Pioneerc Publishers Each Month: 1,350,138
Average Auxiliary Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 398,504
Total Hours Spent in Field: 1,423,039,931
Average Bible Studiesd Each Month: 5,908,167
During the 2021 service year,e Jehovah’s Witnesses spent $229 million in caring for special pioneers, missionaries, and circuit overseers in their field service assignments. Worldwide, a total of 20,595 ordained ministers staff the branch facilities. All are members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
a A publisher refers to one who actively publishes, or preaches, the good news of God’s Kingdom. (Matthew 24:14) For a complete explanation of how this figure is determined, see the jw.org article “How Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses Are There Worldwide?”
b For more information on the steps leading to baptism as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, see the jw.org article “How Do I Become One of Jehovah’s Witnesses?”
c A pioneer is an exemplary baptized Witness who volunteers to spend a specified number of hours each month in preaching the good news.
d For more information, see the jw.org article “What Is the Bible Study Course Offered by Jehovah’s Witnesses?”
e The 2021 service year ran from September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021.