Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2017
| Churches, Companies, Membership | |
| Churches, December 31, 2017 | 86,576 |
| Companies, December 31, 2017 | 71,758 |
| Church Membership, December 31, 2017 | 20,727,347 |
| Total Accessions, December 31, 2017 |
1,352,931 |
| Baptisms | 1,231,566 |
| Former Members Baptized | 49,257 |
| Professions of Faith | 44,696 |
| Adjustments In | 27,412 |
Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2017 |
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| Denominational Employees | |
| Ordained Ministers, Active (Full time and Part time) | 20,101 |
| Total Active Employees (Full time, Part time, Casual) | 314,056 |
| Mission to the World | |
| Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations | 235 |
| Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established | 212 |
| Languages Heard in Broadcasts | about 239 |
| Languages and Dialects Used in Oral Work | about 415 |
| Divisions | 13 |
| Union Conferences | 61 |
| Union Missions | 58 |
| Union of Churches Conferences | 11 |
| Union of Churches Missions | 5 |
| Local Conferences | 400 |
| Local Missions | 288 |
| Educational Program | |
| Total Schools | 8,540 |
| Tertiary Institutions | 116 |
| Worker Training Institutions | 52 |
| Secondary Schools | 2,429 |
| Primary Schools | 5,943 |
| Total Enrollment | 1,934,772 |
| Tertiary Institutions | 148,373 |
| Worker Training Institutions | 7,214 |
| Secondary Schools | 595,848 |
| Primary Schools | 1,183,337 |
| Food Industries | 23 |
| Healthcare Ministry | |
| Hospitals and Sanitariums | 198 |
| Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers | 133 |
| Clinics and Dispensaries | 329 |
| Orphanages and Children’s Homes | 21 |
| Airplanes and Medical Launches | - |
| Outpatient Visits (Note - Incomplete reporting of healthcare institutions' statistics in some divisions) |
over 17 million |
| Media Centers | 15 |
| Publishing Work | |
| Publishing Houses and Branches | 59 |
| Literature Evangelists, Full time, Interns, Part Time | 23,453 |
| Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed | 5,952 |
| Languages Used in Publications | about 234 |
| Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) | |
| Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present | over 131 |
| Total Projects Funded | 721 |
| Beneficiaries of Projects | 11,028,011 |
Prepared by the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Updated May 7, 2019