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Facts & Figures

UK awareness of Alpha

  • 23% of the UK population are aware of Alpha as a Christian Course (MORI, October 2006)

The spread of Alpha

  • 7,129 organisations in the UK and 33,500 organisations worldwide are running Alpha in 159 countries
  • The total number of people who have been on an Alpha course in the UK since 1993 is 2,144,000

It is estimated that over 10 million people worldwide have now attended an Alpha course.

Attendance at 2006 Alpha courses

  • Total attendance at 2006 Alpha courses in the UK was 167,800
  • The average number of people on a 2006 Autumn Alpha course in the UK was 19.5 per course
  • In 2006 the average age of non-churchgoers on UK Alpha courses was 39

Worldwide growth of Alpha

Year Worldwide Number of Alpha Courses Worldwide Total Number of Guests
1992 5  
1993 200 4,600
1994 750 25,000
1995 2,500 105,000
1996 5,000 360,000
1997 6,500 766,000
1998 10,500 1,3m
1999 14,200 2m
2000 17,000 2,8m
2001 19,800 3,8m
2002 24,400 4,7m
2003 27,340 5,7m
2004 29,051 6,8m
2005 31,167 8m
2006 32,592 9m
2007 34,000 10m