Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division
DivisionAngola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Angola Union Mission, Botswana Union Mission, Central North Zambia Union Conference, Central South Zambia Union Conference, Indian Ocean Union Mission, Malawi Union Conference, Malawi Union Mission, Mozambique Union Mission, Namibia Union Mission, North Zambia Union Conference, South African Union Conference, Zambia Union Conference, Zimbabwe Central Union Conference, Zimbabwe East Union Conference, Zimbabwe West Union Conference
President: Harrington S AkombwaSecretary: Gideon P ReynekeTreasurer: Hopekings K Ngomba
Territory population: 235.6M · Adventist penetration: 1.84%
1952–2024 · 29 years of data
4.3MMembers
15.2KChurches
293.9KBaptisms
+2.88%Growth
$83.9MTithe
—Workers
as of 2024
Division Intelligence — 2024 Data
Southern Africa & Indian Ocean (15 countries)
Global Rank
2nd
18.8% of global membership
of 13 divisions
Tithe Share
2.8%
of global tithe receipts
⚠ 0.1× underproportionate
Cost / Baptism
$451
global avg $1,616
Growth 2024
+4.5%
global avg +2.1%
2.4pp above world
Data: Adventist Statistics Office · General Conference 2024 Annual Statistical Report · Figures are estimates where noted.
Pulse Score
74