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This article is about worldwide and country/regional information of the LDS Church. For churchwide membership history, see Membership history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For information specific to the United States, see Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (United States). For information specific to Canada, see Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Canada).

Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (worldwide)
Flags at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah
Members16,805,400 (2021)[1]
Stakes3,498
Districts520
Missions407
Temples170 in operation
Family History Centers>5,100 (2018)[2]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) releases membership, congregational, and related information on a regular basis. The latest membership information LDS Church releases includes a count of membership, stakes, wards, branches, missions, temples, and family history centers for the worldwide church and for individual countries and territories where the church is recognized. The latest information released was as of December 31, 2021 for the worldwide church, and December 31, 2019 for individual countries and selected territories.

At the end of 2021, the LDS Church had 31,315 congregations and a reported membership of 16,805,400.[1]

Membership defined

The LDS Church defines membership as a count of living individuals who:[3]

  1. have been baptized and confirmed.
  2. are under age nine and have been blessed but not baptized.
  3. are not accountable because of intellectual disabilities, regardless of age.
  4. are unblessed children under age eight when:
    • two member parents request it; or
    • one member parent requests it and the nonmember parent gives permission.

After baptism, blessing, or parental request stated above, membership must be recorded and maintained by the church to have and keep membership.[4]

Membership considerations

In 2005, Peggy Fletcher Stack, longtime religion columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune, estimated that about one-third of the reported LDS membership was "active" (i.e., regularly attending church services and participating in other expected meetings and obligations).[5] In 2005, this would have amounted to approximately 4 million active members among a worldwide LDS population of 12 million. Active membership varied from a high of 40 to 50 percent in congregations in North America and the Pacific Islands, to a low of about 25 percent in Latin America. Fletcher Stack's data was compiled from several sources, including a 2001 survey of religious affiliation by scholars at City University of New York and a demographer at LDS-owned Brigham Young University.

In 2003, church leader Dallin H. Oaks, noted that among recent converts "attrition is sharpest in the two months after baptism", which he attributed in part to difficulties adapting to the church's dietary code, the Word of Wisdom, that prohibits the use of alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea.[6] In 2001, sociologist Armand Mauss estimated that about 50 percent of LDS converts in the US stopped attending church within a year of baptism, while outside the US the rate was about 70 percent.[7]

Countries

The tables on this section represents Latter-day Saint membership, as reported by the LDS Church, as of December 31, 2021.[8] Except where indicated, general population figures are based on the latest CIA estimates (primarily for July 2022).[9] Percentages of LDS members were calculated with this information. The link under the names of each country, territory, etc. corresponds to brief LDS history and statistical information for that particular area.

Congregations

Country Area Temples Mis­sions Dis­tricts Stakes Con­gre­ga­tions FHC
O U A T Wards Bran­ches Total
Albania Europe Central 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 8 14 4
American Samoa Pacific 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 38 5 43 5
Andorrac Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Angola Africa South 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 10 18 1
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Argentina SA South 2 3 0 5 13 27 78 484 241 725 131
Armenia Europe Central 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 4
Aruba Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2
Australia Pacific 5 0 0 5 5 7 42 235 74 309 143
Austria Europe Central 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 14 3 17 12
Bahamas Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
Bahrain ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
Bangladeshb Asia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Barbados Caribbean 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 1
Belarusc Europe East 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1
Belgium Europe Central 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 10 2 12 7
Belize Central America 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 12 2
Benin Africa West 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 6 19 1
Bermudac North America* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Bolivia SA Northwest 1 0 2 3 5 8 33 208 63 271 53
Bonaireb Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Botswana Africa South 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 7 16 2
Brazil Brazil 8 3 5 16 36 40 281 1,774 402 2,176 445
British Virgin Islandsc Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Bulgaria Europe Central 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 7 4
Burundi Africa Central 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1
Cambodia Asia 0 1 0 1 1 4 2 10 18 28 9
Cameroon Africa Central 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14 14 1
Canada North America* 9 0 0 9 6 4 53 352 147 499 152
Cape Verde Europe North 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 27 14 41 6
Cayman Islands Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Central African Republic Africa Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Chile SA South 2 1 1 4 10 16 74 408 160 568 102
China(mainland) d Asia 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 100 100 0
Colombia SA Northwest 2 0 1 3 5 10 30 176 78 254 52
Cook Islands Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 3
Costa Rica Central America 1 0 0 1 2 1 10 59 19 78 18
Croatia Europe Central 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 6 3
Cubac Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 0
Curaçao Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Cyprus Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 3
Czechia Europe Central 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 5 12 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa Central 1 1 1 3 4 3 25 216 39 255 24
Denmark Europe North 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 9 22 13
Djiboutib Africa Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Dominica Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Dominican Republic Caribbean 1 0 0 1 3 9 21 139 62 201 33
Ecuador SA Northwest 1 1 0 2 5 6 42 262 53 315 57
Egyptb ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
El Salvador Central America 1 0 0 1 3 0 22 129 29 158 38
Estonia Europe North 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 2
Eswatini Africa South 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 6 2
Ethiopia Africa Central 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 1
Federated States of Micronesia Asia North 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 18 23 11
Fiji Pacific 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 27 25 52 11
Finland Europe North 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 18 11 29 29
France Europe Central 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 68 40 108 73
French Guiana Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
French Polynesia Pacific 1 0 0 1 1 2 11 74 23 97 29
Gabonc Africa Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Georgia Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Germany Europe Central 2 0 0 2 3 0 14 94 55 149 97
Ghana Africa West 1 0 1 2 4 9 29 195 146 341 53
Greece Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Grenada Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Guadeloupe[10] Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1
Guam Asia North 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 5 1
Guatemala Central America 2 1 1 4 7 12 51 297 139 436 84
Guernsey Europe North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Guineac Africa West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Guyana Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 11 4
Haiti Caribbean 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 27 21 48 11
Honduras Central America 1 1 0 2 4 5 31 179 57 236 62
Hong Kong Asia 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 30 5 35 4
Hungary Europe Central 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 5 16 21 13
Iceland Europe North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
India Asia 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 21 25 46 20
Indonesia Asia 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 15 9 24 6
Ireland Europe North 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 8 13 3
Isle of Man Europe North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Israel ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0
Italy Europe Central 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 63 31 94 56
Ivory Coast Africa West 0 1 0 1 3 17 16 133 124 257 27
Jamaica Caribbean 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 12 18 7
Japan Asia North 3 1 0 4 6 13 25 152 99 251 65
Jersey Europe North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Jordanb ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1
Kazakhstan Europe East 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
Kenya Africa Central 0 1 0 1 1 6 2 13 43 56 5
Kiribati Pacific 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 12 30 42 2
Kosovoe Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Kuwait ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Laosb Asia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Latvia Europe North 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 3
Lebanonb ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Lesotho Africa South 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 6 1
Liberia Africa West 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 42 16 58 5
Lithuania Europe North 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 4
Luxembourg Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Macau Asia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
North Macedoniac Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Madagascar Africa South 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 17 25 42 10
Malawi Africa South 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 12 0
Malaysia Asia 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 28 28 8
Malic Africa West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Malta Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Marshall Islands Pacific 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 1 13 3
Martinique[10] Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Mauritius Africa South 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0
Mexico Mexico 13 1 5 19 32 47 222 1,355 494 1,849 284
Moldova Unassigned** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Mongolia Asia North 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 12 24 9
Montenegro Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Moroccoc ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Mozambique Africa South 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 31 19 50 8
Myanmarb Asia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Namibia Africa South 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 1
Nauru Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Nepalb Asia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Netherlands Europe Central 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 20 4 24 9
New Caledonia Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 9 3
New Zealand Pacific 1 1 1 3 3 2 30 177 52 229 54
Nicaragua Central America 0 0 1 1 2 4 12 71 38 109 23
Nigeria Africa West 1 0 2 3 7 17 62 467 291 758 70
Niue Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Northern Mariana Islands Asia North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Norway Europe North 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 11 9 20 15
Omanc ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Pakistanb Asia 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13 13 0
Palau Asia North 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Panama Central America 1 0 0 1 1 4 7 44 29 73 18
Papua New Guinea Pacific 0 0 1 1 2 12 2 10 77 87 2
Paraguay SA South 1 0 0 1 2 9 11 61 73 134 19
Peru SA Northwest 3 1 1 5 14 17 112 667 113 780 167
Philippines Philippines 2 4 2 8 23 56 123 770 486 1,256 185
Poland Europe Central 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 11 6
Portugal Europe North 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 39 23 62 24
Puerto Rico Caribbean 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 27 11 38 8
Qatarc ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Republic of the Congo Africa Central 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 23 5 28 3
Réunion[10] Africa South 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 5
Romania Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 15 3
Russia[11] Europe East 0 0 1 1 5 9 3 17 82 99 64
Rwanda Africa Central 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0
Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Saint Lucia Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1
Samoa Pacific 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 151 11 162 20
Saudi Arabiac (estimate) ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0
Senegalc Africa West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Serbia Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 2
Sierra Leone Africa West 0 1 0 1 1 1 9 62 24 86 8
Singapore Asia 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 0 7 1
Sint Maarten Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Slovakia Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0
Slovenia Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1
Solomon Islands Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
South Africa Africa South 2 0 1 3 4 10 17 115 80 195 76
South Korea Asia North 1 0 0 1 3 5 12 60 40 100 18
Spain Europe Central 1 0 1 2 2 2 15 93 44 137 56
Sri Lanka Asia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 3
Suriname Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 3
Sweden Europe North 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 25 15 40 37
Switzerland Europe Central 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 27 8 35 13
Syriac (estimate) ME/AN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Taiwan Asia 1 0 1 2 2 0 16 90 8 98 10
Tanzania Africa Central 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13 13 1
Thailand Asia 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 20 21 41 9
Togo Africa West 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 8 23 1
Tonga Pacific 1 1 0 2 2 2 21 140 35 175 21
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 4 9 1
Turkey Europe Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0
Turks and Caicos Islandsc Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Tuvalu Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Uganda Africa Central 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 18 20 38 8
Ukraine Unassigned** 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 12 34 46 35
United Arab Emirates ME/AN 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 6 0
United Kingdom Europe North 2 0 1 3 5 0 45 279 41 320 123
United States North America* 82 24 13 119 109 6 1,671 12,858 1,818 14,676 1,867
Uruguay SA South 1 0 0 1 2 2 18 97 32 129 23
Vanuatu Pacific 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 5 32 37 3
Venezuela SA Northwest 1 0 0 1 4 5 34 180 53 233 48
Vietnamc Asia 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 11 2
United States Virgin Islands Caribbean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Zambia Africa South 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 7 10 17 2
Zimbabwe Africa South 0 1 0 1 2 2 8 50 41 91 18
Notes
  • a This does not include member groups.[12] Only congregations organized as ward or branch.[13]
  • b 2019 membership not released for country or territory. Estimated 2015 membership information was used instead.
  • c 2019 membership not released for country or territory. 2018 membership and congregational information was used instead.
  • d An estimated mid-year 2018 membership and congregational information was used for Mainland China.
  • e 2019 membership not released for country or territory. 2017 membership and congregational information was used instead.
  • f 2016 membership data and population was used for Russia, the last year the church released membership data for the country.
*There are several areas that cover the US and Canada. This includes North America Central, North America Northeast, North America Southeast, North America Southwest, North America West, and Utah areas. Bermuda is in the North America Northeast area.
**Ukraine and Moldova are the only countries not assigned to an area and are administered by an authority in the Europe North Area.

Members and growth

Country Area Members Population %LDS 2011 2021 Change Growth (%) % of total growth
Albania Europe Central 3,280 3,095,344 0.11% 1,984 3,280 1,296 65.32% 0.06%
American Samoa Pacific 16,512 45,443 36.34% 15,159 16,512 1,353 8.93% 0.06%
Andorrac Europe Central 70 85,560 0.08% 69 70 1 1.45% 0%
Angola Africa South 4,160 34,795,287 0.01% 932 4,160 3,228 346.35% 0.15%
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean 276 100,335 0.28% 189 276 87 46.03% 0%
Argentina SA South 474,399 46,245,668 1.03% 389,393 474,399 85,006 21.83% 3.86%
Armenia Europe Central 3,537 3,000,756 0.12% 2,888 3,537 649 22.47% 0.03%
Aruba Caribbean 618 122,320 0.51% 489 618 129 26.38% 0.01%
Australia Pacific 155,383 26,141,369 0.59% 129,744 155,383 25,639 19.76% 1.16%
Austria Europe Central 4,662 8,913,088 0.05% 4,294 4,662 368 8.57% 0.02%
Bahamas Caribbean 1,054 355,608 0.3% 917 1,054 137 14.94% 0.01%
Bahrain ME/AN 228 1,540,558 0.01% 134 228 94 70.15% 0%
Bangladeshb Asia 50 165,650,475 0% 40 50 10 25% 0%
Barbados Caribbean 1,134 302,674 0.37% 733 1,134 401 54.71% 0.02%
Belarusc Europe East 469 9,413,505 0.005% 435 469 34 7.82% 0%
Belgium Europe Central 6,499 11,847,338 0.05% 6,019 6,499 480 7.97% 0.02%
Belize Central America 5,519 412,387 1.34% 3,852 5,519 1,667 43.28% 0.08%
Benin Africa West 4,765 13,754,688 0.03% 676 4,765 4,089 604.88% 0.19%
Bermudac North America* 197 72,337 0.27% 156 197 41 26.28% 0%
Bolivia SA Northwest 217,331 12,054,379 1.8% 172,640 217,331 44,691 25.89% 2.03%
Bonaireb Caribbean 80 17,000 0.47% 88 80 −8 -9.09% -0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Central 67 3,816,459 0.002% 30 67 37 123.33% 0%
Botswana Africa South 3,826 2,384,246 0.16% 1,331 3,826 2,495 187.45% 0.11%
Brazil Brazil 1,456,238 217,240,060 0.67% 1,138,740 1,456,238 317,498 27.88% 14.42%
British Virgin Islandsc Caribbean 138 38,632 0.36% 150 138 −12 -8% -0%
Bulgaria Europe Central 2,395 6,873,253 0.03% 2,206 2,395 189 8.57% 0.01%
Burundi Africa Central 823 12,696,478 0.01% 171 823 652 381.29% 0.03%
Cambodia Asia 15,671 16,713,015 0.09% 10,530 15,671 5,141 48.82% 0.23%
Cameroon Africa Central 2,409 29,321,637 0.01% 1,003 2,409 1,406 140.18% 0.06%
Canada North America* 199,534 38,232,593 0.52% 182,415 199,534 17,119 9.38% 0.78%
Cape Verde Europe North 16,344 596,707 2.74% 7,456 16,344 8,888 119.21% 0.4%
Cayman Islands Caribbean 224 64,309 0.35% 204 224 20 9.8% 0%
Central African Republic Africa Central 263 5,454,533 0.005% 427 263 −164 -38.41% -0.01%
Chile SA South 602,696 18,430,408 3.27% 563,689 602,696 39,007 6.92% 1.77%
China(mainland) d Asia 10,500 1,410,539,758 0.001% 10,000 10,500 500 5% 0.02%
Colombia SA Northwest 212,840 49,059,221 0.43% 172,534 212,840 40,306 23.36% 1.83%
Cook Islands Pacific 1,893 8,128 23.29% 1,853 1,893 40 2.16% 0%
Costa Rica Central America 52,047 5,204,411 1% 36,666 52,047 15,381 41.95% 0.7%
Croatia Europe Central 637 4,188,853 0.02% 532 637 105 19.74% 0%
Cubac Caribbean 357 11,008,112 0.003% 50 357 307 614% 0.01%
Curaçao Caribbean 575 152,379 0.38% 568 575 7 1.23% 0%
Cyprus Europe Central 534 1,295,102 0.04% 381 534 153 40.16% 0.01%
Czechia Europe Central 2,628 10,705,384 0.02% 2,282 2,628 346 15.16% 0.02%
Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa Central 89,136 108,407,721 0.08% 27,058 89,136 62,078 229.43% 2.82%
Denmark Europe North 4,417 5,920,767 0.07% 4,378 4,417 39 0.89% 0%
Djibouti Africa Central 10 957,273 0.001% 25 10 −15 -60% -0%
Dominica Caribbean 145 74,629 0.19% 123 145 22 17.89% 0%
Dominican Republic Caribbean 145,397 10,694,700 1.36% 118,557 145,397 26,840 22.64% 1.22%
Ecuador SA Northwest 258,314 17,289,554 1.49% 195,941 258,314 62,373 31.83% 2.83%
Egyptb ME/AN 100 107,770,524 0% 30 100 70 233.33% 0%
El Salvador Central America 129,194 6,568,745 1.97% 109,118 129,194 20,076 18.4% 0.91%
Estonia Europe North 1,121 1,211,524 0.09% 1,043 1,121 78 7.48% 0%
Eswatini Africa South 2,158 1,121,761 0.19% 1,287 2,158 871 67.68% 0.04%
Ethiopia Africa Central 1,943 113,656,596 0.002% 1,125 1,943 818 72.71% 0.04%
Federated States of Micronesia Asia North 6,107 101,009 6.05% 4,193 6,107 1,914 45.65% 0.09%
Fiji Pacific 22,827 943,737 2.42% 15,897 22,827 6,930 43.59% 0.31%
Finland Europe North 4,796 5,601,547 0.09% 4,629 4,796 167 3.61% 0.01%
France Europe Central 38,200 68,305,148 0.06% 35,960 38,200 2,240 6.23% 0.1%
French Guiana Caribbean 482 290,691 0.17% 368 482 114 30.98% 0.01%
French Polynesia Pacific 28,965 299,356 9.68% 21,245 28,965 7,720 36.34% 0.35%
Gabonc Africa Central 302 2,340,613 0.01% 15 302 287 1913.33% 0.01%
Georgia Europe Central 258 4,935,518 0.01% 208 258 50 24.04% 0%
Germany Europe Central 39,456 84,316,622 0.05% 38,257 39,456 1,199 3.13% 0.05%
Ghana Africa West 96,508 33,107,275 0.29% 45,094 96,508 51,414 114.02% 2.34%
Greece Europe Central 792 10,533,871 0.01% 735 792 57 7.76% 0%
Grenada Caribbean 396 113,949 0.35% 230 396 166 72.17% 0.01%
Guadeloupe[10] Caribbean 548 376,879 0.15% 423 548 125 29.55% 0.01%
Guam Asia North 2,534 169,086 1.5% 2,140 2,534 394 18.41% 0.02%
Guatemala Central America 284,780 17,703,190 1.61% 226,027 284,780 58,753 25.99% 2.67%
Guernsey Europe North 57 67,491 0.08% 46 57 11 23.91% 0%
Guineac Africa West 61 13,237,832 0% 14 61 47 335.71% 0%
Guyana Caribbean 6,417 789,683 0.81% 5,016 6,417 1,401 27.93% 0.06%
Haiti Caribbean 24,911 11,334,637 0.22% 16,902 24,911 8,009 47.38% 0.36%
Honduras Central America 183,405 9,459,440 1.94% 142,258 183,405 41,147 28.92% 1.87%
Hong Kong Asia 24,859 7,276,588 0.34% 24,425 24,859 434 1.78% 0.02%
Hungary Europe Central 5,278 9,699,577 0.05% 4,738 5,278 540 11.4% 0.02%
Iceland Europe North 331 357,603 0.09% 246 331 85 34.55% 0%
India Asia 14,866 1,389,637,446 0.001% 9,188 14,866 5,678 61.8% 0.26%
Indonesia Asia 7,564 277,329,163 0.003% 6,683 7,564 881 13.18% 0.04%
Ireland Europe North 4,001 5,275,004 0.08% 2,890 4,001 1,111 38.44% 0.05%
Isle of Man Europe North 288 91,382 0.32% 300 288 −12 -4% -0%
Israel ME/AN 313 8,914,885 0.004% 286 313 27 9.44% 0%
Italy Europe Central 27,702 61,095,551 0.05% 23,976 27,702 3,726 15.54% 0.17%
Ivory Coast Africa West 56,804 28,713,423 0.2% 15,638 56,804 41,166 263.24% 1.87%
Jamaica Caribbean 6,718 2,818,596 0.24% 5,721 6,718 997 17.43% 0.05%
Japan Asia North 130,260 124,214,766 0.1% 125,107 130,260 5,153 4.12% 0.23%
Jersey Europe North 281 102,146 0.28% 307 281 −26 -8.47% -0%
Jordanb ME/AN 200 10,998,531 0.002% 200 200 0 0% 0%
Kazakhstan Europe East 205 19,398,331 0.001% 162 205 43 26.54% 0%
Kenya Africa Central 15,912 55,864,655 0.03% 10,270 15,912 5,642 54.94% 0.26%
Kiribati Pacific 21,853 114,189 19.14% 14,927 21,853 6,926 46.4% 0.31%
Kosovoe Europe Central 102 1,952,701 0.01% 20 102 82 410% 0%
Kuwait ME/AN 359 3,068,155 0.01% 223 359 136 60.99% 0.01%
Laosb Asia 275 7,749,595 0.004% 210 275 65 30.95% 0%
Latvia Europe North 1,257 1,842,226 0.07% 1,102 1,257 155 14.07% 0.01%
Lebanonb ME/AN 225 5,296,814 0.004% 200 225 25 12.5% 0%
Lesotho Africa South 1,369 2,193,970 0.06% 747 1,369 622 83.27% 0.03%
Liberia Africa West 17,823 5,358,483 0.33% 5,447 17,823 12,376 227.21% 0.56%
Lithuania Europe North 919 2,683,546 0.03% 894 919 25 2.8% 0%
Luxembourg Europe Central 523 650,364 0.08% 296 523 227 76.69% 0.01%
Macau Asia 1,456 635,293 0.23% 673 1,456 783 116.34% 0.04%
North Macedoniac Europe Central 41 2,130,936 0.002% 10 41 31 310% 0%
Madagascar Africa South 13,547 28,172,462 0.05% 6,736 13,547 6,811 101.11% 0.31%
Malawi Africa South 3,612 20,794,353 0.02% 925 3,612 2,687 290.49% 0.12%
Malaysia Asia 10,719 33,871,431 0.03% 7,314 10,719 3,405 46.55% 0.15%
Malic Africa West 70 20,741,769 0% 10 70 60 600% 0%
Malta Europe Central 223 464,186 0.05% 146 223 77 52.74% 0%
Marshall Islands Pacific 6,977 79,906 8.73% 5,093 6,977 1,884 36.99% 0.09%
Martinique[10] Caribbean 261 358,749 0.07% 203 261 58 28.57% 0%
Mauritius Africa South 552 1,308,222 0.04% 406 552 146 35.96% 0.01%
Mexico Mexico 1,498,296 129,150,971 1.16% 1,158,236 1,498,296 340,060 29.36% 15.45%
Moldova Unassigned** 448 3,287,326 0.01% 146 448 302 206.85% 0.01%
Mongolia Asia North 12,301 3,227,863 0.38% 9,896 12,301 2,405 24.3% 0.11%
Montenegro Europe Central 30 604,966 0.005% 5 30 25 500% 0%
Moroccoc ME/AN 95 36,738,229 0% 50 95 45 90% 0%
Mozambique Africa South 15,549 31,693,239 0.05% 5,392 15,549 10,157 188.37% 0.46%
Myanmarb Asia 200 57,526,449 0% 150 200 50 33.33% 0%
Namibia Africa South 998 2,727,409 0.04% 686 998 312 45.48% 0.01%
Nauru Pacific 126 9,811 1.28% 96 126 30 31.25% 0%
Nepalb Asia 180 30,666,598 0.001% 140 180 40 28.57% 0%
Netherlands Europe Central 9,365 17,400,824 0.05% 9,052 9,365 313 3.46% 0.01%
New Caledonia Pacific 2,483 297,160 0.84% 1,949 2,483 534 27.4% 0.02%
New Zealand Pacific 116,883 5,053,004 2.31% 104,115 116,883 12,768 12.26% 0.58%
Nicaragua Central America 101,133 6,301,880 1.6% 71,888 101,133 29,245 40.68% 1.33%
Nigeria Africa West 211,219 225,082,083 0.09% 98,359 211,219 112,860 114.74% 5.13%
Niue Pacific 312 2,000 15.6% 284 312 28 9.86% 0%
Northern Mariana Islands Asia North 897 51,475 1.74% 632 897 265 41.93% 0.01%
Norway Europe North 4,525 5,553,840 0.08% 4,361 4,525 164 3.76% 0.01%
Omanc ME/AN 107 3,764,348 0.003% 70 107 37 52.86% 0%
Pakistanb Asia 4,000 242,923,845 0.002% 3,000 4,000 1,000 33.33% 0.05%
Palau Asia North 532 21,695 2.45% 443 532 89 20.09% 0%
Panama Central America 60,108 4,337,768 1.39% 46,425 60,108 13,683 29.47% 0.62%
Papua New Guinea Pacific 35,033 9,593,498 0.37% 18,336 35,033 16,697 91.06% 0.76%
Paraguay SA South 97,389 7,356,409 1.32% 80,788 97,389 16,601 20.55% 0.75%
Peru SA Northwest 624,569 32,275,736 1.94% 493,563 624,569 131,006 26.54% 5.95%
Philippines Philippines 833,045 109,035,343 0.76% 645,776 833,045 187,269 29% 8.51%
Poland Europe Central 2,089 38,093,101 0.01% 1,648 2,089 441 26.76% 0.02%
Portugal Europe North 45,675 10,242,081 0.45% 39,031 45,675 6,644 17.02% 0.3%
Puerto Rico Caribbean 23,473 3,098,423 0.76% 20,785 23,473 2,688 12.93% 0.12%
Qatarc ME/AN 537 2,508,182 0.02% 480 537 57 11.88% 0%
Republic of the Congo Africa Central 9,892 5,546,307 0.18% 4,799 9,892 5,093 106.13% 0.23%
Réunion[10] Africa South 841 859,959 0.1% 851 841 −10 -1.18% -0%
Romania Europe Central 3,087 18,519,899 0.02% 2,905 3,087 182 6.27% 0.01%
Russia[14] Europe East 23,180 142,021,981 0.02% 19,946 23,180 3,234 16.21% 0.15%
Rwanda Africa Central 843 13,173,730 0.01% 90 843 753 836.67% 0.03%
Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean 212 54,488 0.39% 197 212 15 7.61% 0%
Saint Lucia Caribbean 394 167,122 0.24% 217 394 177 81.57% 0.01%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean 715 100,969 0.71% 493 715 222 45.03% 0.01%
Samoa Pacific 83,740 206,179 40.62% 71,272 83,740 12,468 17.49% 0.57%
Saudi Arabiac (estimate) ME/AN 1,500 35,354,380 0.004% 1,950 1,500 −450 -23.08% -0.02%
Senegalc Africa West 108 17,923,036 0.001% 13 108 95 730.77% 0%
Serbia Europe Central 361 6,739,471 0.01% 307 361 54 17.59% 0%
Sierra Leone Africa West 26,108 8,692,606 0.3% 8,907 26,108 17,201 193.12% 0.78%
Singapore Asia 3,401 5,921,231 0.06% 3,337 3,401 64 1.92% 0%
Sint Maarten Caribbean 286 45,126 0.63% 75 286 211 281.33% 0.01%
Slovakia Europe Central 309 5,431,252 0.01% 193 309 116 60.1% 0.01%
Slovenia Europe Central 449 2,101,208 0.02% 385 449 64 16.62% 0%
Solomon Islands Pacific 1,374 702,694 0.2% 234 1,374 1,140 487.18% 0.05%
South Africa Africa South 69,438 57,516,665 0.12% 54,996 69,438 14,442 26.26% 0.66%
South Korea Asia North 88,603 51,844,834 0.17% 84,380 88,603 4,223 5% 0.19%
Spain Europe Central 61,455 47,163,418 0.13% 47,337 61,455 14,118 29.82% 0.64%
Sri Lanka Asia 1,671 23,187,516 0.01% 1,294 1,671 377 29.13% 0.02%
Suriname Caribbean 1,759 632,638 0.28% 1,233 1,759 526 42.66% 0.02%
Sweden Europe North 9,528 10,483,647 0.09% 9,206 9,528 322 3.5% 0.01%
Switzerland Europe Central 9,160 8,508,698 0.11% 8,092 9,160 1,068 13.2% 0.05%
Syriac (estimate) ME/AN 40 21,563,800 0% 40 40 0 0% 0%
Taiwan Asia 62,098 23,580,712 0.26% 53,111 62,098 8,987 16.92% 0.41%
Tanzania Africa Central 2,309 63,852,892 0.004% 1,007 2,309 1,302 129.29% 0.06%
Thailand Asia 23,116 69,648,117 0.03% 16,195 23,116 6,921 42.74% 0.31%
Togo Africa West 5,997 8,492,333 0.07% 1,246 5,997 4,751 381.3% 0.22%
Tonga Pacific 68,305 105,517 64.73% 58,805 68,305 9,500 16.16% 0.43%
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean 3,505 1,405,646 0.25% 2,885 3,505 620 21.49% 0.03%
Turkey Europe Central 573 83,047,706 0.001% 254 573 319 125.59% 0.01%
Turks and Caicos Islandsc Caribbean 147 58,286 0.25% 80 147 67 83.75% 0%
Tuvalu Pacific 335 11,544 2.9% 135 335 200 148.15% 0.01%
Uganda Africa Central 18,955 46,205,893 0.04% 9,024 18,955 9,931 110.05% 0.45%
Ukraine Unassigned** 11,216 43,528,136 0.03% 10,880 11,216 336 3.09% 0.02%
United Arab Emirates ME/AN 1,693 9,915,803 0.02% 906 1,693 787 86.87% 0.04%
United Kingdom Europe North 186,809 67,791,400 0.28% 186,814 186,809 −5 -0% -0%
United States North America* 6,763,019 337,341,954 2% 6,144,582 6,763,019 618,437 10.06% 28.09%
United States Virgin Islands Caribbean 589 105,413 0.56% 570 589 19 3.33% 0%
Uruguay SA South 106,855 3,407,213 3.14% 95,726 106,855 11,129 11.63% 0.51%
Vanuatu Pacific 11,051 308,043 3.59% 4,354 11,051 6,697 153.81% 0.3%
Venezuela SA Northwest 173,125 29,789,730 0.58% 150,017 173,125 23,108 15.4% 1.05%
Vietnamc Asia 2,466 103,808,319 0.002% 1,300 2,466 1,166 89.69% 0.05%
Zambia Africa South 5,053 19,642,123 0.03% 2,587 5,053 2,466 95.32% 0.11%
Zimbabwe Africa South 36,152 15,121,004 0.24% 18,549 36,152 17,603 94.9% 0.8%
Notes
  • a This does not include member groups,[12] only congregations organized as ward or branch.[15]
  • b 2021 membership not released for country or territory. Estimated 2015 membership information was used instead.
  • c 2021 membership not released for country or territory. 2018 membership and congregational information was used instead.
  • d Estimated membership information was used for Mainland China.
  • e 2021 membership not released for country or territory. 2017 membership and congregational information was used instead.
  • f 2016 membership data and population was used for Russia, the last year the church released membership data for the country.
*There are several areas that cover the US and Canada. This includes North America Central, North America Northeast, North America Southeast, North America Southwest, North America West, and Utah areas. Bermuda is in the North America Northeast area.
**Ukraine and Moldova are the only countries not assigned to an area and are administered by an authority in the Europe North Area.

Distribution maps

Membership

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership record count by country as of December 31, 2019, or the latest data or estimate available for country data not published by the church for that year

Percent members

Percentage of overall population who are members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Country or territory. Membership count used for percentage was as of December 31, 2019 or the latest data or estimate available for country data not published by the church for that year.

Congregations

Number of congregations of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as of December 31, 2019 or the latest data or estimate available for country data not published by the church for that year. Only wards and branches were counted as congregations and does not include member groups.[12]

Temples

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Worldwide temples (edit)
  • = Operating
  • = Under construction
  • = Announced
  • = Temporarily Closed

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "LDS Statistics and Church Facts". LDS Newsroom. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ^ Introduction to Family History Centers:Purpose, familysearch.org, retrieved 14 June 2021
  3. ^ "Membership record". LDSTech Wiki. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Ordinances for which there is no valid record". LDSTech Wiki. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ Peggy Fletcher Stack (2005). Keeping members a challenge for LDS church, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 26, 2005; accessed 20 December 2017
  6. ^ Dallin H. Oaks (2003; adapted from a 2000 speech). The Role of Members in Conversion, TheEnsign.com; accessed 20 December 2017
  7. ^ Stacy Willis (2001). Mormon Church is funding its future, The Las Vegas Sun; accessed 20 December 2017
  8. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Worldwide Statistics". LDS Newsroom. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Population - The World Factbook". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Insee - Population - Estimations de population - Pyramide des âges régionales et départementales". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  11. ^ 2016 membership data and population was used for Russia; the church has not released membership data for Russia since 2016.
  12. ^ a b c member groups
  13. ^ "General Handbook: Groups in Stakes, Missions, and Areas". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  14. ^ 2016 membership data and population was used for Russia; the church has not released membership data for Russia since 2016.
  15. ^ "General Handbook: Groups in Stakes, Missions, and Areas". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

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