![]() Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (worldwide) | |
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![]() Flags at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah | |
Members | 17,255,394 (2023) [1] |
Stakes | 3,521 |
Districts | 517 |
Missions | 411 |
Temples | 189 in operation |
Family History Centers | >5,700 (2023) [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 the 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, 2022.
At the end of 2022, the LDS Church had 31,330 congregations and a reported membership of 17,002,461. [3]
The LDS Church defines membership as a count of living individuals who: [4]
After baptism, blessing, or parental request stated above, membership must be recorded and maintained by the church to have and keep membership. [5]
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). [6] 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. [7] 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. [8]
The tables on this section represents Latter-day Saint membership, as reported by the Church, as of December 31, 2022. [9] Except where indicated, general population figures are based on the latest CIA estimates (primarily for 2023). [10] 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.
Country [lower-alpha 1] | Area | Members | Population | %LDS | 2012 | 2022 | Change | Growth (%) | % of total growth |
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![]() | Europe Central | 3,314 | 3,101,621 | 0.11% | 2,299 | 3,314 | 1,015 | 44.15% | 0.05% |
![]() | Pacific | 16,436 | 44,620 | 36.84% | 15,629 | 16,436 | 807 | 5.16% | 0.04% |
![]() | Europe Central | 70 | 85,468 | 0.08% | 66 | 70 | 4 | 6.06% | 0% |
![]() | Africa South | 4,760 | 35,981,281 | 0.01% | 1,257 | 4,760 | 3,503 | 278.68% | 0.16% |
![]() | Caribbean | 286 | 101,489 | 0.28% | 205 | 286 | 81 | 39.51% | 0% |
![]() | SA South | 474,985 | 46,621,847 | 1.02% | 412,095 | 474,985 | 62,890 | 15.26% | 2.86% |
![]() | Europe East | 3,546 | 2,989,091 | 0.12% | 3,025 | 3,546 | 521 | 17.22% | 0.02% |
![]() | Caribbean | 626 | 123,702 | 0.51% | 516 | 626 | 110 | 21.32% | 0% |
![]() | Pacific | 155,586 | 26,461,166 | 0.59% | 136,617 | 155,586 | 18,969 | 13.88% | 0.86% |
![]() | Europe Central | 4,677 | 8,940,860 | 0.05% | 4,385 | 4,677 | 292 | 6.66% | 0.01% |
![]() | Caribbean | 1,075 | 358,508 | 0.3% | 959 | 1,075 | 116 | 12.1% | 0.01% |
![]() | ME/AN | 252 | 1,553,886 | 0.02% | 162 | 252 | 90 | 55.56% | 0% |
![]() | Asia | 50 | 167,184,465 | 0% | 100 | 50 | −50 | -50% | -0% |
![]() | Caribbean | 1,163 | 303,431 | 0.38% | 844 | 1,163 | 319 | 37.8% | 0.01% |
![]() | Europe East | 469 | 9,383,853 | 0.005% | 500 | 469 | −31 | -6.2% | -0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 6,602 | 11,913,633 | 0.06% | 6,186 | 6,602 | 416 | 6.72% | 0.02% |
![]() | Central America | 5,534 | 419,137 | 1.32% | 4,240 | 5,534 | 1,294 | 30.52% | 0.06% |
![]() | Africa West | 5,606 | 14,219,908 | 0.04% | 1,081 | 5,606 | 4,525 | 418.59% | 0.21% |
![]() | North America* | 197 | 72,576 | 0.27% | 153 | 197 | 44 | 28.76% | 0% |
![]() | SA Northwest | 221,030 | 12,186,079 | 1.81% | 182,964 | 221,030 | 38,066 | 20.81% | 1.73% |
![]() | Caribbean | 80 | 24,090 | 0.33% | 88 | 80 | −8 | -9.09% | -0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 69 | 3,807,764 | 0.002% | 60 | 69 | 9 | 15% | 0% |
![]() | Africa South | 4,031 | 2,417,596 | 0.17% | 2,152 | 4,031 | 1,879 | 87.31% | 0.09% |
![]() | Brazil | 1,472,521 | 218,689,757 | 0.67% | 1,209,974 | 1,472,521 | 262,547 | 21.7% | 11.93% |
![]() | Caribbean | 138 | 39,369 | 0.35% | 144 | 138 | −6 | -4.17% | -0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 2,398 | 6,827,736 | 0.04% | 2,296 | 2,398 | 102 | 4.44% | 0% |
![]() | Africa West | 10 | 22,489,126 | 0% | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
![]() | Africa Central | 1,240 | 13,162,952 | 0.01% | 171 | 1,240 | 1,069 | 625.15% | 0.05% |
![]() | Asia | 16,317 | 16,891,245 | 0.1% | 11,469 | 16,317 | 4,848 | 42.27% | 0.22% |
![]() | Africa Central | 2,721 | 30,135,732 | 0.01% | 1,277 | 2,721 | 1,444 | 113.08% | 0.07% |
![]() | North America* | 200,836 | 38,516,736 | 0.52% | 187,982 | 200,836 | 12,854 | 6.84% | 0.58% |
![]() | Europe North | 16,773 | 603,901 | 2.78% | 9,326 | 16,773 | 7,447 | 79.85% | 0.34% |
![]() | Caribbean | 230 | 65,483 | 0.35% | 195 | 230 | 35 | 17.95% | 0% |
![]() | Africa Central | 270 | 5,552,228 | 0.005% | 194 | 270 | 76 | 39.18% | 0% |
![]() | SA South | 604,302 | 18,549,457 | 3.26% | 577,716 | 604,302 | 26,586 | 4.6% | 1.21% |
![]() | Asia | 10,500 | 1,413,142,846 | 0.001% | 10,500 | 10,500 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
![]() | SA Northwest | 214,454 | 49,336,454 | 0.43% | 180,526 | 214,454 | 33,928 | 18.79% | 1.54% |
![]() | Pacific | 1,862 | 7,939 | 23.45% | 1,862 | 1,862 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
![]() | Central America | 52,234 | 5,256,612 | 0.99% | 41,353 | 52,234 | 10,881 | 26.31% | 0.49% |
![]() | Europe Central | 633 | 4,169,239 | 0.02% | 583 | 633 | 50 | 8.58% | 0% |
![]() | Caribbean | 357 | 10,985,974 | 0.003% | 50 | 357 | 307 | 614% | 0.01% |
![]() | Caribbean | 582 | 152,849 | 0.38% | 572 | 582 | 10 | 1.75% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 584 | 1,308,120 | 0.04% | 430 | 584 | 154 | 35.81% | 0.01% |
![]() | Europe Central | 2,643 | 10,706,242 | 0.02% | 2,369 | 2,643 | 274 | 11.57% | 0.01% |
![]() | Africa Central | 102,862 | 111,859,928 | 0.09% | 34,547 | 102,862 | 68,315 | 197.75% | 3.1% |
![]() | Europe North | 4,381 | 5,946,984 | 0.07% | 4,376 | 4,381 | 5 | 0.11% | 0% |
![]() | Africa Central | 10 | 976,143 | 0.001% | 50 | 10 | −40 | -80% | -0% |
![]() | Caribbean | 160 | 74,656 | 0.21% | 140 | 160 | 20 | 14.29% | 0% |
![]() | Caribbean | 147,566 | 10,790,744 | 1.37% | 124,435 | 147,566 | 23,131 | 18.59% | 1.05% |
![]() | SA Northwest | 261,767 | 17,483,326 | 1.5% | 211,165 | 261,767 | 50,602 | 23.96% | 2.3% |
![]() | ME/AN | 100 | 109,546,720 | 0% | 70 | 100 | 30 | 42.86% | 0% |
![]() | Central America | 129,467 | 6,602,370 | 1.96% | 114,674 | 129,467 | 14,793 | 12.9% | 0.67% |
![]() | Europe North | 1,146 | 1,202,762 | 0.1% | 1,086 | 1,146 | 60 | 5.52% | 0% |
![]() | Africa South | 2,198 | 1,130,043 | 0.19% | 1,522 | 2,198 | 676 | 44.42% | 0.03% |
![]() | Africa Central | 2,075 | 116,462,712 | 0.002% | 1,678 | 2,075 | 397 | 23.66% | 0.02% |
![]() | Asia North | 5,966 | 100,319 | 5.95% | 4,565 | 5,966 | 1,401 | 30.69% | 0.06% |
![]() | Pacific | 23,458 | 947,760 | 2.48% | 16,951 | 23,458 | 6,507 | 38.39% | 0.3% |
![]() | Europe North | 4,826 | 5,614,571 | 0.09% | 4,745 | 4,826 | 81 | 1.71% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 38,634 | 68,521,974 | 0.06% | 36,968 | 38,634 | 1,666 | 4.51% | 0.08% |
![]() | Caribbean | 500 | 301,099 | 0.17% | 362 | 500 | 138 | 38.12% | 0.01% |
![]() | Pacific | 29,397 | 301,488 | 9.75% | 22,659 | 29,397 | 6,738 | 29.74% | 0.31% |
![]() | Africa Central | 302 | 2,397,368 | 0.01% | 20 | 302 | 282 | 1410% | 0.01% |
![]() | Europe East | 252 | 4,936,390 | 0.01% | 216 | 252 | 36 | 16.67% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 39,748 | 84,220,184 | 0.05% | 38,739 | 39,748 | 1,009 | 2.6% | 0.05% |
![]() | Africa West | 101,924 | 33,846,114 | 0.3% | 52,387 | 101,924 | 49,537 | 94.56% | 2.25% |
![]() | Europe Central | 798 | 10,497,595 | 0.01% | 751 | 798 | 47 | 6.26% | 0% |
![]() | Caribbean | 394 | 114,299 | 0.34% | 305 | 394 | 89 | 29.18% | 0% |
![]() | Caribbean | 550 | 375,845 | 0.15% | 470 | 550 | 80 | 17.02% | 0% |
![]() | Asia North | 2,547 | 169,330 | 1.5% | 2,294 | 2,547 | 253 | 11.03% | 0.01% |
![]() | Central America | 287,475 | 17,980,803 | 1.6% | 239,734 | 287,475 | 47,741 | 19.91% | 2.17% |
![]() | Europe North | 60 | 67,642 | 0.09% | 46 | 60 | 14 | 30.43% | 0% |
![]() | Africa West | 61 | 13,607,249 | 0% | 50 | 61 | 11 | 22% | 0% |
![]() | Caribbean | 6,645 | 791,739 | 0.84% | 5,415 | 6,645 | 1,230 | 22.71% | 0.06% |
![]() | Caribbean | 25,525 | 11,470,261 | 0.22% | 18,165 | 25,525 | 7,360 | 40.52% | 0.33% |
![]() | Central America | 185,182 | 9,571,352 | 1.93% | 154,207 | 185,182 | 30,975 | 20.09% | 1.41% |
![]() | Asia | 24,611 | 7,288,167 | 0.34% | 24,188 | 24,611 | 423 | 1.75% | 0.02% |
![]() | Europe Central | 5,259 | 9,670,009 | 0.05% | 4,940 | 5,259 | 319 | 6.46% | 0.01% |
![]() | Europe North | 382 | 360,872 | 0.11% | 265 | 382 | 117 | 44.15% | 0.01% |
![]() | Asia | 14,961 | 1,399,179,585 | 0.001% | 10,958 | 14,961 | 4,003 | 36.53% | 0.18% |
![]() | Asia | 7,648 | 279,476,346 | 0.003% | 6,904 | 7,648 | 744 | 10.78% | 0.03% |
![]() | Europe North | 3,980 | 5,323,991 | 0.07% | 3,013 | 3,980 | 967 | 32.09% | 0.04% |
![]() | Europe North | 281 | 91,840 | 0.31% | 293 | 281 | −12 | -4.1% | -0% |
![]() | ME/AN | 338 | 9,043,387 | 0.004% | 260 | 338 | 78 | 30% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 27,993 | 61,021,855 | 0.05% | 24,970 | 27,993 | 3,023 | 12.11% | 0.14% |
![]() | Africa West | 60,162 | 29,344,847 | 0.21% | 18,602 | 60,162 | 41,560 | 223.42% | 1.89% |
![]() | Caribbean | 6,810 | 2,820,982 | 0.24% | 5,580 | 6,810 | 1,230 | 22.04% | 0.06% |
![]() | Asia North | 130,251 | 123,719,238 | 0.11% | 126,407 | 130,251 | 3,844 | 3.04% | 0.17% |
![]() | Europe North | 282 | 102,785 | 0.27% | 300 | 282 | −18 | -6% | -0% |
![]() | ME/AN | 200 | 11,086,716 | 0.002% | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
![]() | Europe East | 229 | 19,543,464 | 0.001% | 216 | 229 | 13 | 6.02% | 0% |
![]() | Africa Central | 17,438 | 57,052,004 | 0.03% | 11,869 | 17,438 | 5,569 | 46.92% | 0.25% |
![]() | Pacific | 22,210 | 115,372 | 19.25% | 16,279 | 22,210 | 5,931 | 36.43% | 0.27% |
![]() | Europe Central | 102 | 1,964,327 | 0.01% | 30 | 102 | 72 | 240% | 0% |
![]() | ME/AN | 375 | 3,103,580 | 0.01% | 223 | 375 | 152 | 68.16% | 0.01% |
![]() | Asia | 275 | 7,852,377 | 0.004% | 230 | 275 | 45 | 19.57% | 0% |
![]() | Europe North | 1,273 | 1,821,750 | 0.07% | 1,166 | 1,273 | 107 | 9.18% | 0% |
![]() | ME/AN | 225 | 5,331,203 | 0.004% | 210 | 225 | 15 | 7.14% | 0% |
![]() | Africa South | 1,474 | 2,210,646 | 0.07% | 880 | 1,474 | 594 | 67.5% | 0.03% |
![]() | Africa West | 20,335 | 5,506,280 | 0.37% | 6,709 | 20,335 | 13,626 | 203.1% | 0.62% |
![]() | Europe North | 943 | 2,655,755 | 0.04% | 916 | 943 | 27 | 2.95% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 526 | 660,924 | 0.08% | 336 | 526 | 190 | 56.55% | 0.01% |
![]() | Asia | 1,456 | 639,971 | 0.23% | 1,345 | 1,456 | 111 | 8.25% | 0.01% |
![]() | Africa South | 14,353 | 28,812,195 | 0.05% | 9,190 | 14,353 | 5,163 | 56.18% | 0.23% |
![]() | Africa South | 3,872 | 21,279,597 | 0.02% | 1,421 | 3,872 | 2,451 | 172.48% | 0.11% |
![]() | Asia | 10,829 | 34,219,975 | 0.03% | 8,967 | 10,829 | 1,862 | 20.77% | 0.08% |
![]() | Africa West | 70 | 21,359,722 | 0% | 50 | 70 | 20 | 40% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 244 | 467,138 | 0.05% | 159 | 244 | 85 | 53.46% | 0% |
![]() | Pacific | 6,832 | 80,966 | 8.44% | 6,030 | 6,832 | 802 | 13.3% | 0.04% |
![]() | Caribbean | 258 | 347,686 | 0.07% | 199 | 258 | 59 | 29.65% | 0% |
![]() | Africa South | 566 | 1,309,448 | 0.04% | 428 | 566 | 138 | 32.24% | 0.01% |
![]() | Mexico | 1,507,720 | 129,875,529 | 1.16% | 1,317,700 | 1,507,720 | 190,020 | 14.42% | 8.63% |
![]() | Unassigned** | 455 | 3,250,532 | 0.01% | 364 | 455 | 91 | 25% | 0% |
![]() | Asia North | 12,477 | 3,255,468 | 0.38% | 10,591 | 12,477 | 1,886 | 17.81% | 0.09% |
![]() | Europe Central | 32 | 602,445 | 0.01% | 10 | 32 | 22 | 220% | 0% |
![]() | ME/AN | 95 | 37,067,420 | 0% | 100 | 95 | −5 | -5% | -0% |
![]() | Africa South | 18,443 | 32,513,805 | 0.06% | 6,029 | 18,443 | 12,414 | 205.9% | 0.56% |
![]() | Asia | 200 | 57,970,293 | 0% | 170 | 200 | 30 | 17.65% | 0% |
![]() | Africa South | 1,110 | 2,777,232 | 0.04% | 763 | 1,110 | 347 | 45.48% | 0.02% |
![]() | Pacific | 133 | 9,852 | 1.35% | 101 | 133 | 32 | 31.68% | 0% |
![]() | Asia | 180 | 30,899,443 | 0.001% | 160 | 180 | 20 | 12.5% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 9,185 | 17,463,930 | 0.05% | 9,247 | 9,185 | −62 | -0.67% | -0% |
![]() | Pacific | 2,494 | 300,682 | 0.83% | 2,138 | 2,494 | 356 | 16.65% | 0.02% |
![]() | Pacific | 117,319 | 5,109,702 | 2.3% | 107,511 | 117,319 | 9,808 | 9.12% | 0.45% |
![]() | Central America | 101,361 | 6,359,689 | 1.59% | 80,605 | 101,361 | 20,756 | 25.75% | 0.94% |
![]() | Africa West | 221,172 | 230,842,743 | 0.1% | 109,998 | 221,172 | 111,174 | 101.07% | 5.05% |
![]() | Pacific | 317 | 2,000 | 15.85% | 281 | 317 | 36 | 12.81% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 41 | 2,133,410 | 0.002% | 15 | 41 | 26 | 173.33% | 0% |
![]() | Asia North | 906 | 51,295 | 1.77% | 756 | 906 | 150 | 19.84% | 0.01% |
![]() | Europe North | 4,505 | 5,597,924 | 0.08% | 4,556 | 4,505 | −51 | -1.12% | -0% |
![]() | ME/AN | 107 | 3,833,465 | 0.003% | 50 | 107 | 57 | 114% | 0% |
![]() | Asia | 4,000 | 247,653,551 | 0.002% | 3,500 | 4,000 | 500 | 14.29% | 0.02% |
![]() | Asia North | 543 | 21,779 | 2.49% | 430 | 543 | 113 | 26.28% | 0.01% |
![]() | Central America | 61,009 | 4,404,108 | 1.39% | 48,669 | 61,009 | 12,340 | 25.35% | 0.56% |
![]() | Pacific | 36,626 | 9,819,350 | 0.37% | 21,265 | 36,626 | 15,361 | 72.24% | 0.7% |
![]() | SA South | 98,498 | 7,439,863 | 1.32% | 84,806 | 98,498 | 13,692 | 16.15% | 0.62% |
![]() | SA Northwest | 630,099 | 32,440,172 | 1.94% | 527,759 | 630,099 | 102,340 | 19.39% | 4.65% |
![]() | Philippines | 853,254 | 116,434,200 | 0.73% | 675,166 | 853,254 | 178,088 | 26.38% | 8.09% |
![]() | Europe Central | 2,184 | 37,991,766 | 0.01% | 1,780 | 2,184 | 404 | 22.7% | 0.02% |
![]() | Europe North | 46,849 | 10,223,150 | 0.46% | 40,941 | 46,849 | 5,908 | 14.43% | 0.27% |
![]() | Caribbean | 23,243 | 3,057,311 | 0.76% | 21,174 | 23,243 | 2,069 | 9.77% | 0.09% |
![]() | ME/AN | 537 | 2,532,104 | 0.02% | 480 | 537 | 57 | 11.88% | 0% |
![]() | Africa Central | 11,481 | 5,677,493 | 0.2% | 5,750 | 11,481 | 5,731 | 99.67% | 0.26% |
![]() | Africa South | 836 | 873,102 | 0.1% | 882 | 836 | −46 | -5.22% | -0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 3,082 | 18,326,327 | 0.02% | 3,002 | 3,082 | 80 | 2.66% | 0% |
![]() | Europe East | 4,995 | 141,698,923 | 0.004% | 21,709 | 4,995 | −16,714 | -76.99% | -0.76% |
![]() | Africa Central | 1,154 | 13,400,541 | 0.01% | 121 | 1,154 | 1,033 | 853.72% | 0.05% |
![]() | Caribbean | 219 | 54,817 | 0.4% | 195 | 219 | 24 | 12.31% | 0% |
![]() | Caribbean | 392 | 167,591 | 0.23% | 261 | 392 | 131 | 50.19% | 0.01% |
![]() | Caribbean | 726 | 100,804 | 0.72% | 540 | 726 | 186 | 34.44% | 0.01% |
![]() | Pacific | 87,695 | 207,501 | 42.26% | 73,827 | 87,695 | 13,868 | 18.78% | 0.63% |
![]() | ME/AN | 1,500 | 35,939,806 | 0.004% | 20 | 1,500 | 1,480 | 7400% | 0.07% |
![]() | Africa West | 108 | 18,384,660 | 0.001% | 1,950 | 108 | −1,842 | -94.46% | -0.08% |
![]() | Europe Central | 369 | 6,693,375 | 0.01% | 308 | 369 | 61 | 19.81% | 0% |
![]() | Africa West | 28,867 | 8,908,040 | 0.32% | 11,664 | 28,867 | 17,203 | 147.49% | 0.78% |
![]() | Asia | 3,302 | 5,975,383 | 0.06% | 3,573 | 3,302 | −271 | -7.58% | -0.01% |
![]() | Caribbean | 292 | 45,677 | 0.64% | 230 | 292 | 62 | 26.96% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 305 | 5,425,319 | 0.01% | 221 | 305 | 84 | 38.01% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 445 | 2,099,790 | 0.02% | 411 | 445 | 34 | 8.27% | 0% |
![]() | Pacific | 1,375 | 714,766 | 0.19% | 509 | 1,375 | 866 | 170.14% | 0.04% |
![]() | Africa South | 70,690 | 58,048,332 | 0.12% | 59,807 | 70,690 | 10,883 | 18.2% | 0.49% |
![]() | Asia North | 88,607 | 51,966,948 | 0.17% | 85,628 | 88,607 | 2,979 | 3.48% | 0.14% |
![]() | Africa Central | 100 | 12,118,379 | 0.001% | 80 | 100 | 20 | 25% | 0% |
![]() | Europe Central | 63,524 | 47,222,613 | 0.13% | 50,049 | 63,524 | 13,475 | 26.92% | 0.61% |
![]() | Asia | 1,662 | 23,326,272 | 0.01% | 1,319 | 1,662 | 343 | 26% | 0.02% |
![]() | Caribbean | 1,797 | 639,759 | 0.28% | 1,323 | 1,797 | 474 | 35.83% | 0.02% |
![]() | Europe North | 9,531 | 10,536,338 | 0.09% | 9,404 | 9,531 | 127 | 1.35% | 0.01% |
![]() | Europe Central | 9,205 | 8,563,760 | 0.11% | 8,456 | 9,205 | 749 | 8.86% | 0.03% |
![]() | ME/AN | 40 | 22,933,531 | 0% | 30 | 40 | 10 | 33.33% | 0% |
![]() | Asia | 62,229 | 23,588,613 | 0.26% | 55,805 | 62,229 | 6,424 | 11.51% | 0.29% |
![]() | Africa Central | 2,999 | 65,642,682 | 0.005% | 1,220 | 2,999 | 1,779 | 145.82% | 0.08% |
![]() | Asia | 23,450 | 69,794,997 | 0.03% | 17,424 | 23,450 | 6,026 | 34.58% | 0.27% |
![]() | Africa West | 6,500 | 8,703,961 | 0.07% | 1,861 | 6,500 | 4,639 | 249.27% | 0.21% |
![]() | Pacific | 68,600 | 105,221 | 65.2% | 60,680 | 68,600 | 7,920 | 13.05% | 0.36% |
![]() | Caribbean | 3,477 | 1,407,460 | 0.25% | 3,058 | 3,477 | 419 | 13.7% | 0.02% |
![]() | Europe Central | 658 | 83,593,483 | 0.001% | 313 | 658 | 345 | 110.22% | 0.02% |
![]() | Caribbean | 147 | 59,367 | 0.25% | 82 | 147 | 65 | 79.27% | 0% |
![]() | Pacific | 344 | 11,639 | 2.96% | 200 | 344 | 144 | 72% | 0.01% |
![]() | Africa Central | 20,693 | 47,729,952 | 0.04% | 11,442 | 20,693 | 9,251 | 80.85% | 0.42% |
![]() | Unassigned** | 10,344 | 43,306,477 | 0.02% | 11,178 | 10,344 | −834 | -7.46% | -0.04% |
![]() | ME/AN | 1,688 | 9,973,449 | 0.02% | 965 | 1,688 | 723 | 74.92% | 0.03% |
![]() | Europe North | 186,933 | 68,138,484 | 0.27% | 188,462 | 186,933 | −1,529 | -0.81% | -0.07% |
![]() | North America* | 6,804,028 | 339,665,118 | 2% | 6,321,416 | 6,804,028 | 482,612 | 7.63% | 21.92% |
![]() | Caribbean | 616 | 104,917 | 0.59% | 586 | 616 | 30 | 5.12% | 0% |
![]() | SA South | 107,911 | 3,416,264 | 3.16% | 99,758 | 107,911 | 8,153 | 8.17% | 0.37% |
![]() | Pacific | 11,304 | 313,046 | 3.61% | 5,491 | 11,304 | 5,813 | 105.86% | 0.26% |
![]() | SA Northwest | 175,753 | 30,518,260 | 0.58% | 157,795 | 175,753 | 17,958 | 11.38% | 0.82% |
![]() | Asia | 2,466 | 104,799,174 | 0.002% | 1,300 | 2,466 | 1,166 | 89.69% | 0.05% |
![]() | Africa South | 5,313 | 20,216,029 | 0.03% | 3,044 | 5,313 | 2,269 | 74.54% | 0.1% |
![]() | Africa South | 38,289 | 15,418,674 | 0.25% | 23,117 | 38,289 | 15,172 | 65.63% | 0.69% |
Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside US and Canada. | Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the US and Canada. |
Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several groups following different leaders; the majority followed Brigham Young, while smaller groups followed Joseph Smith III, Sidney Rigdon, and James Strang. Most of these smaller groups eventually merged into the Community of Christ, and the term Mormon typically refers to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as today, this branch is far larger than all the others combined. People who identify as Mormons may also be independently religious, secular, and non-practicing or belong to other denominations. Since 2018, the LDS Church has emphasized a desire for its members be referred to as "members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", or more simply as "Latter-day Saints".
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Colorado. The first congregation of the Church in Colorado was organized in 1897. It has since grown to 148,708 members in 310 congregations.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Virginia refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Virginia. In 1841, there were 80 members of the Church. It has since grown to 96,748 members in 216 congregations.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Utah. Utah has more church members than any other U.S. state or country. The LDS Church is also the largest denomination in Utah.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nevada refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Nevada. Nevada has the 7th most church members of any U.S. state, and the fifth-highest percentage of members. The LDS Church is the 2nd largest denomination in Nevada, behind the Roman Catholic Church.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Idaho. Rexburg, Idaho is home to Brigham Young University–Idaho. Idaho has the third most church members of any U.S. state, and the second-highest percentage of members. The LDS Church is the largest denomination in Idaho, with the largest presence in Eastern Idaho.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in New Mexico. The first congregation of the Church in New Mexico was organized in 1895. It has since grown to 69,055 members in 137 congregations.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oregon refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Oregon. Oregon has the 9th most members of the church of any U.S. state. Members have had considerable influence in the state throughout its contemporary history and many influential Latter-day Saints have come from Oregon, including Senator Gordon H. Smith.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Republic of the Congo refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). As of 2021, the LDS Church reported 102,862 members in 269 congregations in the DRC, making it the third largest body of LDS Church members in Africa, behind Nigeria and Ghana. Currently, the DRC ranks as having the 16th highest LDS growth rate among countries of the world, with an annual growth rate of 13 percent.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established in Brazil in 1926 with the opening of the South American Mission. Missionary work was focused on small German immigrant colonies in South Brazil. The LDS Church was forced to expand missionary work to Brazilians and Portuguese speakers when non-Portuguese languages were banned in public meetings in 1938. The Brazil Mission was opened on February 9, 1935, with Rulon S. Howells as mission president. The first Portuguese translation of the Book of Mormon was published in 1939.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Montana refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Montana. The church's first congregation in Montana was organized in 1895. It has since grown to 51,715 members in 129 congregations.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Samoan Islands refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members on the Samoan Islands. In 1890, there were 30 members in the Samoan islands. As of 2022, there were 104,131 members in 208 congregations. The Samoan Islands has the second most LDS Church members per capita in the world, behind Tonga.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ukraine refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Ukraine. In January 1991, there were 40 members in one congregation in Ukraine. In December 2022, there were 10,344 members in 46 congregations. In 2022, LDS Membership dropped from 11,216 to 10,344, likely due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had a presence in Russia before the rise of the USSR, with the first baptisms occurring in 1895. Preliminary missionary efforts began before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the Russian government officially recognized the church in 1991. Membership increased in the 1990s and early 2000s. Missionary efforts were impacted by the 2016 Yarovaya law, which prohibited proselytizing outside of official church property. Current membership statistics are not available for Russia, but the church reported 19,946 members in 2009. As of February 2023, there were three stakes and three missions in Russia. In 2018, Russell M. Nelson announced that a temple would be constructed in a major city in Russia.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was first brought to the Netherlands in 1841, with the first congregation officially established in 1862 in Amsterdam. A mission to the Netherlands was organized in 1864, and the Dutch translation of the Book of Mormon was published in 1890. Membership grew in the 20th century despite challenges posed by World War I, the Great Depression, and the German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II; approximately 14,000 people were baptized into the Church during its first 100 years in the Netherlands. The Dutch government officially recognized the Church in 1955. The Netherlands Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established in 1961, becoming the first stake established on the European continent. The Hague Netherlands Temple was completed in 2002.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United Arab Emirates refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The church's first self-standing meetinghouse in the Middle East was dedicated in Abu Dhabi in 2013. As of 2021, there are four meetinghouses and six congregations. In April 2020, the intent to construct a temple in Dubai was announced.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been present in Albania since at least the early 1990s. In 1993, there were approximately 100 members in the country. In 2022, there were 3,314 members in 14 congregations.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Lesser Antilles refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in the Lesser Antilles. The Lesser Antilles is part of the Caribbean Area and is part of three missions. As of 2022, the LDS Church reported 9,959 members in 34 congregations in the Lesser Antilles.
The demographics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include statistical data relating to the church's population and particular groups within it.