Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (worldwide)
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Members 17,509,781 (2024) [1]
Stakes 3,608
Districts 494
Missions 450
Temples 194 in operation
FamilySearch Centers 6,594 [2]
Congregation growth statistics. In 2023 there was a large increase in Africa, and decline in Europe and North America Net Congregation Growth.png
Congregation growth statistics. In 2023 there was a large increase in Africa, and decline in Europe and North America

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 FamilySearch 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, 2024.

Contents

At the end of 2024, the LDS Church had 31,676 congregations and a reported membership of 17,509,781. [3]

Membership defined

The LDS Church defines membership as a count of living individuals who: [4]

  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. [5]

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). [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]

Countries

The tables on this section represents Latter-day Saint membership, as reported by the Church, as of December 31, 2023. [9] Except where indicated, general population figures are based on the latest CIA estimates (primarily for 2024). [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.

Congregations

Country [a] Area Temples Mis­sions Dis­tricts Stakes Con­gre­ga­tions [b] FSC
OUAT Wards Bran­ches Total
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Europe Central 000011168144
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa Pacific 0000005385436
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Africa South 00111221316293
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean 00000000111
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina SA South 4127142580501231732194
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Europe East 00001100884
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Caribbean 00000100222
Flag of Australia.svg Australia Pacific 5005544022967296143
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Europe Central 00110021431712
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Europe Central 00000000110
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Caribbean 00000000331
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain ME/AN 00000011010
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Caribbean 00001100331
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Europe East 00000001010
Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Europe Central 0011002102128
Flag of Belize.svg Belize Central America 0000020012124
Flag of Benin.svg Benin Africa West 00001122210324
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda North America* 00000000110
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia SA Northwest 111368332137228572
Flag of Bonaire.svg Bonaire Caribbean 00000000111
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Central 00000000110
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Africa South 0000111710174
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Brazil 113102437382871,7193772,096578
Flag of British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands Caribbean 00000000110
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Europe Central 00001100774
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Africa Central 0000010012121
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Asia 010124221103112
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Africa Central 0000120019191
Flag of Canada.svg Canada North America* 902116353356146502155
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Europe North 10011142817458
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands Caribbean 00000000110
Flag of Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Africa Central 00000000110
Flag of Chile.svg Chile SA South 2226111079446129575139
Flag of China.svg China Asia 00110000000
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia SA Northwest 2114510311758526072
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Pacific 00000000553
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Central America 1001211060208029
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Europe Central 00001100664
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Caribbean 00000100770
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao Caribbean 00000000111
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Europe Central 00000100554
Flag of Czechia.svg Czechia Europe Central 000010175122
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa Central 112473322578934639
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Europe North 10011021382113
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Caribbean 00000000110
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Caribbean 101249221455720259
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador SA Northwest 200275442765833473
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt ME/AN 00000000220
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Central America 101230221262815452
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Europe North 00000100442
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Africa South 00000100662
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Africa Central 00001100881
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia Asia North 00000115172211
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Pacific 100112426265211
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Europe North 100110318112929
Flag of France.svg France Europe Central 10012010703910971
Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana Caribbean 00000000111
Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia Pacific 1012101174209430
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Africa Central 00000100550
Flag of the Gambia.svg Gambia Africa West 00000000220
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Europe East 00000000221
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Europe Central 20134014994914898
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Africa West 10236123121417338786
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Europe Central 00000000222
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Caribbean 00000000110
Flag of Guadeloupe.svg Guadeloupe Caribbean 00000100331
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Asia North 10011014043
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Central America 312671151293144437144
Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey Europe North 00000000111
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea Africa West 00000000330
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Caribbean 0000120012124
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Caribbean 100114531195014
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras Central America 200245311796524485
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Asia 1001114216278
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Europe Central 00111215162113
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Europe North 00000000441
Flag of India.svg India Asia 010123421244520
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Asia 00001121682412
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Europe North 001100166123
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man Europe North 00000001010
Flag of Israel.svg Israel ME/AN 00000000330
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Europe Central 1012201062319357
Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast Africa West 01014112115711026748
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Caribbean 0000111612188
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Asia North 4015710221428823063
Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey Europe North 00000001011
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan ME/AN 00000000110
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Europe East 00000000331
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Africa Central 01012642254766
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati Pacific 00000321330433
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Europe Central 00000000220
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait ME/AN 00000001010
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Europe North 00000100553
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon ME/AN 00000000110
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Africa South 00000100662
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia Africa West 001111650308013
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Europe North 00000100554
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Europe Central 00000002021
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Asia 00000000221
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Africa South 010122424224616
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Africa South 0000002126182
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Asia 0000050024249
Flag of Mali.svg Mali Africa West 00000000110
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Europe Central 00000000111
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands Pacific 0000102121133
Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique Caribbean 00000000111
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Africa South 00000100330
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Mexico 143102734432301,3964821,878583
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Europe North 00000000221
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Asia North 001111212122410
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Europe Central 00000000111
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco ME/AN 00000000110
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Africa South 002222848328015
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Africa South 00000000552
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Pacific 00000000110
Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands Europe Central 1001100195249
Flag of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia Pacific 00110016393
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Pacific 201332291704921956
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Central America 01012412713810938
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Africa West 1067111577546294840147
Flag of Niue.svg Niue Pacific 00000000111
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia Europe Central 00000000110
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands Asia North 00000001011
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Europe North 00111021091916
Flag of Oman.svg Oman ME/AN 00000000110
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Asia 0000140015150
Flag of Palau.svg Palau Asia North 00000000111
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Central America 100114746317727
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Pacific 000021131581962
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay SA South 10012911637213523
Flag of Peru.svg Peru SA Northwest 406101518115672125797207
Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines Philippines 300326561318274971,324192
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Europe Central 0000110011117
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Europe North 101221743216424
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Caribbean 100111527113813
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar ME/AN 00000000000
Flag of Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo Africa Central 0011104307373
Flag of Reunion.svg Réunion Africa South 00000100445
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Europe Central 0000110015153
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Europe East 00113331442560
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Africa Central 0000110010100
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean 00000000111
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Caribbean 00000000222
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean 00000100331
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Pacific 10121020162616820
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Africa West 00000100550
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Europe Central 00000000332
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Africa West 0101221170249419
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Asia 00111016061
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten Caribbean 00000000110
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Europe Central 00000100441
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Europe Central 00000000221
Flag of Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Pacific 00000100660
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Africa South 201349181118619799
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Asia North 1012351260399923
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Africa Central 00000000110
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Europe Central 10123115944413857
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Asia 00000100443
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname Caribbean 00000100663
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Europe North 100111425154038
Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Europe Central 10010052683413
Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan Asia 1102201687109716
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Africa Central 0000140034341
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Area (LDS Church)#aA 100122421224329
Flag of Timor-Leste.svg Timor-Leste Asia 00000000110
Flag of Togo.svg Togo Africa West 0000003199283
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Pacific 100112211413417521
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean 000000155102
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia ME/AN 00000000110
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Europe Central 00000100770
Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands Caribbean 00000000110
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu Pacific 00000000110
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Africa Central 00111431836548
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Europe North 100123211314235
Flag of United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates ME/AN 00110015161
Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Europe North 2114604125944303122
Flag of United States.svg United States North America* 972040157120101,70912,7661,81214,5781,880
Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands Caribbean 00000100220
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay SA South 10122218983213032
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Pacific 00001221129403
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Caribbean 101246331775823561
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Asia 0000120011110
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Africa South 0000121614205
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Africa South 01012211653710230
Notes
*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.

Members and growth

Country [a] AreaMembersPopulation%LDS2014ChangeGrowth (%)% of total growth
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Europe Central 3,3172,402,1130.138%2,66065724.7%0.031%
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa Pacific 16,90049,71033.997%16,6212791.68%0.013%
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Africa South 7,32135,121,7340.021%1,6845,637334.74%0.267%
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean 342103,6030.33%19614674.49%0.007%
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina SA South 491,16047,067,6411.044%432,00759,15313.69%2.797%
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Europe East 3,6253,075,8000.118%3,3442818.4%0.013%
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Caribbean 661107,5660.615%51115029.35%0.007%
Flag of Australia.svg Australia Pacific 158,96927,309,3960.582%143,89115,07810.48%0.713%
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Europe Central 4,6789,198,2140.051%4,607711.54%0.003%
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Caribbean 1,095398,1650.275%998979.72%0.005%
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain ME/AN 2761,588,6700.017%2007638%0.004%
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Caribbean 1,205267,8000.45%90829732.71%0.014%
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus [c] Europe East 5119,109,2800.006%600−89-14.83%-0.004%
Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Europe Central 6,71311,812,3540.057%6,694190.28%0.001%
Flag of Belize.svg Belize Central America 5,688410,9191.384%4,80788118.33%0.042%
Flag of Benin.svg Benin Africa West 7,07112,910,0870.055%1,8985,173272.55%0.245%
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda [c] North America* 19764,0550.308%1564126.28%0.002%
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia SA Northwest 229,00611,312,6202.024%192,33936,66719.06%1.734%
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Central 863,264,8730.003%100−14-14%-0.001%
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Africa South 4,8412,410,3380.201%3,1041,73755.96%0.082%
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Brazil 1,525,436212,583,7500.718%1,289,376236,06018.31%11.162%
Flag of British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands [c] Caribbean 13839,4710.35%150−12-8%-0.001%
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Europe Central 2,4126,445,4810.037%2,392200.84%0.001%
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Africa Central 1,80712,837,7400.014%5261,281243.54%0.061%
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Asia 17,36517,336,3070.1%12,8824,48334.8%0.212%
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Africa Central 3,32728,758,5030.012%1,4981,829122.1%0.086%
Flag of Canada.svg Canada North America* 205,90741,528,6800.496%192,29913,6087.08%0.643%
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Europe North 17,471491,2333.557%11,8985,57346.84%0.264%
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands Caribbean 25584,7380.301%2015426.87%0.003%
Flag of Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Africa Central 2816,470,3070.004%2166530.09%0.003%
Flag of Chile.svg Chile SA South 613,05420,086,3773.052%579,23533,8195.84%1.599%
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia SA Northwest 217,51452,695,9520.413%190,57726,93714.13%1.274%
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Pacific 1,91215,04012.713%1,849633.41%0.003%
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Central America 55,6785,309,6251.049%44,62711,05124.76%0.523%
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Europe Central 6563,859,6860.017%5886811.56%0.003%
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba [c] Caribbean 35711,089,5110.003%44313711.36%0.015%
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao Caribbean 602155,8260.386%552509.06%0.002%
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Europe Central 634966,4000.066%44818641.52%0.009%
Flag of Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Europe Central 2,71910,909,5000.025%2,45526410.75%0.012%
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa Central 134,067109,276,0000.123%42,68991,378214.06%4.321%
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Europe North 4,3935,992,7340.073%4,408−15-0.34%-0.001%
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Caribbean 17367,4080.257%182−9-4.95%-0%
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Caribbean 153,00010,771,5041.42%127,53025,47019.97%1.204%
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador SA Northwest 269,20016,938,9861.589%229,29439,90617.4%1.887%
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Central America 131,0166,029,9762.173%120,31710,6998.89%0.506%
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Europe North 1,1221,369,2850.082%1,106161.45%0.001%
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Africa South 2,3481,236,1260.19%1,76858032.81%0.027%
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Africa South 2,4231,235,5490.196%1,85456930.69%0.027%
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia Asia North 5,915105,7545.593%5,6432724.82%0.013%
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Pacific 24,358900,8692.704%18,3406,01832.81%0.285%
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Europe North 4,9405,639,6000.088%4,902380.78%0.002%
Flag of France.svg France Europe Central 39,79768,609,0000.058%37,8121,9855.25%0.094%
Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana Caribbean 508292,3540.174%37313536.19%0.006%
Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia Pacific 30,022279,89010.726%24,7555,26721.28%0.249%
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon [d] Africa Central 5502,408,5860.023%104446428.85%0.021%
Flag of the Gambia.svg Gambia [d] Africa West 672,417,4710.003%1948252.63%0.002%
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Europe East 3133,694,6000.008%2743914.23%0.002%
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Europe Central 40,39883,555,4780.048%39,4019972.53%0.047%
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Africa West 113,47033,007,6180.344%62,03151,43982.92%2.432%
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Europe Central 80710,400,7200.008%742658.76%0.003%
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Caribbean 406112,5790.361%376307.98%0.001%
Flag of Guadeloupe.svg Guadeloupe Caribbean 585378,5610.155%4929318.9%0.004%
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Asia North 2,642153,8361.717%2,26537716.64%0.018%
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Central America 292,63917,843,1321.64%255,50537,13414.53%1.756%
Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey Europe North 6164,7810.094%491224.49%0.001%
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea [c] Africa West 30014,363,9310.002%142862042.86%0.014%
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Caribbean 7,033772,9750.91%5,5751,45826.15%0.069%
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Caribbean 25,79311,867,0320.217%20,4145,37926.35%0.254%
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras Central America 190,3109,892,6321.924%165,55324,75714.95%1.171%
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Asia 24,4967,534,2000.325%24,746−250-1.01%-0.012%
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Europe Central 5,2559,540,0000.055%5,1231322.58%0.006%
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Europe North 404389,4500.104%27512946.91%0.006%
Flag of India.svg India Asia 15,4541,413,324,0000.001%12,2573,19726.08%0.151%
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Asia 7,702282,477,5840.003%7,0166869.78%0.032%
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Europe North 4,2125,380,3000.078%3,45176122.05%0.036%
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man Europe North 29484,5300.348%310−16-5.16%-0.001%
Flag of Israel.svg Israel ME/AN 31010,045,1000.003%2228839.64%0.004%
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Europe Central 29,15458,934,1770.049%25,9563,19812.32%0.151%
Flag of Ivory Coast.svg Ivory Coast Africa West 66,39929,389,1500.226%27,05239,347145.45%1.86%
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Caribbean 6,8712,825,5440.243%5,89198016.64%0.046%
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Asia North 129,622123,440,0000.105%127,6351,9871.56%0.094%
Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey Europe North 270103,2670.261%60210350%0.01%
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Europe East 24220,316,1550.001%281−39-13.88%-0.002%
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Africa Central 21,20452,428,2900.04%12,4718,73370.03%0.413%
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati Pacific 23,046120,74019.087%16,7956,25137.22%0.296%
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo [e] Europe Central 1021,585,5660.006%604270%0.002%
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait ME/AN 3614,913,2710.007%2679435.21%0.004%
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Europe North 1,2741,850,1000.069%1,189857.15%0.004%
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Africa South 1,8902,306,0000.082%8671,023117.99%0.048%
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia Africa West 23,2175,248,6210.442%8,92914,288160.02%0.676%
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Europe North 9522,889,4020.033%969−17-1.75%-0.001%
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Europe Central 522672,0500.078%40511728.89%0.006%
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Asia 1,445688,3000.21%1,398473.36%0.002%
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Africa South 17,33130,811,9690.056%10,3227,00967.9%0.331%
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Africa South 5,93720,270,5680.029%1,9314,006207.46%0.189%
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Asia 11,34134,157,5000.033%9,4761,86519.68%0.088%
Flag of Mali.svg Mali [d] Africa West 13222,395,4890.001%101221220%0.006%
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Europe Central 263563,4430.047%1778648.59%0.004%
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands Pacific 6,66042,41815.701%6,865−205-2.99%-0.01%
Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique Caribbean 2734,927,5320.006%2155826.98%0.003%
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Africa South 5851,244,4770.047%45812727.73%0.006%
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Mexico 1,534,058130,294,0791.177%1,368,475165,58312.1%7.829%
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Europe North 4572,423,3000.019%3609726.94%0.005%
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Asia North 12,6243,504,7410.36%11,0281,59614.47%0.075%
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Europe Central 34623,6330.005%529580%0.001%
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco [c] ME/AN 9536,828,3300%851011.76%0%
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Africa South 31,63333,244,4140.095%7,94323,690298.25%1.12%
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Africa South 1,2973,022,4010.043%79350463.56%0.024%
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Pacific 13111,6801.122%1032827.18%0.001%
Flag of Netherlands.svg Netherlands Europe Central 9,11718,060,4450.05%9,063540.6%0.003%
Flag of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia Pacific 2,531268,5100.943%2,24428712.79%0.014%
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Pacific 118,2095,356,7002.207%109,9208,2897.54%0.392%
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Central America 103,7326,803,8861.525%87,88015,85218.04%0.75%
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Africa West 250,341223,800,0000.112%129,989120,35292.59%5.691%
Flag of Niue.svg Niue Pacific 3231,68119.215%2883512.15%0.002%
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia [c] Europe Central 411,826,2470.002%2021105%0.001%
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands Asia North 91147,3291.925%78912215.46%0.006%
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Europe North 4,5215,594,3400.081%4,696−175-3.73%-0.008%
Flag of Oman.svg Oman [c] ME/AN 1075,274,2490.002%782937.18%0.001%
Flag of Palau.svg Palau Asia North 42116,7332.516%457−36-7.88%-0.002%
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Central America 62,9464,064,7801.549%51,10211,84423.18%0.56%
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Pacific 41,26811,781,5590.35%22,98218,28679.57%0.865%
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay SA South 102,3956,109,6441.676%88,77513,62015.34%0.644%
Flag of Peru.svg Peru SA Northwest 648,04534,038,4571.904%557,32890,71716.28%4.289%
Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines Philippines 882,461114,123,6000.773%710,764171,69724.16%8.118%
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Europe Central 2,24937,470,0000.006%1,82142823.5%0.02%
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Europe North 48,84010,639,7260.459%42,8615,97913.95%0.283%
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Caribbean 23,4543,203,2950.732%23,0643901.69%0.018%
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar [c] ME/AN 5372,857,8220.019%548−11-2.01%-0.001%
Flag of Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo Africa Central 13,6916,142,1800.223%6,0537,638126.19%0.361%
Flag of Reunion.svg Réunion [11] Africa South 859896,1750.096%903−44-4.87%-0.002%
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Europe Central 3,02919,064,4090.016%2,993361.2%0.002%
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Europe East 18,132146,028,3250.012%22,472−4,340-19.31%-0.205%
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Africa Central 2,48913,798,5610.018%2812,208785.77%0.104%
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean 24451,3200.475%1974723.86%0.002%
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Caribbean 420184,1000.228%30311738.61%0.006%
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean 728110,8720.657%60012821.33%0.006%
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Pacific 89,662205,55743.619%75,97113,69118.02%0.647%
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal [c] Africa West 25718,126,3900.001%132441876.92%0.012%
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Europe Central 3746,605,1680.006%347277.78%0.001%
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Africa West 34,6178,884,0320.39%14,77619,841134.28%0.938%
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Asia 3,2276,036,9000.053%3,590−363-10.11%-0.017%
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten Caribbean 28941,3490.699%2602911.15%0.001%
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Europe Central 3325,419,4510.006%2458735.51%0.004%
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Europe Central 4562,129,0520.021%433235.31%0.001%
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Pacific 1,627750,3250.217%638989155.02%0.047%
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Africa South 74,45563,015,9040.118%61,22113,23421.62%0.626%
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Asia North 88,57651,183,3360.173%86,7191,8572.14%0.088%
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Europe Central 68,48649,077,9840.14%52,74715,73929.84%0.744%
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Asia 1,70921,763,1700.008%1,35235726.41%0.017%
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname Caribbean 1,887616,5000.306%1,43045731.96%0.022%
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Europe North 9,48910,587,9700.09%9,538−49-0.51%-0.002%
Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Europe Central 9,2379,027,8590.102%8,8953423.84%0.016%
Flag of Taiwan.svg Taiwan Asia 62,77223,374,7420.269%57,8894,8838.44%0.231%
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Africa Central 5,02261,741,1200.008%1,3363,686275.9%0.174%
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Asia 24,30165,932,1050.037%19,6654,63623.57%0.219%
Flag of Togo.svg Togo Africa West 7,6848,095,4980.095%2,8014,883174.33%0.231%
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Pacific 68,609100,17968.486%63,0655,5448.79%0.262%
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean 3,4971,368,3330.256%3,3281695.08%0.008%
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Europe Central 69885,664,9440.001%39730175.82%0.014%
Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands [c] Caribbean 14750,8940.289%925559.78%0.003%
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu Pacific 36610,6433.439%22713961.23%0.007%
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Africa Central 25,21045,905,4170.055%13,24811,96290.29%0.566%
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Europe North 9,90332,962,0000.03%11,536−1,633-14.16%-0.077%
Flag of United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates ME/AN 1,81010,678,5560.017%1,28652440.75%0.025%
Flag of United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Europe North 186,41868,265,2090.273%186,1932250.12%0.011%
Flag of United States.svg United States North America* 6,929,956340,110,9882.038%6,466,267463,6897.17%21.925%
Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands Caribbean 63387,1460.726%590437.29%0.002%
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay SA South 109,9053,499,4513.141%102,9996,9066.7%0.327%
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Pacific 12,820321,4093.989%6,6936,12791.54%0.29%
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Caribbean 177,30928,405,5430.624%164,04813,2618.08%0.627%
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam [c] Asia 2,466101,343,8000.002%1,60086654.13%0.041%
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Africa South 7,07219,610,7690.036%3,3593,713110.54%0.176%
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Africa South 46,07116,751,4690.275%26,15619,91576.14%0.942%
  1. 1 2 December 31, 2023 Information released by the LDS Church. For countries without released info, the most recent year of released info or estimate were used.
  2. This does not include member groups, [12] only congregations organized as ward or branch. [13]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2018 membership and congregational information shown.
  4. 1 2 3 2023 membership and congregational information shown.
  5. 2017 membership and congregational information shown.
*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.

Distribution maps

Membership

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership record count by country as of December 31, 2022, or the latest data or estimate available for country data not published by the church for that year LDS Worldwide Members.png
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership record count by country as of December 31, 2022, 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, 2022 or the latest data or estimate available for country data not published by the church for that year. LDS Membership percentage.png
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, 2022 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. LDS Worldwide Congregations.png
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.

Areas

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.

Temples

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Worldwide temples ( edit )
  • ButtonRed.svg = Operating
  • ButtonBlue.svg = Under construction
  • ButtonYellow.svg = Announced
  • ButtonBlack.svg = Temporarily Closed

See also

References

  1. "2024 Statistical Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  2. "FamilySearch.org Facts - Updated April 2025". FamilySearch . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  3. 2024 Statistical Report of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (April 5, 2025) newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org
  4. "Membership record". LDSTech Wiki. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. "Ordinances for which there is no valid record". LDSTech Wiki. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. Peggy Fletcher Stack (2005). Keeping members a challenge for LDS church, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 26, 2005; accessed 20 December 2017
  7. Dallin H. Oaks (2003; adapted from a 2000 speech). The Role of Members in Conversion, TheEnsign.com; accessed 20 December 2017
  8. Stacy Willis (2001). Mormon Church is funding its future, The Las Vegas Sun; accessed 20 December 2017
  9. "Facts and Statistics: Worldwide Statistics". LDS Newsroom. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  10. "Population - The World Factbook". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  11. "Insee - Population - Estimations de population - Pyramide des âges régionales et départementales". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  12. "Military Members—The Church of Jesus Christ". www.churchofjesuschrist.org.
  13. "General Handbook: Groups in Stakes, Missions, and Areas". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved December 13, 2021.