- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
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The tables on this page represents Latter Day Saint membership as reported by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as of January 1, 2009.[1][2] The membership count include adults and children, and also include active and less active members. July 2009 CIA population estimates were used for the general population.[3][4] 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.
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North America
Country Membership Population % LDS Stakes[5] Districts[5] Wards[6] Branches[6] Total Congregations Missions Temples Belize 3,609 307,899 1.11% 2 12 12 Canada 179,801 33,311,389 0.53% 47 5 324 159 483 8 6 Costa Rica 36,823 4,253,877 0.86% 5 6 44 33 77 1 1 El Salvador 105,501 7,185,218 1.42% 16 2 110 51 161 2 1 Guatemala 220,296 13,276,517 1.62% 38 20 231 187 418 4 1 Honduras 136,408 7,792,854 1.61% 20 11 134 92 226 3 Mexico 1,197,573 111,211,789 1.04% 212 40 1,479 498 1,977 21 12 Nicaragua 67,275 5,891,199 1.09% 8 6 55 38 93 2 Panama 45,343 3,360,474 1.30% 8 5 42 49 91 1 1 United States 6,058,907 304,059,724 1.96% 1,438 12 11,289 2,074 13,363 106 62
United States
For a breakdown of membership statistics by state in the United States, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
Canada
For a breakdown of membership statistics by province in Canada, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (Canada)
Caribbean
Country Member- ship Popula- tion % LDS Stakes Districts Wards[6] Branches[6] Total Congregations Missions Temples Antigua and Barbuda 184 85,632 0.21% 1 1 Aruba 469 103,065 0.44% 1 3 3 Bahamas 953 309,156 0.26% 1 3 3 Barbados 677 281,968 0.24% 1 4 4 Bermuda 126 67,837 0.19% 1 1 British Virgin Islands 131 24,491 0.45% 2 2 Cayman Islands 154 49,035 0.30% 1 1 Dominica 100 72,660 0.14% 3 3 Dominican Republic 114,571 9,650,054 1.14% 19 8 117 80 197 3 1 Grenada 191 90,739 0.20% 1 1 Guadeloupe 442 407,900 0.09% 1 7 7 Haiti 16,322 9,035,536 0.17% 2 2 15 15 30 1 Jamaica 5,906 2,825,928 0.21% 4 21 21 1 Martinique 188 404,100 0.05% 2 2 Netherlands Antilles 847 227,049 0.39% 1 5 5 Puerto Rico 20,386 3,954,037 0.51% 5 2 26 17 43 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 170 40,131 0.40% 1 2 2 Saint Lucia 205 160,267 0.10% 2 2 Saint Vincent 454 104,574 0.41% 2 2 Trinidad and Tobago 2,695 1,229,953 0.22% 1 12 12 1 Virgin Islands (US) 543 109,840 0.49% 2 2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North America Mainland Countries Belize • Canada • Costa Rica • El Salvador • Guatemala • Honduras • Mexico • Nicaragua • Panama • United StatesCaribbean Antigua and Barbuda • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • Bermuda • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Haiti • Jamaica • Netherlands Antilles • Puerto Rico • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Trinidad and Tobago • United States Virgin IslandsSouth America
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Country Membership Population % LDS Stakes Districts Wards Branches Total Congregations Mis-sions Temples Argentina 380,669 40,913,584 0.91% 70 38 469 386 855 10 1 Bolivia 168,396 9,775,246 1.67% 24 10 165 82 247 3 1 Brazil 1,102,674 198,739,269 0.53% 223 52 1,361 488 1,849 28 5 Chile 561,920 16,601,707 3.34% 74 24 419 192 611 9 1 Colombia 168,514 45,644,023 0.36% 28 14 170 99 269 4 1 Ecuador 190,498 14,573,101 1.27% 33 10 212 82 294 3 1 Falkland Islands 5 3,140 0.16% 1 1 French Guiana 316 221,500 0.14% 2 2 Guyana 4,846 772,298 0.51% 2 16 16 Paraguay 78,220 6,995,655 1.07% 10 11 62 84 146 2 1 Peru 480,816 29,546,963 1.56% 87 24 568 183 751 7 1 Suriname 1,162 481,267 0.22% 1 7 7 Uruguay 93,935 3,494,382 2.49% 16 4 107 55 162 2 1 Venezuela 146,987 26,814,843 0.54% 26 9 182 90 272 4 1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South America Countries See also South Pacific
Country Member- ship Popula- tion % LDS Stakes Districts Wards Branches Total Congregations Missions Tem- ples American Samoa 14,784 65,628 22.46% 4 30 6 36 Australia 126,767 21,262,641 0.58% 33 10 194 90 284 7 5 Cook Islands (Rarotonga) 1,847 11,870 15.45% 1 5 5 Fiji 15,613 944,720 1.61% 4 2 25 19 44 1 1 French Polynesia (Tahiti) 20,805 287,032 7.51% 6 3 51 31 82 1 1 Guam 1,971 178,430 1.05% 1 3 3 1 Kiribati 14,172 112,850 11.94% 2 11 15 26 Marshall Islands 4,725 64,522 6.94% 2 11 11 1 Micronesia 3,989 107,434 3.58% 4 20 20 Nauru 106 14,019 0.77% 1 1 New Caledonia 1,890 221,943 0.82% 1 8 8 New Zealand 100,962 4,213,418 2.36% 25 3 150 54 204 2 1 Niue 278 1,398 19.17% 2 2 Northern Mariana Islands 735 88,662 0.85% 1 1 Palau 424 20,600 2.05% 1 1 Samoa 69,244 219,998 30.51% 16 116 18 134 1 1 Solomon Islands 299 595,613 0.04% 1 1 Tonga 55,173 120,898 45.22% 17 2 126 39 165 1 1 Tuvalu Islands 134 12,373 1.06% 1 1 Vanuatu 4,006 218,519 1.73% 2 24 24 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the South Pacific (Oceania) Countries American Samoa • Australia • Cook Islands (Rarotonga) • Fiji • French Polynesia (Tahiti) • Guam • Kiribati • Marshall Islands • Micronesia • Nauru • New Caledonia • New Zealand • Niue • Northern Mariana Islands • Palau • Samoa • Solomon Islands • Tonga • Tuvalu • VanuatuSee also Asia
Country Membership Population % LDS Stakes Districts Wards Branches Total Congregations Missions Temples Armenia 2,833 2,967,004 0.09% 1 14 14 1 Bahrain 76 728,709 0.01% 1 1 Cambodia 8,908 14,494,293 0.06% 4 22 22 1 Hong Kong 24,114 7,055,071 0.33% 4 1 23 10 33 1 1 Cyprus 386 1,084,748 0.03% 4 4 Georgia 184 4,615,807 0.004% 2 2 India 8,289 1,156,897,766 0.0007% 3 26 26 2 Indonesia 6,546 240,271,522 0.003% 3 24 24 1 Israel 246 7,233,701 0.003% 1 3 3 Japan 124,041 127,078,679 0.097% 29 14 165 129 294 7 2 Kazakhstan 141 15,399,437 0.0009% 1 1 Macau 629 559,846 0.23% 2 2 Malaysia 6,404 25,715,819 0.022% 4 19 19 Mongolia 9,239 3,041,142 0.28% 2 21 21 1 Papua New Guinea 16,664 5,940,775 0.28% 1 7 5 48 53 1 Philippines 631,885 97,976,603 0.63% 77 87 481 602 1,083 15 2 Singapore 2,938 4,657,542 0.06% 1 8 0 8 1 South Korea 82,472 48,508,972 0.17% 17 6 94 49 143 4 1 Sri Lanka 1,307 21,324,791 0.006% 1 4 4 Taiwan 51,090 22,974,347 0.21% 10 2 77 20 97 3 1 Thailand 16,195 65,998,436 0.02% 1 5 6 32 38 1 Turkey 209 76,805,524 0.0003% 4 4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Asia Countries Armenia • Bahrain • Cambodia • Hong Kong • Cambodia • Cyprus • Georgia (country) • India • Indonesia • Israel • Japan • Kazakhstan • Macau • Malaysia • Mongolia • Papua New Guinea • Philippines • Singapore • South Korea • Sri Lanka • Taiwan • Thailand • TurkeySee also Africa
Country Membership Stakes Districts Wards Branches Total Congregations Missions Temples Angola 831 1 1 Benin 201 1 1 Botswana 983 2 2 4 Cameroon 843 3 3 Cape Verde 7,149 3 18 18 1 Central African Republic 404 1 1 Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 14,417 3 23 6 29 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 23,615 4 4 43 22 74 1 Ethiopia 949 3 3 Ghana 40,872 7 5 45 44 89 2 1 Kenya 9,370 1 1 5 26 31 1 Lesotho 673 1 1 Liberia 5,251 2 9 9 Madagascar 5,516 1 6 9 15 1 Malawi 742 4 4 Mauritius 369 2 2 Mayotte 7 1 1 Mozambique 5,079 2 15 15 Namibia 605 2 2 Nigeria 93,532 16 14 120 136 256 5 1 Republic of Congo 4,462 1 8 6 14 Reunion 821 1 5 5 Sierra Leone 8,330 2 18 18 1 South Africa 51,710 11 65 65 130 3 1 Swaziland 1,187 1 2 3 Tanzania 950 1 4 4 Togo 1,034 2 2 Uganda 8,216 1 2 14 14 1 Zambia 2,395 2 11 11 Zimbabwe 17,632 2 2 18 27 45 1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Africa Countries Angola • Benin • Botswana • Cameroon • Cape Verde • Central African Republic • Cote d'Ivoire • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Ethiopia • Ghana • Kenya • Lesotho • Liberia • Madagascar • Malawi • Mauritius • Mayotte • Mozambique • Namibia • Nigeria • Republic of the Congo • Réunion • Sierra Leone • South Africa • Swaziland • Tanzania • Togo • Uganda • Zambia • ZimbabweSee also Europe
Country Membership Stakes Districts Wards Branches Total Congregations Missions Temples Albania 1,838 1 10 10 1 Andorra 58 1 1 Austria 4,215 2 13 5 18 Belgium 6,043 2 10 8 18 1 Bulgaria 2,124 2 21 21 1 Croatia 513 1 6 6 Czech Republic 2,093 2 14 14 1 Denmark 4,362 2 13 10 23 1 1 Estonia 969 1 4 4 Finland 3,239 2 2 15 15 30 1 1 France 34,906 9 2 59 58 117 2 Germany 37,539 14 3 92 83 175 4 2 Greece 693 5 5 1 Greenland 23 1 1 Hungary 4,474 1 5 14 19 1 Iceland 241 2 2 Ireland 2,799 1 1 4 9 13 1 Italy 22,886 5 9 31 71 102 3 Latvia 1,025 1 7 7 1 Lithuania 847 1 5 5 Luxembourg 290 1 1 Malta 132 1 1 Moldova 285 2 2 Netherlands 8,709 3 18 16 34 1 Norway 4,164 1 7 15 22 1 Poland 1,552 2 12 12 1 Portugal 38,188 6 4 35 40 75 2 Romania 2,736 2 19 19 1 Russia 19,946 1 13 102 102 8 Serbia 277 1 3 3 Slovakia 139 4 4 Slovenia 380 1 4 4 1 Spain 44,304 9 9 61 61 133 4 1 Sweden 8,966 4 1 24 18 43 1 1 Switzerland 7,939 5 23 16 39 2 1 Ukraine 10,557 1 4 8 51 59 3 1 United Kingdom 186,082 45 282 65 347 6 2 United Kingdom
Country Membership Stakes Districts Wards Branches Total Congregations Missions Temples England 142,418 36 227 37 264 5 2 Guernsey 43 1 1 Isle of Man 283 1 1 Jersey 286 1 1 Northern Ireland 5,311 1 8 5 13 Scotland 26,536 5 29 14 43 1 Wales 9,413 3 18 9 27 Countries Albania • Andorra • Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Greenland • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Moldova • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Ukraine •
United KingdomSee also See also
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership history
- LDS membership statistics (Canada)
- LDS membership statistics (United States)
External links
References
- ^ Deseret News Church Almanac, 2010
- ^ LDS Newsroom
- ^ US Census Buerau Population Estimates
- ^ CIA World Fact Book (July 2009 estimates) (population estimates for countries)
- ^ a b LDS Stake & Ward Web Site Search.
- ^ a b c d LDS Meetinghouse Locator
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Statistical Information Worldwide Membership Statistics by Geography world statistics by nation • Canada Statistics by Province • United States Statistics by StateCategories:- Religious demographics
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by region
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States
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