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

Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (worldwide)
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 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 church had 31,330 congregations and a reported membership of 17,002,461.^[3]

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Membership defined

The church defines membership as a count of living individuals who:^[4]

have been baptized and confirmed.
are under age nine and have been blessed but not baptized.
are not accountable because of intellectual disabilities, regardless of age.
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, 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.

Congregations

Country^[a]	Area	Temples				Missions	Districts	Stakes	Congregations^[b]			FHC
Country^[a]	Area	O	U	A	T	Missions	Districts	Stakes	Wards	Branches	Total	FHC
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
Andorra^[c]	Europe Central	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Angola	Africa South	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	8	11	19	1
Antigua and Barbuda	Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Argentina	SA South	2	3	1	6	13	27	78	484	242	726	133
Armenia	Europe East	0	0	0	0	1	1	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	41	236	74	310	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
Bangladesh^[d]	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
Belarus^[c]	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	8
Belize	Central America	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	12	2
Benin	Africa West	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	14	6	20	3
Bermuda^[c]	North America*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Bolivia	SA Northwest	1	0	2	3	5	8	33	209	63	272	53
Bonaire^[d]	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	9	2	9	20	36	40	281	1,773	403	2,176	454
British Virgin Islands^[c]	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	4	4	1
Cambodia	Asia	0	1	0	1	1	4	2	10	18	28	11
Cameroon	Africa Central	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	15	15	1
Canada	North America*	9	0	1	10	6	4	53	349	144	493	154
Cape Verde	Europe North	1	0	0	1	1	1	4	28	13	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	415	157	572	103
China(mainland) ^[e]	Asia	0	0	1	1	0	12	0	0	65	65	0
Colombia	SA Northwest	2	0	1	3	5	10	30	175	82	257	53
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	27
Croatia	Europe Central	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	6	4
Cuba^[c]	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	5	5	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	26	223	46	269	24
Denmark	Europe North	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	13	8	21	12
Djibouti^[d]	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	8	22	144	59	203	33
Ecuador	SA Northwest	2	0	0	2	6	5	42	263	54	317	57
Egypt^[d]	ME/AN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
El Salvador	Central America	1	0	0	1	3	0	22	127	28	155	49
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	6	6	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	75	22	97	29
Gabon^[c]	Africa Central	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
Georgia	Europe East	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
Germany	Europe Central	2	0	1	3	3	0	14	96	52	148	97
Ghana	Africa West	1	0	1	2	4	10	29	201	152	353	75
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^[11]	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	2
Guatemala	Central America	2	2	2	6	7	12	51	297	142	439	84
Guernsey	Europe North	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Guinea^[c]	Africa West	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Guyana	Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	12	4
Haiti	Caribbean	1	0	0	1	1	4	5	31	19	50	13
Honduras	Central America	1	1	0	2	4	5	31	178	58	236	78
Hong Kong	Asia	1	0	0	1	1	1	6	30	5	35	5
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	24	45	20
Indonesia	Asia	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	16	8	24	7
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	3	3	0
Italy	Europe Central	1	0	0	1	2	0	10	63	31	94	56
Ivory Coast	Africa West	0	1	0	1	3	16	18	140	117	257	43
Jamaica	Caribbean	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	12	18	7
Japan	Asia North	3	1	0	4	6	11	22	143	88	231	63
Jersey	Europe North	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Jordan^[d]	ME/AN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	1
Kazakhstan^[f]	Europe East	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1
Kenya	Africa Central	0	1	0	1	1	6	2	13	44	57	5
Kiribati	Pacific	0	0	1	1	0	3	2	12	31	43	3
Kosovo^[g]	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
Laos^[d]	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
Lebanon^[d]	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	6	42	25	67	10
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 Macedonia^[c]	Europe Central	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Madagascar	Africa South	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	22	21	43	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	27	27	8
Mali^[c]	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^[11]	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	3	7	23	32	47	227	1,369	494	1,863	383
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
Morocco^[c]	ME/AN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Mozambique	Africa South	0	0	1	1	2	1	5	32	24	56	8
Myanmar^[d]	Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Namibia	Africa South	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	5	1
Nauru	Pacific	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Nepal^[d]	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	51	228	55
Nicaragua	Central America	0	1	0	1	2	4	12	71	38	109	35
Nigeria	Africa West	1	0	3	4	7	15	68	505	264	769	96
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	8	19	15
Oman^[c]	ME/AN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Pakistan^[d]	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	43	29	72	26
Papua New Guinea	Pacific	0	1	0	1	2	12	2	10	82	92	2
Paraguay	SA South	1	0	0	1	2	9	11	61	72	133	20
Peru	SA Northwest	3	1	3	7	14	17	112	665	114	779	167
Philippines	Philippines	2	4	6	12	23	55	125	791	481	1,272	186
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	21	60	24
Puerto Rico	Caribbean	1	0	0	1	1	1	5	27	11	38	8
Qatar^[c]	ME/AN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0
Republic of the Congo	Africa Central	0	0	1	1	1	0	4	25	7	32	3
Réunion^[11]	Africa South	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	4	5
Romania	Europe Central	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	15	3
Russia	Europe East	0	0	1	1	5	7	3	16	53	69	0
Rwanda	Africa Central	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	6	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	156	9	165	20
Saudi Arabia^[c] (estimate)	ME/AN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	0
Senegal^[c]	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	2	9	66	24	90	15
Singapore	Asia	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	6	0	6	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	112	81	193	76
South Korea	Asia North	1	0	1	2	3	5	12	60	40	100	18
Spain	Europe Central	1	0	1	2	3	1	15	95	41	136	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	6	6	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	26	8	34	13
Syria^[c] (estimate)	ME/AN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Taiwan	Asia	1	0	1	2	2	0	16	90	10	100	12
Tanzania	Africa Central	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	23	23	1
Thailand	Asia	0	1	0	1	1	2	4	21	21	42	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	5	10	1
Turkey	Europe Central	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	0
Turks and Caicos Islands^[c]	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	13	33	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	6	0	44	275	42	317	124
United States	North America*	82	25	17	124	110	6	1,681	12,806	1,808	14,614	1,864
Uruguay	SA South	1	0	0	1	2	2	18	97	32	129	23
Vanuatu	Pacific	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	5	32	37	3
Venezuela	SA Northwest	1	0	0	1	4	6	33	177	58	235	48
Vietnam^[c]	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	6	10	16	2
Zimbabwe	Africa South	0	1	0	1	2	2	8	49	42	91	18

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.; **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^[a]	Area	Members	Population	%LDS	2013	2023	Change	Growth (%)	% of total growth
Albania	Europe Central	3,328	3,107,100	0.11%	2,477	3,328	851	34.36%	0.04%
American Samoa	Pacific	16,611	43,895	37.84%	16,621	16,611	−10	-0.06%	-0%
Andorra^[c]	Europe Central	70	85,370	0.08%	66	70	4	6.06%	0%
Angola	Africa South	5,898	37,202,061	0.02%	1,436	5,898	4,462	310.72%	0.2%
Antigua and Barbuda	Caribbean	313	102,634	0.3%	196	313	117	59.69%	0.01%
Argentina	SA South	481,518	46,994,384	1.02%	432,007	481,518	49,511	11.46%	2.25%
Armenia	Europe East	3,572	2,976,765	0.12%	3,159	3,572	413	13.07%	0.02%
Aruba	Caribbean	638	125,063	0.51%	511	638	127	24.85%	0.01%
Australia	Pacific	157,079	26,768,598	0.59%	143,891	157,079	13,188	9.17%	0.6%
Austria	Europe Central	4,648	8,967,982	0.05%	4,469	4,648	179	4.01%	0.01%
Bahamas	Caribbean	1,076	410,862	0.26%	998	1,076	78	7.82%	0%
Bahrain	ME/AN	261	1,566,888	0.02%	200	261	61	30.5%	0%
Bangladesh^[d]	Asia	50	168,697,184	0%	43	50	7	16.28%	0%
Barbados	Caribbean	1,185	304,139	0.39%	908	1,185	277	30.51%	0.01%
Belarus^[c]	Europe East	469	9,501,451	0.005%	600	469	−131	-21.83%	-0.01%
Belgium	Europe Central	6,685	11,977,634	0.06%	6,415	6,685	270	4.21%	0.01%
Belize	Central America	5,631	415,789	1.35%	4,807	5,631	824	17.14%	0.04%
Benin	Africa West	6,140	14,697,052	0.04%	1,439	6,140	4,701	326.69%	0.21%
Bermuda^[c]	North America*	197	72,800	0.27%	156	197	41	26.28%	0%
Bolivia	SA Northwest	225,140	12,311,974	1.83%	192,339	225,140	32,801	17.05%	1.49%
Bonaire^[d]	Caribbean	80	24,090	0.33%	78	80	2	2.56%	0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe Central	78	3,798,671	0.002%	100	78	−22	-22%	-0%
Botswana	Africa South	4,406	2,450,668	0.18%	3,021	4,406	1,385	45.85%	0.06%
Brazil	Brazil	1,494,571	220,051,512	0.68%	1,289,376	1,494,571	205,195	15.91%	9.32%
British Virgin Islands^[c]	Caribbean	138	40,102	0.34%	150	138	−12	-8%	-0%
Bulgaria	Europe Central	2,414	6,782,659	0.04%	2,402	2,414	12	0.5%	0%
Burkina Faso	Africa West	10	23,042,199	0%	10	10	0	0%	0%
Burundi	Africa Central	1,541	13,590,102	0.01%	409	1,541	1,132	276.77%	0.05%
Cambodia	Asia	16,857	17,063,669	0.1%	12,882	16,857	3,975	30.86%	0.18%
Cameroon	Africa Central	3,071	30,966,105	0.01%	1,359	3,071	1,712	125.97%	0.08%
Canada	North America*	203,339	38,794,813	0.52%	192,299	203,339	11,040	5.74%	0.5%
Cape Verde	Europe North	17,124	611,014	2.8%	10,796	17,124	6,328	58.61%	0.29%
Cayman Islands	Caribbean	234	66,653	0.35%	201	234	33	16.42%	0%
Central African Republic	Africa Central	278	5,650,957	0.005%	187	278	91	48.66%	0%
Chile	SA South	607,583	18,664,652	3.26%	579,235	607,583	28,348	4.89%	1.29%
China^[e]	Asia	10,500	1,416,043,270	0.001%	11,500	10,500	−1,000	-8.7%	-0.05%
Colombia	SA Northwest	215,331	49,588,357	0.43%	190,577	215,331	24,754	12.99%	1.12%
Cook Islands	Pacific	1,888	7,761	24.33%	1,849	1,888	39	2.11%	0%
Costa Rica	Central America	54,473	5,265,575	1.03%	44,627	54,473	9,846	22.06%	0.45%
Croatia	Europe Central	655	4,150,116	0.02%	588	655	67	11.39%	0%
Cuba^[c]	Caribbean	357	10,966,038	0.003%	44	357	313	711.36%	0.01%
Curaçao	Caribbean	589	153,289	0.38%	552	589	37	6.7%	0%
Cyprus	Europe Central	596	1,320,525	0.05%	448	596	148	33.04%	0.01%
Czechia	Europe Central	2,679	10,837,890	0.02%	2,396	2,679	283	11.81%	0.01%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa Central	115,027	115,403,027	0.1%	37,909	115,027	77,118	203.43%	3.5%
Denmark	Europe North	4,357	5,973,136	0.07%	4,355	4,357	2	0.05%	0%
Djibouti	Africa Central	10	994,974	0.001%	50	10	−40	-80%	-0%
Dominica	Caribbean	167	74,661	0.22%	182	167	−15	-8.24%	-0%
Dominican Republic	Caribbean	149,655	10,815,857	1.38%	127,530	149,655	22,125	17.35%	1%
Ecuador	SA Northwest	264,802	18,309,984	1.45%	229,294	264,802	35,508	15.49%	1.61%
Egypt^[d]	ME/AN	100	111,247,248	0%	100	100	0	0%	0%
El Salvador	Central America	129,963	6,628,702	1.96%	120,317	129,963	9,646	8.02%	0.44%
Estonia	Europe North	1,125	1,193,791	0.09%	1,099	1,125	26	2.37%	0%
Eswatini	Africa South	2,253	1,138,089	0.2%	1,522	2,253	731	48.03%	0.03%
Ethiopia	Africa Central	2,193	118,550,298	0.002%	1,678	2,193	515	30.69%	0.02%
Federated States of Micronesia	Asia North	5,940	99,603	5.96%	5,643	5,940	297	5.26%	0.01%
Fiji	Pacific	23,898	951,611	2.51%	18,340	23,898	5,558	30.31%	0.25%
Finland	Europe North	4,898	5,626,414	0.09%	4,866	4,898	32	0.66%	0%
France	Europe Central	39,097	68,374,591	0.06%	37,364	39,097	1,733	4.64%	0.08%
French Guiana	Caribbean	507	295,385	0.17%	373	507	134	35.92%	0.01%
French Polynesia	Pacific	29,700	303,540	9.78%	24,755	29,700	4,945	19.98%	0.22%
Gabon^[c]	Africa Central	302	2,455,105	0.01%	19	302	283	1489.47%	0.01%
Georgia	Europe East	274	4,900,961	0.01%	250	274	24	9.6%	0%
Germany	Europe Central	39,975	84,119,100	0.05%	38,992	39,975	983	2.52%	0.04%
Ghana	Africa West	106,888	34,589,092	0.31%	57,748	106,888	49,140	85.09%	2.23%
Greece	Europe Central	809	10,461,091	0.01%	748	809	61	8.16%	0%
Grenada	Caribbean	402	114,621	0.35%	376	402	26	6.91%	0%
Guadeloupe	Caribbean	576	378,561	0.15%	492	576	84	17.07%	0%
Guam	Asia North	2,511	169,532	1.48%	2,265	2,511	246	10.86%	0.01%
Guatemala	Central America	290,086	18,255,216	1.59%	255,505	290,086	34,581	13.53%	1.57%
Guernsey	Europe North	59	67,787	0.09%	46	59	13	28.26%	0%
Guinea^[c]	Africa West	61	13,986,179	0%	50	61	11	22%	0%
Guyana	Caribbean	6,834	794,099	0.86%	5,575	6,834	1,259	22.58%	0.06%
Haiti	Caribbean	25,560	11,753,943	0.22%	20,414	25,560	5,146	25.21%	0.23%
Honduras	Central America	187,341	9,529,188	1.97%	165,553	187,341	21,788	13.16%	0.99%
Hong Kong	Asia	24,580	7,297,821	0.34%	24,746	24,580	−166	-0.67%	-0.01%
Hungary	Europe Central	5,231	9,855,745	0.05%	5,050	5,231	181	3.58%	0.01%
Iceland	Europe North	415	364,036	0.11%	268	415	147	54.85%	0.01%
India	Asia	15,224	1,409,128,296	0.001%	12,257	15,224	2,967	24.21%	0.13%
Indonesia	Asia	7,681	281,562,465	0.003%	7,016	7,681	665	9.48%	0.03%
Ireland	Europe North	4,076	5,233,461	0.08%	3,071	4,076	1,005	32.73%	0.05%
Isle of Man	Europe North	288	92,269	0.31%	293	288	−5	-1.71%	-0%
Israel	ME/AN	329	9,402,617	0.003%	222	329	107	48.2%	0%
Italy	Europe Central	28,409	60,964,931	0.05%	24,970	28,409	3,439	13.77%	0.16%
Ivory Coast	Africa West	63,058	29,981,758	0.21%	22,576	63,058	40,482	179.31%	1.84%
Jamaica	Caribbean	6,846	2,823,713	0.24%	5,891	6,846	955	16.21%	0.04%
Japan	Asia North	130,096	123,201,945	0.11%	127,635	130,096	2,461	1.93%	0.11%
Jersey	Europe North	275	103,387	0.27%	300	275	−25	-8.33%	-0%
Jordan^[d]	ME/AN	200	11,174,024	0.002%	200	200	0	0%	0%
Kazakhstan^[f]	Europe East	218	20,260,006	0.001%	281	218	−63	-22.42%	-0%
Kenya	Africa Central	19,206	58,246,378	0.03%	12,184	19,206	7,022	57.63%	0.32%
Kiribati	Pacific	22,643	116,545	19.43%	16,795	22,643	5,848	34.82%	0.27%
Kosovo^[g]	Europe Central	102	1,977,093	0.01%	30	102	72	240%	0%
Kuwait	ME/AN	374	3,138,355	0.01%	267	374	107	40.07%	0%
Laos^[d]	Asia	275	7,953,556	0.003%	230	275	45	19.57%	0%
Latvia	Europe North	1,289	1,801,246	0.07%	1,197	1,289	92	7.69%	0%
Lebanon^[d]	ME/AN	225	5,364,482	0.004%	210	225	15	7.14%	0%
Lesotho	Africa South	1,562	2,227,548	0.07%	940	1,562	622	66.17%	0.03%
Liberia	Africa West	21,441	5,437,249	0.39%	8,081	21,441	13,360	165.33%	0.61%
Lithuania	Europe North	945	2,628,186	0.04%	934	945	11	1.18%	0%
Luxembourg	Europe Central	541	671,254	0.08%	358	541	183	51.12%	0.01%
Macau	Asia	1,446	644,426	0.22%	1,398	1,446	48	3.43%	0%
Madagascar	Africa South	15,372	29,452,714	0.05%	9,826	15,372	5,546	56.44%	0.25%
Malawi	Africa South	4,776	21,763,309	0.02%	1,653	4,776	3,123	188.93%	0.14%
Malaysia	Asia	11,086	34,564,810	0.03%	9,476	11,086	1,610	16.99%	0.07%
Mali^[c]	Africa West	70	21,990,607	0%	50	70	20	40%	0%
Malta	Europe Central	241	469,730	0.05%	168	241	73	43.45%	0%
Marshall Islands	Pacific	6,762	82,011	8.25%	6,762	6,832	70	1.04%	0%
Martinique	Caribbean	275	349,925	0.08%	215	275	60	27.91%	0%
Mauritius	Africa South	576	1,310,504	0.04%	442	576	134	30.32%	0.01%
Mexico	Mexico	1,516,406	130,739,927	1.16%	1,368,475	1,516,406	147,931	10.81%	6.72%
Moldova	Unassigned**	457	3,599,528	0.01%	355	457	102	28.73%	0%
Mongolia	Asia North	12,444	3,281,676	0.38%	11,028	12,444	1,416	12.84%	0.06%
Montenegro	Europe Central	31	599,849	0.01%	10	31	21	210%	0%
Morocco	ME/AN	95	37,387,585	0%	100	95	−5	-5%	-0%
Mozambique	Africa South	24,733	33,350,954	0.07%	6,900	24,733	17,833	258.45%	0.81%
Myanmar^[d]	Asia	200	57,527,139	0%	170	200	30	17.65%	0%
Namibia	Africa South	1,185	2,803,660	0.04%	775	1,185	410	52.9%	0.02%
Nauru	Pacific	132	9,892	1.33%	103	132	29	28.16%	0%
Nepal^[d]	Asia	180	31,122,387	0.001%	133	180	47	35.34%	0%
Netherlands	Europe Central	9,167	17,772,378	0.05%	9,284	9,167	−117	-1.26%	-0.01%
New Caledonia	Pacific	2,526	304,167	0.83%	2,244	2,526	282	12.57%	0.01%
New Zealand	Pacific	117,909	5,161,211	2.28%	109,920	117,909	7,989	7.27%	0.36%
Nicaragua	Central America	101,907	6,676,948	1.53%	87,880	101,907	14,027	15.96%	0.64%
Nigeria	Africa West	232,654	236,747,130	0.1%	118,139	232,654	114,515	96.93%	5.2%
Niue	Pacific	319	2,000	15.95%	288	319	31	10.76%	0%
North Macedonia^[c]	Europe Central	41	2,135,622	0.002%	15	41	26	173.33%	0%
Northern Mariana Islands	Asia North	896	51,118	1.75%	789	896	107	13.56%	0%
Norway	Europe North	4,492	5,509,733	0.08%	4,618	4,492	−126	-2.73%	-0.01%
Oman^[c]	ME/AN	107	3,901,992	0.003%	78	107	29	37.18%	0%
Pakistan^[d]	Asia	4,000	252,363,571	0.002%	3,900	4,000	100	2.56%	0%
Palau	Asia North	549	21,864	2.51%	457	549	92	20.13%	0%
Panama	Central America	61,980	4,470,241	1.39%	51,102	61,980	10,878	21.29%	0.49%
Papua New Guinea	Pacific	38,760	10,046,233	0.39%	22,982	38,760	15,778	68.65%	0.72%
Paraguay	SA South	100,121	7,522,549	1.33%	88,775	100,121	11,346	12.78%	0.52%
Peru	SA Northwest	637,180	32,600,249	1.95%	557,328	637,180	79,852	14.33%	3.63%
Philippines	Philippines	867,271	118,277,063	0.73%	710,764	867,271	156,507	22.02%	7.11%
Poland	Europe Central	2,178	38,746,310	0.01%	1,813	2,178	365	20.13%	0.02%
Portugal	Europe North	47,916	10,207,177	0.47%	41,917	47,916	5,999	14.31%	0.27%
Puerto Rico	Caribbean	23,222	3,019,450	0.77%	23,064	23,222	158	0.69%	0.01%
Qatar^[c]	ME/AN	537	2,552,088	0.02%	548	537	−11	-2.01%	-0%
Republic of the Congo	Africa Central	12,626	6,097,665	0.21%	5,787	12,626	6,839	118.18%	0.31%
Réunion	Africa South	838	885,700	0.09%	903	838	−65	-7.2%	-0%
Romania	Europe Central	3,103	18,148,155	0.02%	2,990	3,103	113	3.78%	0.01%
Russia	Europe East	5,101	140,820,810	0.004%	22,039	5,101	−16,938	-76.85%	-0.77%
Rwanda	Africa Central	1,537	13,623,302	0.01%	221	1,537	1,316	595.48%	0.06%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Caribbean	227	55,133	0.41%	197	227	30	15.23%	0%
Saint Lucia	Caribbean	404	168,038	0.24%	303	404	101	33.33%	0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean	717	100,647	0.71%	600	717	117	19.5%	0.01%
Samoa	Pacific	88,726	208,853	42.48%	75,971	88,726	12,755	16.79%	0.58%
Saudi Arabia(estimate)^[c]	ME/AN	1,500	36,544,431	0.004%	1,950	1,500	−450	-23.08%	-0.02%
Senegal^[c]	Africa West	108	18,847,519	0.001%	1,950	108	−1,842	-94.46%	-0.08%
Serbia	Europe Central	379	6,652,212	0.01%	334	379	45	13.47%	0%
Sierra Leone	Africa West	31,080	9,121,049	0.34%	13,078	31,080	18,002	137.65%	0.82%
Singapore	Asia	3,284	6,028,459	0.05%	3,590	3,284	−306	-8.52%	-0.01%
Sint Maarten	Caribbean	284	46,215	0.61%	260	284	24	9.23%	0%
Slovakia	Europe Central	316	5,563,649	0.01%	239	316	77	32.22%	0%
Slovenia	Europe Central	440	2,097,893	0.02%	425	440	15	3.53%	0%
Solomon Islands	Pacific	1,524	726,799	0.21%	638	1,524	886	138.87%	0.04%
South Africa	Africa South	71,889	60,442,647	0.12%	59,807	71,889	12,082	20.2%	0.55%
South Korea	Asia North	88,621	52,081,799	0.17%	86,719	88,621	1,902	2.19%	0.09%
South Sudan	Africa Central	100	12,703,714	0.001%	80	100	20	25%	0%
Spain	Europe Central	65,948	47,280,433	0.14%	51,192	65,948	14,756	28.82%	0.67%
Sri Lanka	Asia	1,674	21,982,608	0.01%	1,352	1,674	322	23.82%	0.01%
Suriname	Caribbean	1,848	646,758	0.29%	1,430	1,848	418	29.23%	0.02%
Sweden	Europe North	9,474	10,589,835	0.09%	9,463	9,474	11	0.12%	0%
Switzerland	Europe Central	9,175	8,860,574	0.1%	8,741	9,175	434	4.97%	0.02%
Syria(estimate)^[c]	ME/AN	40	23,865,423	0%	30	40	10	33.33%	0%
Taiwan	Asia	62,390	23,595,274	0.26%	57,889	62,390	4,501	7.78%	0.2%
Tanzania	Africa Central	3,969	67,462,121	0.01%	1,263	3,969	2,706	214.25%	0.12%
Thailand	Asia	23,970	69,920,998	0.03%	19,665	23,970	4,305	21.89%	0.2%
Togo	Africa West	7,141	8,917,994	0.08%	2,307	7,141	4,834	209.54%	0.22%
Tonga	Pacific	68,404	104,889	65.22%	63,065	68,404	5,339	8.47%	0.24%
Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean	3,488	1,408,966	0.25%	3,328	3,488	160	4.81%	0.01%
Turkey	Europe Central	708	84,119,531	0.001%	319	708	389	121.94%	0.02%
Turks and Caicos Islands^[c]	Caribbean	147	60,439	0.24%	92	147	55	59.78%	0%
Tuvalu	Pacific	348	11,733	2.97%	227	348	121	53.3%	0.01%
Uganda	Africa Central	22,138	49,283,041	0.04%	12,380	22,138	9,758	78.82%	0.44%
Ukraine	Unassigned**	10,053	35,661,826	0.03%	11,439	10,053	−1,386	-12.12%	-0.06%
United Arab Emirates	ME/AN	1,695	10,032,213	0.02%	1,286	1,695	409	31.8%	0.02%
United Kingdom	Europe North	186,350	68,459,055	0.27%	188,462	186,350	−2,112	-1.12%	-0.1%
United States	North America*	6,868,793	341,963,408	2.01%	6,466,267	6,868,793	402,526	6.23%	18.28%
United States Virgin Islands	Caribbean	638	104,377	0.61%	590	638	48	8.14%	0%
Uruguay	SA South	108,060	3,425,330	3.15%	102,999	108,060	5,061	4.91%	0.23%
Vanuatu	Pacific	11,940	318,007	3.75%	6,693	11,940	5,247	78.4%	0.24%
Venezuela	SA Northwest	176,623	31,250,306	0.57%	164,048	176,623	12,575	7.67%	0.57%
Vietnam^[c]	Asia	2,466	105,758,975	0.002%	1,600	2,466	866	54.13%	0.04%
Zambia	Africa South	5,906	20,799,116	0.03%	2,758	5,906	3,148	114.14%	0.14%
Zimbabwe	Africa South	41,262	17,150,352	0.24%	25,001	41,262	16,261	65.04%	0.74%

^ ^a ^b December 31, 2022 Information released by the LDS Church. For countries without released info, the most recent year of released info or estimate were used.
^ This does not include member groups,^[12] only congregations organized as ward or branch.^[13]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag 2018 membership and congregational information shown.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Estimated 2015 membership information shown.
^ ^a ^b Estimated membership information was used for Mainland China.
^ ^a ^b 2021 membership and congregational information shown.
^ ^a ^b 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.

**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

Percent members

Congregations

Areas

Africa Central Africa South Africa West Asia Asia North AN Brazil Caribbean Central America Europe Central EC Eurasian Europe North Mexico Middle East/Africa North North America Areas Philippines South America South U South America Northwest Pacific Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside US and Canada.	North America Central North America Northeast North America Southeast North America Southwest North America West Utah Areas of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the US and Canada.

Temples

Worldwide temples (edit)

= Operating
= Under construction
= Announced
= Temporarily Closed

References

^ https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2023-statistical-report-church-jesus-christ
^ "FamilySearch.org Facts - Updated May 2023". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "LDS Statistics and Church Facts". LDS Newsroom. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Membership record". LDSTech Wiki. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ "Ordinances for which there is no valid record". LDSTech Wiki. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ Peggy Fletcher Stack (2005). Keeping members a challenge for LDS church, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 26, 2005; accessed 20 December 2017
^ Dallin H. Oaks (2003; adapted from a 2000 speech). The Role of Members in Conversion, TheEnsign.com; accessed 20 December 2017
^ Stacy Willis (2001). Mormon Church is funding its future, The Las Vegas Sun; accessed 20 December 2017
^ "Facts and Statistics: Worldwide Statistics". LDS Newsroom. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ "Population - The World Factbook". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Insee - Population - Estimations de population - Pyramide des âges régionales et départementales". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
^ ^a ^b member groups
^ "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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Leadership	President Russell M. Nelson List First Presidency Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Quorums of the Seventy Presiding Bishop Relief Society Sunday School Young Women Young Men Primary
Demographics	Membership history Statistics by country Mormon corridor Less-active Mormon Ex-Mormon
Organization	Congregational Area District Stake Ward Statistics Church Educational System BYU BYU-Idaho BYU-Hawaii BYU–Pathway Worldwide Ensign College Deseret Management Corporation Deseret Book Company Deseret Industries Deseret Digital Media Temple Square Hospitality Deseret News Publishing Company Bonneville International Beneficial Financial Group FamilySearch RootsTech Philanthropies Finances Ensign Peak Advisors Perpetual Emigration Fund Perpetual Education Fund Utah Property Management Associates AgReserves Deseret Ranches
Criticism	Anti-Mormonism Book of Abraham Book of Mormon Archeology Genetics Geographical setting Historical authenticity Linguistics Origin Mormon Stories Podcast Salamander letter September Six Truth & Transparency Foundation
Related	Bloggernacle ComeUntoChrist.org Dialogue FAIR organization FARMS organization I'm a Mormon campaign Mormon fundamentalism Mormon History Association Mormon studies Mormonism and Nicene Christianity Relationship to U.S. politics Senkyoshigo Sunstone Joseph Smith Papyri Eyewitness accounts associated with the Joseph Smith Papyri Kirtland Egyptian papers
Category Latter Day Saint Movement Outline