Membership statistics (LDS Church)
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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.
Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (worldwide) | |
|---|---|
Flags at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah | |
| Members | 17,509,781 (2024)[1] |
| Stakes | 3,608 |
| Districts | 494 |
| Missions | 450 |
| Temples | 194 in operation |
| FamilySearch Centers | 6,594[2] |

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]
- 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] As with many religious organizations, official membership figures reflect individuals on record rather than measures of belief, participation, or self-identification as captured in surveys or census data.
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] As with many religious organizations, official membership figures do not necessarily correspond to regular participation or self-identified affiliation. 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" [7] He emphasized the importance of fellowshipping, integration into congregational life, and ongoing support for new members, and also discussed challenges such as overcoming prior habits addressed by the Word of Wisdom. 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, 2025.[9] Except where indicated, general population figures are based on population estimates (primarily for 2025). Percentages of LDS members were calculated with this information. The link under the names of each country, territory, etc. corresponds to brief LDS history and statistical information for that particular area.
Congregations
| Country | Area | Temples | MisÂsions | DisÂtricts | Stakes | ConÂgreÂgaÂtions[a] | FSC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | U | A | T | Wards | BranÂches | Total | ||||||
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 44 | 6 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 2 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| SA South | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 80 | 506 | 236 | 742 | 236 | |
| Europe East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pacific | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 232 | 68 | 300 | 137 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 12 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Europe East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | |
| Central America | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | |
| Africa West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 4 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| SA Northwest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 220 | 70 | 290 | 72 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4 | |
| Brazil | 11 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 34 | 289 | 1,650 | 358 | 2,008 | 611 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | |
| Asia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 12 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | |
| Canada | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 359 | 142 | 501 | 115 | |
| Europe North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 9 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Asia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SA South | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 81 | 456 | 122 | 578 | 145 | |
| SA Northwest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 182 | 78 | 260 | 73 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Central America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 61 | 20 | 81 | 30 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | |
| Africa Central | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 322 | 109 | 431 | 58 | |
| Europe North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 13 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Caribbean | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 145 | 58 | 203 | 61 | |
| SA Northwest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 276 | 62 | 338 | 74 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Central America | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 126 | 28 | 154 | 52 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |
| Asia North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 11 | |
| Pacific | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 11 | |
| Europe North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 29 | |
| Europe Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 39 | 109 | 71 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pacific | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 74 | 20 | 94 | 30 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Africa West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Europe East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Europe Central | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 97 | 49 | 146 | 99 | |
| Africa West | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 216 | 185 | 401 | 89 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Asia North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| Central America | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 296 | 145 | 441 | 145 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Africa West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | |
| Caribbean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 14 | |
| Central America | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 180 | 62 | 242 | 89 | |
| Asia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 9 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| Asia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 22 | |
| Asia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 12 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Europe Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 29 | 91 | 60 | |
| Africa West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 174 | 100 | 274 | 57 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | |
| Asia North | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 142 | 88 | 230 | 56 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Europe East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Africa Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 79 | 102 | 17 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 3 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
| Africa West | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 86 | 17 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 16 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 3 | |
| Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 10 | |
| Africa West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mexico | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 231 | 1,401 | 474 | 1,875 | 588 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Asia North | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 13 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 59 | 31 | 90 | 18 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Europe Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 10 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | |
| Pacific | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 171 | 48 | 219 | 56 | |
| Central America | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 38 | 109 | 38 | |
| Africa West | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 80 | 569 | 311 | 880 | 153 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Asia North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Europe North | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | |
| Asia North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Central America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 80 | 28 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 63 | 96 | 2 | |
| SA South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 72 | 135 | 31 | |
| SA Northwest | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 118 | 684 | 125 | 809 | 211 | |
| Philippines | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 49 | 141 | 890 | 480 | 1,370 | 192 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
| Europe North | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 17 | 64 | 24 | |
| Caribbean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 13 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 43 | 10 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3 | |
| Europe East | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 0 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Pacific | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 162 | 8 | 170 | 20 | |
| Africa West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Africa West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 78 | 40 | 118 | 22 | |
| Asia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| Africa South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 112 | 85 | 197 | 106 | |
| Asia North | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 39 | 99 | 24 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Europe Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 95 | 55 | 150 | 56 | |
| Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| Europe North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 38 | |
| Europe Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 13 | |
| Asia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 87 | 10 | 97 | 16 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 45 | 1 | |
| Asia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 29 | |
| Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Africa West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 4 | |
| Pacific | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 141 | 34 | 175 | 24 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Europe Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Africa Central | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 17 | |
| Europe North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 35 | |
| ME/AN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Europe North | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 257 | 41 | 298 | 121 | |
| United States | 101 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 120 | 13 | 1,742 | 12,821 | 1,820 | 14,641 | 1,598 | |
| SA South | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 176 | 59 | 235 | 91 | |
| Pacific | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 3 | |
| Caribbean | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 176 | 59 | 235 | 91 | |
| Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Africa South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5 | |
| Africa South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 77 | 46 | 123 | 32 | |
- *There are several areas that cover the US. This includes United States Central, United States Northeast, North America Southeast, North America Southwest, North America West, and Utah areas. Bermuda is in the North America Northeast area.
Members and growth
See Membership defined for membership definition.
| Country[a] | Area | 2025 Members | Population | %LDS | 2015 Members | Change | Growth (%) | % of total growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe Central | 3,285 | 2,402,113 | 0.137% | 2,799 | 486 | 17.36% | 0.023% | |
| Pacific | 17,646 | 49,710 | 35.498% | 16,149 | 1,497 | 9.27% | 0.071% | |
| Africa South | 8,779 | 35,121,734 | 0.025% | 1,908 | 6,871 | 360.12% | 0.325% | |
| Caribbean | 366 | 103,603 | 0.353% | 191 | 175 | 91.62% | 0.008% | |
| SA South | 505,819 | 47,067,641 | 1.075% | 438,056 | 67,763 | 15.47% | 3.204% | |
| Europe East | 3,579 | 3,075,800 | 0.116% | 3,525 | 54 | 1.53% | 0.003% | |
| Caribbean | 686 | 107,566 | 0.638% | 534 | 152 | 28.46% | 0.007% | |
| Pacific | 165,272 | 27,309,396 | 0.605% | 146,443 | 18,829 | 12.86% | 0.89% | |
| Europe Central | 4,753 | 9,198,214 | 0.052% | 4,641 | 112 | 2.41% | 0.005% | |
| Caribbean | 1,125 | 398,165 | 0.283% | 1,006 | 119 | 11.83% | 0.006% | |
| ME/AN | 231 | 1,588,670 | 0.015% | 180 | 51 | 28.33% | 0.002% | |
| Caribbean | 1,082 | 267,800 | 0.404% | 949 | 133 | 14.01% | 0.006% | |
| Europe Central | 7,164 | 11,812,354 | 0.061% | 6,756 | 408 | 6.04% | 0.019% | |
| Central America | 5,741 | 410,919 | 1.397% | 5,152 | 589 | 11.43% | 0.028% | |
| Africa West | 8,286 | 12,910,087 | 0.064% | 2,255 | 6,031 | 267.45% | 0.285% | |
| SA Northwest | 235,773 | 11,312,620 | 2.084% | 195,516 | 40,257 | 20.59% | 1.903% | |
| Europe Central | 91 | 3,264,873 | 0.003% | 64 | 27 | 42.19% | 0.001% | |
| Africa South | 5,465 | 2,410,338 | 0.227% | 3,167 | 2,298 | 72.56% | 0.109% | |
| Brazil | 1,573,360 | 212,583,750 | 0.74% | 1,326,738 | 246,622 | 18.59% | 11.661% | |
| Europe Central | 2,424 | 6,445,481 | 0.038% | 2,424 | 0 | 0% | 0% | |
| Africa Central | 2,070 | 12,837,740 | 0.016% | 597 | 1,473 | 246.73% | 0.07% | |
| Asia | 18,070 | 17,336,307 | 0.104% | 13,349 | 4,721 | 35.37% | 0.223% | |
| Africa Central | 3,673 | 28,758,503 | 0.013% | 1,480 | 2,193 | 148.18% | 0.104% | |
| Canada | 211,581 | 41,528,680 | 0.509% | 193,850 | 17,731 | 9.15% | 0.838% | |
| Europe North | 18,030 | 491,233 | 3.67% | 12,786 | 5,244 | 41.01% | 0.248% | |
| Caribbean | 264 | 84,738 | 0.312% | 201 | 63 | 31.34% | 0.003% | |
| Africa Central | 357 | 6,470,307 | 0.006% | 219 | 138 | 63.01% | 0.007% | |
| SA South | 624,203 | 20,086,377 | 3.108% | 581,155 | 43,048 | 7.41% | 2.035% | |
| SA Northwest | 223,090 | 52,695,952 | 0.423% | 193,350 | 29,740 | 15.38% | 1.406% | |
| Pacific | 1,890 | 15,040 | 12.566% | 1,835 | 55 | 3% | 0.003% | |
| Central America | 58,373 | 5,309,625 | 1.099% | 46,116 | 12,257 | 26.58% | 0.58% | |
| Europe Central | 739 | 3,859,686 | 0.019% | 597 | 142 | 23.79% | 0.007% | |
| Caribbean | 639 | 155,826 | 0.41% | 541 | 98 | 18.11% | 0.005% | |
| Europe Central | 701 | 966,400 | 0.073% | 445 | 256 | 57.53% | 0.012% | |
| Europe Central | 2,787 | 10,909,500 | 0.026% | 2,503 | 284 | 11.35% | 0.013% | |
| Africa Central | 159,771 | 109,276,000 | 0.146% | 47,929 | 111,842 | 233.35% | 5.288% | |
| Europe North | 4,426 | 5,992,734 | 0.074% | 4,410 | 16 | 0.36% | 0.001% | |
| Caribbean | 180 | 67,408 | 0.267% | 167 | 13 | 7.78% | 0.001% | |
| Caribbean | 156,358 | 10,771,504 | 1.452% | 129,017 | 27,341 | 21.19% | 1.293% | |
| SA Northwest | 279,046 | 16,938,986 | 1.647% | 234,606 | 44,440 | 18.94% | 2.101% | |
| Central America | 132,399 | 6,029,976 | 2.196% | 122,799 | 9,600 | 7.82% | 0.454% | |
| Europe North | 1,149 | 1,369,285 | 0.084% | 1,123 | 26 | 2.32% | 0.001% | |
| Africa South | 2,598 | 1,236,126 | 0.21% | 1,837 | 761 | 41.43% | 0.036% | |
| Africa Central | 2,626 | 109,499,000 | 0.002% | 1,903 | 723 | 37.99% | 0.034% | |
| Asia North | 6,241 | 105,754 | 5.901% | 5,732 | 509 | 8.88% | 0.024% | |
| Pacific | 24,847 | 900,869 | 2.758% | 18,912 | 5,935 | 31.38% | 0.281% | |
| Europe North | 5,024 | 5,639,600 | 0.089% | 4,961 | 63 | 1.27% | 0.003% | |
| Europe Central | 40,546 | 68,609,000 | 0.059% | 37,996 | 2,550 | 6.71% | 0.121% | |
| Caribbean | 522 | 292,354 | 0.179% | 383 | 139 | 36.29% | 0.007% | |
| Pacific | 30,350 | 279,890 | 10.844% | 25,841 | 4,509 | 17.45% | 0.213% | |
| Europe East | 498 | 3,694,600 | 0.013% | 289 | 209 | 72.32% | 0.01% | |
| Europe Central | 42,229 | 83,555,478 | 0.051% | 39,726 | 2,503 | 6.3% | 0.118% | |
| Africa West | 122,978 | 33,007,618 | 0.373% | 67,398 | 55,580 | 82.47% | 2.628% | |
| Europe Central | 818 | 10,400,720 | 0.008% | 759 | 59 | 7.77% | 0.003% | |
| Caribbean | 429 | 112,579 | 0.381% | 387 | 42 | 10.85% | 0.002% | |
| Caribbean | 628 | 378,561 | 0.166% | 507 | 121 | 23.87% | 0.006% | |
| Asia North | 2,768 | 153,836 | 1.799% | 2,295 | 473 | 20.61% | 0.022% | |
| Central America | 297,143 | 17,843,132 | 1.665% | 261,013 | 36,130 | 13.84% | 1.708% | |
| Europe North | 60 | 64,781 | 0.093% | 48 | 12 | 25% | 0.001% | |
| Caribbean | 7,400 | 772,975 | 0.957% | 5,648 | 1,752 | 31.02% | 0.083% | |
| Caribbean | 27,550 | 11,867,032 | 0.232% | 21,414 | 6,136 | 28.65% | 0.29% | |
| Central America | 197,073 | 9,892,632 | 1.992% | 169,140 | 27,933 | 16.51% | 1.321% | |
| Asia | 24,930 | 7,534,200 | 0.331% | 24,856 | 74 | 0.3% | 0.003% | |
| Europe Central | 5,274 | 9,540,000 | 0.055% | 5,176 | 98 | 1.89% | 0.005% | |
| Europe North | 445 | 389,450 | 0.114% | 274 | 171 | 62.41% | 0.008% | |
| Asia | 15,664 | 1,413,324,000 | 0.001% | 12,701 | 2,963 | 23.33% | 0.14% | |
| Asia | 7,655 | 282,477,584 | 0.003% | 7,182 | 473 | 6.59% | 0.022% | |
| Europe North | 4,923 | 5,380,300 | 0.092% | 3,437 | 1,486 | 43.24% | 0.07% | |
| Europe North | 285 | 84,530 | 0.337% | 316 | â31 | -9.81% | -0.001% | |
| ME/AN | 422 | 10,045,100 | 0.004% | 216 | 206 | 95.37% | 0.01% | |
| Europe Central | 30,105 | 58,934,177 | 0.051% | 26,248 | 3,857 | 14.69% | 0.182% | |
| Africa West | 71,182 | 29,389,150 | 0.242% | 32,258 | 38,924 | 120.66% | 1.84% | |
| Caribbean | 7,856 | 2,825,544 | 0.278% | 6,008 | 1,848 | 30.76% | 0.087% | |
| Asia North | 131,776 | 123,440,000 | 0.107% | 128,216 | 3,560 | 2.78% | 0.168% | |
| Europe North | 269 | 103,267 | 0.26% | 320 | â51 | -15.94% | -0.002% | |
| Europe East | 245 | 20,316,155 | 0.001% | 275 | â30 | -10.91% | -0.001% | |
| Africa Central | 24,547 | 52,428,290 | 0.047% | 12,898 | 11,649 | 90.32% | 0.551% | |
| Pacific | 23,585 | 120,740 | 19.534% | 17,462 | 6,123 | 35.06% | 0.29% | |
| ME/AN | 369 | 4,913,271 | 0.008% | 305 | 64 | 20.98% | 0.003% | |
| Europe North | 1,281 | 1,850,100 | 0.069% | 1,215 | 66 | 5.43% | 0.003% | |
| Africa South | 2,278 | 2,306,000 | 0.099% | 873 | 1,405 | 160.94% | 0.066% | |
| Africa West | 25,767 | 5,248,621 | 0.491% | 9,675 | 16,092 | 166.33% | 0.761% | |
| Europe North | 1,024 | 2,889,402 | 0.035% | 982 | 42 | 4.28% | 0.002% | |
| Europe Central | 526 | 672,050 | 0.078% | 427 | 99 | 23.19% | 0.005% | |
| Asia | 1,595 | 688,300 | 0.232% | 1,410 | 185 | 13.12% | 0.009% | |
| Africa South | 20,395 | 30,811,969 | 0.066% | 10,859 | 9,536 | 87.82% | 0.451% | |
| Africa South | 7,857 | 20,270,568 | 0.039% | 2,143 | 5,714 | 266.64% | 0.27% | |
| Asia | 11,769 | 34,157,500 | 0.034% | 9,725 | 2,044 | 21.02% | 0.097% | |
| Europe Central | 320 | 563,443 | 0.057% | 189 | 131 | 69.31% | 0.006% | |
| Pacific | 6,927 | 42,418 | 16.33% | 7,233 | â306 | -4.23% | -0.014% | |
| Caribbean | 285 | 4,927,532 | 0.006% | 213 | 72 | 33.8% | 0.003% | |
| Africa South | 612 | 1,244,477 | 0.049% | 471 | 141 | 29.94% | 0.007% | |
| Mexico | 1,572,287 | 130,294,079 | 1.207% | 1,394,708 | 177,579 | 12.73% | 8.396% | |
| Europe North | 471 | 2,423,300 | 0.019% | 375 | 96 | 25.6% | 0.005% | |
| Asia North | 13,250 | 3,504,741 | 0.378% | 11,250 | 2,000 | 17.78% | 0.095% | |
| Europe Central | 65 | 623,633 | 0.01% | 17 | 48 | 282.35% | 0.002% | |
| Africa South | 39,282 | 33,244,414 | 0.118% | 8,584 | 30,698 | 357.62% | 1.451% | |
| Africa South | 1,492 | 3,022,401 | 0.049% | 848 | 644 | 75.94% | 0.03% | |
| Pacific | 146 | 11,680 | 1.25% | 103 | 43 | 41.75% | 0.002% | |
| Europe Central | 9,027 | 18,060,445 | 0.05% | 9,017 | 10 | 0.11% | 0% | |
| Pacific | 2,585 | 268,510 | 0.963% | 2,320 | 265 | 11.42% | 0.013% | |
| Pacific | 120,992 | 5,356,700 | 2.259% | 111,141 | 9,851 | 8.86% | 0.466% | |
| Central America | 106,953 | 6,803,886 | 1.572% | 92,152 | 14,801 | 16.06% | 0.7% | |
| Africa West | 274,043 | 223,800,000 | 0.122% | 142,033 | 132,010 | 92.94% | 6.242% | |
| Pacific | 400 | 1,681 | 23.795% | 302 | 98 | 32.45% | 0.005% | |
| Asia North | 938 | 47,329 | 1.982% | 793 | 145 | 18.28% | 0.007% | |
| Europe North | 4,547 | 5,594,340 | 0.081% | 4,681 | â134 | -2.86% | -0.006% | |
| Asia North | 572 | 16,733 | 3.418% | 491 | 81 | 16.5% | 0.004% | |
| Central America | 63,936 | 4,064,780 | 1.573% | 51,818 | 12,118 | 23.39% | 0.573% | |
| Pacific | 46,583 | 11,781,559 | 0.395% | 24,780 | 21,803 | 87.99% | 1.031% | |
| SA South | 106,345 | 6,109,644 | 1.741% | 90,627 | 15,718 | 17.34% | 0.743% | |
| SA Northwest | 667,836 | 34,038,457 | 1.962% | 568,559 | 99,277 | 17.46% | 4.694% | |
| Philippines | 905,082 | 114,123,600 | 0.793% | 728,295 | 176,787 | 24.27% | 8.359% | |
| Europe Central | 2,315 | 37,470,000 | 0.006% | 1,861 | 454 | 24.4% | 0.021% | |
| Europe North | 50,341 | 10,639,726 | 0.473% | 43,240 | 7,101 | 16.42% | 0.336% | |
| Caribbean | 26,947 | 3,203,295 | 0.841% | 23,191 | 3,756 | 16.2% | 0.178% | |
| Africa Central | 15,482 | 6,142,180 | 0.252% | 6,413 | 9,069 | 141.42% | 0.429% | |
| Africa South | 989 | 896,175 | 0.11% | 917 | 72 | 7.85% | 0.003% | |
| Europe Central | 3,127 | 19,064,409 | 0.016% | 3,043 | 84 | 2.76% | 0.004% | |
| Europe East | 18,306 | 146,028,325 | 0.013% | 22,720 | â4,414 | -19.43% | -0.209% | |
| Africa Central | 3,625 | 13,798,561 | 0.026% | 344 | 3,281 | 953.78% | 0.155% | |
| Caribbean | 292 | 51,320 | 0.569% | 211 | 81 | 38.39% | 0.004% | |
| Caribbean | 435 | 184,100 | 0.236% | 338 | 97 | 28.7% | 0.005% | |
| Caribbean | 767 | 110,872 | 0.692% | 621 | 146 | 23.51% | 0.007% | |
| Pacific | 90,706 | 205,557 | 44.127% | 77,353 | 13,353 | 17.26% | 0.631% | |
| Europe Central | 422 | 6,605,168 | 0.006% | 359 | 63 | 17.55% | 0.003% | |
| Africa West | 41,775 | 8,884,032 | 0.47% | 16,155 | 25,620 | 158.59% | 1.211% | |
| Asia | 3,262 | 6,036,900 | 0.054% | 3,611 | â349 | -9.66% | -0.017% | |
| Caribbean | 358 | 41,349 | 0.866% | 244 | 114 | 46.72% | 0.005% | |
| Europe Central | 334 | 5,419,451 | 0.006% | 255 | 79 | 30.98% | 0.004% | |
| Europe Central | 466 | 2,129,052 | 0.022% | 433 | 33 | 7.62% | 0.002% | |
| Pacific | 3,232 | 750,325 | 0.431% | 794 | 2,438 | 307.05% | 0.115% | |
| Africa South | 78,689 | 63,015,904 | 0.125% | 62,600 | 16,089 | 25.7% | 0.761% | |
| Asia North | 89,092 | 51,183,336 | 0.174% | 87,296 | 1,796 | 2.06% | 0.085% | |
| Europe Central | 71,995 | 49,077,984 | 0.147% | 53,933 | 18,062 | 33.49% | 0.854% | |
| Asia | 1,732 | 21,763,170 | 0.008% | 1,367 | 365 | 26.7% | 0.017% | |
| Caribbean | 1,991 | 616,500 | 0.323% | 1,483 | 508 | 34.25% | 0.024% | |
| Europe North | 9,569 | 10,587,970 | 0.09% | 9,541 | 28 | 0.29% | 0.001% | |
| Europe Central | 9,630 | 9,027,859 | 0.107% | 9,072 | 558 | 6.15% | 0.026% | |
| Asia | 63,425 | 23,374,742 | 0.271% | 58,756 | 4,669 | 7.95% | 0.221% | |
| Africa Central | 6,259 | 61,741,120 | 0.01% | 1,456 | 4,803 | 329.88% | 0.227% | |
| Asia | 24,825 | 65,932,105 | 0.038% | 20,730 | 4,095 | 19.75% | 0.194% | |
| Africa West | 8,349 | 8,095,498 | 0.103% | 3,279 | 5,070 | 154.62% | 0.24% | |
| Pacific | 69,594 | 100,179 | 69.47% | 63,392 | 6,202 | 9.78% | 0.293% | |
| Caribbean | 3,458 | 1,368,333 | 0.253% | 3,405 | 53 | 1.56% | 0.003% | |
| Europe Central | 808 | 85,664,944 | 0.001% | 439 | 369 | 84.05% | 0.017% | |
| Pacific | 381 | 10,643 | 3.58% | 222 | 159 | 71.62% | 0.008% | |
| Africa Central | 26,304 | 45,905,417 | 0.057% | 14,289 | 12,015 | 84.09% | 0.568% | |
| Europe North | 10,014 | 32,962,000 | 0.03% | 11,559 | â1,545 | -13.37% | -0.073% | |
| ME/AN | 2,002 | 10,678,556 | 0.019% | 1,524 | 478 | 31.36% | 0.023% | |
| Europe North | 190,066 | 68,265,209 | 0.278% | 186,423 | 3,643 | 1.95% | 0.172% | |
| United States | 6,929,770 | 340,110,988 | 2.038% | 6,531,656 | 398,114 | 6.1% | 18.824% | |
| Caribbean | 704 | 87,146 | 0.808% | 599 | 105 | 17.53% | 0.005% | |
| SA South | 179,389 | 3,499,451 | 5.126% | 103,477 | 75,912 | 73.36% | 3.589% | |
| Pacific | 14,042 | 321,409 | 4.369% | 7,237 | 6,805 | 94.03% | 0.322% | |
| Caribbean | 179,389 | 28,405,543 | 0.632% | 165,527 | 13,862 | 8.37% | 0.655% | |
| Africa South | 7,823 | 19,610,769 | 0.04% | 3,577 | 4,246 | 118.7% | 0.201% | |
| Africa South | 52,430 | 16,751,469 | 0.313% | 27,825 | 24,605 | 88.43% | 1.163% |
- December 31, 2025 Information released by the LDS Church. For countries without released info, the most recent year of released info or estimate were used.
- *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.
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