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World LDS Membership
Membership as of 1 January 2009. The change in membership column is the increase or decrease from 1 January 2008 to 1 January 2009. Temple information is current and includes temples announced or under construction.
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| Country | Members | Change | % LDS | Stakes | Wards | Branches | Missions | Districts | Temples | Spare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 13,498,676 | 317,062 | 2,827 | 20,196 | 7,830 | 344 | 613 | 147 | ||
| Albania | 1,838 | 108 | 0.05 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| American Samoa | 14,740 | 226 | 22.50 | 4 | 30 | 6 | ||||
| Andorra | 58 | -31 | 0.07 | 1 | ||||||
| Angola | 647 | -112 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 181 | 20 | 0.20 | 1 | ||||||
| Argentina | 371,885 | 7,895 | 0.91 | 70 | 469 | 387 | 10 | 38 | 2 | |
| Armenia | 2,748 | 98 | 0.09 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Aruba | 458 | 42 | 0.46 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 123,650 | 3,675 | 0.58 | 33 | 194 | 90 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |
| Austria | 4,215 | 39 | 0.05 | 2 | 12 | 5 | ||||
| Bahamas | 810 | 36 | 0.26 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Bahrain2 | 76 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | ||||||
| Bangladesh3 | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||
| Barbados | 696 | 27 | 0.21 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Belgium | 6,043 | 14 | 0.06 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Belize | 3,430 | 124 | 1.10 | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Benin | 253 | 37 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||
| Bermuda | 126 | -5 | 0.19 | 1 | ||||||
| Bolivia | 163,119 | 4,692 | 1.70 | 24 | 165 | 82 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
| Botswana | 1,305 | 3 | 0.06 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | 1,060,556 | 41,403 | 0.53 | 233 | 1,361 | 488 | 27 | 52 | 6 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 111 | 36 | 0.47 | 2 | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 2,124 | -18 | 0.03 | 20 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cambodia | 8,359 | 171 | 0.06 | 22 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Cameroon | 727 | 88 | 0.01 | 3 | ||||||
| Canada | 177,600 | -502 | 0.53 | 47 | 324 | 159 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
| Canary Islands | 3,500 | 0 | 0.19 | 18 | 3 | |||||
| Cape Verde | 6,905 | 196 | 1.60 | 18 | 3 | |||||
| Cayman Islands | 145 | 27 | 0.17 | 1 | ||||||
| Central African Republic | 393 | -3 | 0.01 | 1 | ||||||
| Chile | 554,749 | 6,006 | 3.30 | 74 | 419 | 192 | 9 | 24 | 1 | |
| Colombia | 163,764 | 4,810 | 0.36 | 27 | 167 | 98 | 4 | 13 | 1 | |
| Cook Islands | 1,834 | 31 | 6.50 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 36,666 | 1,019 | 0.86 | 5 | 44 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Croatia | 513 | 10 | 0.01 | 1 | ||||||
| Cyprus | 337 | 34 | 0.04 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 2,093 | 65 | 0.02 | 14 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 20,883 | 1,570 | 0.03 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Denmark | 4,362 | 19 | 0.08 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dominica2 | 77 | 0 | 0.11 | 3 | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 110,036 | 3,793 | 1.10 | 19 | 117 | 80 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 185,663 | 4,200 | 1.30 | 33 | 212 | 82 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
| El Salvador | 102,043 | 3,468 | 1.40 | 16 | 110 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 339 | 0 | 0.05 | |||||||
| Estonia | 969 | 42 | 0.07 | 5 | ||||||
| Ethiopia | 848 | 64 | 0.00 | 4 | ||||||
| Falkland Islands | 5 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | ||||||
| Fiji | 15,242 | 376 | 1.60 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland | 4,548 | 15 | 0.09 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| France | 34,906 | 268 | 0.05 | 9 | 58 | 55 | 2 | 2 | ||
| French Guiana | 306 | 28 | 0.16 | 2 | ||||||
| French Polynesia | 20,282 | 571 | 7.10 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Gabon3 | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Georgia | 178 | 25 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||
| Germany | 37,539 | 380 | 0.05 | 14 | 90 | 82 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Ghana | 38,224 | 1,982 | 0.16 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| Gibraltar | 32 | 0 | 0.11 | 1 | ||||||
| Greece | 693 | 32 | 0.01 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Greenland | 23 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | ||||||
| Grenada | 178 | 2 | 0.20 | 1 | ||||||
| Guadeloupe | 383 | 27 | 0.09 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Guam | 1,874 | 184 | 1.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Guatemala | 215,186 | 5,085 | 1.62 | 38 | 231 | 187 | 4 | 20 | 2 | |
| Guernsey1 | 47 | 4 | 0.07 | 1 | ||||||
| Guyana | 3,935 | 1,363 | 0.51 | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Haiti | 15,489 | 996 | 0.17 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Honduras | 131,098 | 5,492 | 1.70 | 20 | 134 | 92 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong | 23,223 | 284 | 0.33 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 4,474 | 94 | 0.04 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Iceland | 241 | -9 | 0.08 | 2 | ||||||
| India | 7,576 | 568 | 0.00 | 28 | 3 | |||||
| Indonesia | 6,393 | 137 | 0.00 | 23 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Ireland | 2,772 | -33 | 0.07 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Isle of Man1 | 279 | -4 | 0.37 | 1 | ||||||
| Israel1 | 246 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 22,886 | 253 | 0.04 | 6 | 36 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
| Ivory Coast | 13,245 | 782 | 0.06 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Jamaica | 5,990 | 179 | 0.21 | 21 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Japan | 123,245 | 803 | 0.10 | 29 | 163 | 125 | 7 | 14 | 2 | |
| Jersey1 | 288 | 2 | 0.32 | 1 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 135 | 10 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||
| Kenya | 8,416 | 292 | 0.02 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kiribati | 13,475 | 1,029 | 11.90 | 2 | 11 | 15 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 81,251 | 830 | 0.17 | 17 | 94 | 48 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| Latvia | 1,025 | 59 | 0.04 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Lesotho | 606 | 30 | 0.03 | 1 | ||||||
| Liberia | 5,039 | 129 | 0.15 | 11 | 2 | |||||
| Liechtenstein | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Lithuania | 847 | 14 | 0.02 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Luxembourg | 290 | 5 | 0.06 | 1 | ||||||
| Macau | 1,260 | 69 | 0.22 | 2 | ||||||
| Madagascar | 4,769 | 609 | 0.02 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Malawi | 742 | 37 | 0.01 | 3 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 5,646 | 1,020 | 0.02 | 19 | 4 | |||||
| Malta | 132 | -7 | 0.03 | 1 | ||||||
| Marshall Islands | 4,476 | -147 | 7.00 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Martinique | 186 | 30 | 0.04 | 2 | ||||||
| Mauritius1 | 363 | -5 | 0.03 | 2 | ||||||
| Mayotte2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||
| Mexico | 1,158,236 | 36,343 | 1.00 | 212 | 1,479 | 498 | 21 | 41 | 12 | |
| Micronesia | 3,841 | 87 | 3.50 | 20 | 4 | |||||
| Moldova | 285 | 21 | 0.01 | 2 | ||||||
| Mongolia | 8,444 | 723 | 0.28 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Mozambique | 4,851 | 635 | 0.02 | 18 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Namibia | 562 | 56 | 0.03 | 2 | ||||||
| Nauru | 108 | -2 | 0.77 | 1 | ||||||
| Nepal | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 8,709 | 161 | 0.05 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Netherlands Antilles | 889 | 39 | 0.39 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 1,883 | 55 | 0.83 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| New Zealand | 99,488 | 778 | 2.36 | 25 | 150 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Nicaragua | 63,964 | 4,078 | 1.00 | 8 | 55 | 38 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Nigeria | 88,374 | 4,455 | 0.06 | 16 | 124 | 136 | 5 | 15 | 1 | |
| Niue | 268 | 15 | 19.10 | 2 | ||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | 757 | -20 | 0.85 | 1 | ||||||
| Norway | 4,164 | 38 | 0.09 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Palau | 423 | -3 | 2.00 | 1 | ||||||
| Panama | 43,703 | 1,097 | 1.30 | 8 | 42 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 16,664 | 664 | 0.28 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Paraguay | 74,802 | 3,271 | 1.00 | 10 | 62 | 84 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |
| Peru | 462,353 | 13,450 | 1.60 | 87 | 568 | 183 | 7 | 24 | 2 | |
| Philippines | 614,585 | 19,930 | 0.63 | 78 | 488 | 599 | 15 | 86 | 2 | |
| Poland | 1,552 | 25 | 0.00 | 12 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Portugal | 38,188 | 88 | 0.36 | 6 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 20,064 | 256 | 0.51 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Republic of the Congo | 4,194 | 220 | 0.10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Réunion | 789 | 16 | 0.10 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Romania | 2,736 | 64 | 0.01 | 19 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Russia | 19,946 | 4,331 | 0.01 | 129 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 162 | 42 | 0.41 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Saint Lucia | 166 | 53 | 0.10 | 2 | ||||||
| Saint Vincent / Grenadines | 427 | 43 | 0.40 | 2 | ||||||
| Samoa | 67,120 | 871 | 31.00 | 16 | 116 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 277 | 2 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Sierra Leone | 8,054 | 397 | 0.13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Singapore | 2,890 | 167 | 0.06 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Slovakia | 139 | 15 | 0.00 | 4 | ||||||
| Slovenia | 380 | 28 | 0.02 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Solomon Islands | 246 | 15 | 0.04 | 1 | ||||||
| Somalia3 | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||
| South Africa | 48,112 | 2,131 | 0.10 | 11 | 69 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Spain | 44,304 | 1,431 | 0.11 | 9 | 62 | 71 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1,277 | 49 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Suriname | 1,057 | 210 | 0.22 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Swaziland | 1,132 | 83 | 0.10 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Sweden | 8,966 | 136 | 0.10 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 7,939 | 64 | 0.10 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Taiwan | 49,054 | 2,020 | 0.21 | 10 | 79 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tanzania | 797 | -82 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 15,874 | 417 | 0.02 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Togo | 793 | 60 | 0.01 | 3 | ||||||
| Tonga | 54,672 | 391 | 45.00 | 17 | 126 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2,489 | 218 | 0.20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Turkey | 221 | 23 | 0.00 | 4 | ||||||
| Tuvalu Islands | 131 | 18 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||||
| Uganda | 6,919 | 2,218 | 0.02 | 16 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Ukraine | 10,557 | 163 | 0.02 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 183,672 | 1,916 | 0.24 | 45 | 278 | 58 | 6 | 2 | ||
| United States of America | 5,974,041 | 100,633 | 2.00 | 1,438 | 11,289 | 2,074 | 106 | 12 | 72 | |
| Uruguay | 92,117 | 1,825 | 2.60 | 16 | 107 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Vanuatu | 3,783 | 262 | 1.70 | 24 | 2 | |||||
| Venezuela | 144,089 | 2,526 | 0.50 | 26 | 182 | 90 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||
| Virgin Islands | 654 | 124 | 0.60 | 4 | ||||||
| Zambia | 2,237 | 142 | 0.02 | 11 | 2 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 17,241 | 272 | 0.15 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 2 |
Last membership update 30 Nov 2009. Last temple update 30 Nov 2009.
Notes
1. Not included in 2010 Almanac. Numbers from newsroom.lds.org.
2. Not included in 2010 Almanac. Used 2007 figure.
3. Fewer than 100 members. 50 members and 0% LDS estimated.
Source
2010 Deseret News Church Almanac.
Unlisted
These countries are not listed in the Church Almanac or have no permanent functioning church unit:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Antarctica, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, East Timor, Eritrea, Faroe Islands, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Heard & McDonald Islands, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Monaco, Monserrat, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Norfolk Island, Oman, Pakistan, Pitcairn, Qatar, Rwanda, San Marino, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, St. Helena, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Sudan, Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tokelau, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks & Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zaire.
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Wow, so many members in Japan. Do they break it down by prefecture anywhere?
Not that I know of. The names of the 29 stakes are by geographical area so I could post the names of the stakes if you wish. That would give you some idea where the members are located.
More members than I’d have thought in Thailand also!
In 1854 an LDS missionary was sent to Thailand. The Thailand District was organized in 1966. In 1973, Thailand became its own mission. In 1974 the first meetinghouse was built. So Mormons have been in Thailand a lot longer than many other countries.