Sunday, June 26, 2011

2010 Census, LDS Country population rankings

The Church publishes Country data a few weeks after General Conference each year in April. Summary data is here https://lds.org/church/statistics and country by country data is here http://newsroom.lds.org/facts-and-stats

But I have been keeping track from the printed LDS Almanac since 1995, the same year the church launched their web site.

Here is my table:  see Notes below

Countries with more than 1,000 Members
Country:
2009
2010
Growth '10 (1yr)
2 yr up/dn
Growth '10(2yr)
% LDS (2008)
Region
First Stake
Stakes
1
Untied States
   6,058,917
   6,144,582
1.4%
down
2.9%
1.97%
US
Feb-1834
1,488
2
Mexico
   1,197,573
   1,234,545
3.1%
down
6.6%
1.0%
Mexico
Dec-1895
222
3
Brazil
   1,102,428
   1,138,740
3.3%
down
7.4%
0.5%
So. Amer.
May-1966
241
4
Philippines
     631,885
     645,776
2.2%
down
5.1%
0.6%
Asia
May-1973
80
5
Chile
     561,904
     563,689
0.3%
down
1.6%
3.3%
So. Amer.
Nov-1972
74
6
Peru
     480,816
     493,563
2.7%
down
6.8%
1.6%
So. Amer.
Feb-1970
94
7
Argentina
     380,669
     389,393
2.3%
Up
4.7%
0.9%
So. Amer.
Nov-1966
70
8
Guatemala
     220,296
     226,027
2.6%
Up
5.0%
1.6%
Cent. Amer.
May-1967
39
9
Ecuador
     190,498
     195,941
2.9%
Up
5.5%
1.3%
So. Amer.
Jun-1978
34
10
United Kingdom
     180,831
     181,367
0.3%
Up
10.2%
0.2%
U.K. / Ireland
Mar-1960
36
11
Canada
     179,801
     182,415
1.5%
Up
2.7%
0.5%
Canada
Jun-1895
47
12
Bolivia
     168,396
     172,640
2.5%
down
5.8%
1.7%
So. Amer.
Jan-1979
24
13
Colombia
     168,514
     172,534
2.4%
down
5.4%
0.4%
So. Amer.
Jan-1977
28
15
Venezuela
     146,987
     150,017
2.1%
Up
4.1%
0.5%
So. Amer.
May-1977
30
14
Honduras
     136,408
     142,258
4.3%
down
8.5%
1.7%
Cent. Amer.
Apr-1977
21
16
Australia
     126,767
     129,744
2.3%
down
4.9%
0.6%
So. Pacific
Mar-1960
32
17
Japan
     124,041
     125,107
0.9%
Up
1.5%
0.1%
Asia
Mar-1970
28
18
Dominican Republic
     114,571
     118,557
3.5%
Up
7.7%
1.1%
Caribbean
Mar-1986
18
19
El Salvador
     105,501
     109,118
3.4%
Up
6.9%
1.4%
Cent. Amer.
Jun-1978
17
20
New Zealand
     100,962
     104,115
3.1%
Up
4.7%
2.4%
So. Pacific
May-1958
25
21
Nigeria
       93,532
       98,359
5.2%
Up
11.3%
0.1%
Africa
May-1988
17
22
Uruguay
       93,935
       95,726
1.9%
Up
3.9%
2.6%
So. Amer.
Nov-1967
16
23
Korea (South)
       82,472
       84,380
2.3%
Up
3.9%
0.2%
Asia
Mar-1973
17
24
Paraguay
       78,220
       80,788
3.3%
down
8.0%
1.1%
So. Amer.
Feb-1979
10
25
Nicaragua
       67,275
       71,888
6.9%
down
12.4%
1.1%
Cent. Amer.
Mar-1981
9
26
Samoa (Western)
       69,244
       71,272
2.9%
Up
6.2%
31.0%
So. Pacific
Mar-1962
16
27
Tonga
       55,173
       58,805
6.6%
Up
7.6%
45.2%
So. Pacific
Nov-1968
17
28
South Africa
       51,710
       54,996
6.4%
Up
14.3%
0.1%
Africa
Mar-1970
12
29
Taiwan
       51,090
       53,111
4.0%
down
8.3%
0.2%
Asia
Apr-1976
11
30
Spain
       45,729
       47,337
3.5%
down
6.8%
0.1%
Europe
Mar-1982
10
31
Panama
       45,343
       46,425
2.4%
Up
6.2%
1.3%
Cent. Amer.
Nov-1979
8
32
Ghana
       40,872
       45,094
10.3%
Up
18.0%
0.2%
Africa
May-1967
8
33
Portugal
       38,509
       39,031
1.4%
Up
2.2%
0.4%
Europe
Jun-1981
6
34
Costa Rica
       36,823
       38,337
4.1%
down
4.6%
0.9%
Cent. Amer.
Jan-1977
5
35
Germany
       37,796
       38,257
1.2%
Up
1.9%
0.05%
Europe
Sep-1961
14
36
France
       35,427
       35,960
1.5%
down
3.0%
0.1%
Europe
Nov-1975
9
37
Dem. Rep of Congo
       23,615
       27,058
14.6%
Up
29.6%
0.03%
Africa
Nov-1996
7
38
Hong Kong, China
       24,114
       24,425
1.3%
Up
5.2%
0.3%
Asia
Apr-1976
4
39
Italy
       23,430
       23,976
2.3%
Up
4.8%
0.04%
Europe
Jun-1981
7
40
French Polynesia
       20,805
       21,245
2.1%
down
4.7%
7.1%
So. Pacific
May-1972
7
41
Russia
       20,276
       21,023
3.7%
Up
5.4%
0.01%
Europe
Jun-2011
1
42
Zimbabwe
       17,632
       18,549
5.2%
Up
7.6%
0.2%
Africa
Dec-1999
4
43
Papua New Guinea
       17,315
       18,336
5.9%
Up
10.0%
0.3%
Asia
Oct-1995
1
44
Haiti
       16,322
       16,902
3.6%
down
9.1%
0.2%
Caribbean
Sep-1977
2
45
Thailand
       16,258
       16,331
0.4%
down
2.9%
0.02%
Asia
Jun-1995
1
46
Fiji
       15,613
       15,897
1.8%
down
4.3%
1.6%
So. Pacific
Jun-1983
4
47
Ivory Coast
       14,417
       15,638
8.5%
Up
18.1%
0.1%
Africa
Aug-1997
4
48
Amer. Samoa
       14,784
       15,159
2.5%
down
2.8%
22.5%
So. Pacific
Jun-1969
4
49
Kiribati
       14,172
       14,927
5.3%
down
10.8%
11.9%
So. Pacific
Aug-1996
2
50
Ukraine
       10,722
       10,880
1.5%
Up
4.7%
0.02%
Europe
May-2004
1
51
Cambodia
         8,908
       10,530
18.2%
Up
26.0%
0.1%
Asia
0
52
Kenya
         9,370
       10,270
9.6%
Up
22.0%
0.02%
Africa
Sep-2001
1
53
Mongolia
         9,239
         9,896
7.1%
Up
17.2%
0.3%
Asia
Jun-2009
1
54
Sweden
         9,091
         9,206
1.3%
Up
2.7%
0.1%
Scandinavia / Nordic
Apr-1975
4
55
India
         8,229
         9,188
11.7%
Up
21.3%
0.00%
Asia
0
56
Netherlands
         8,901
         9,052
1.7%
Up
3.9%
0.1%
Europe
Mar-1961
3
57
Uganda
         8,216
         9,024
9.8%
down
30.4%
0.0%
Africa
Jan-2010
1
58
Sierra Leone
         8,330
         8,907
6.9%
down
10.6%
0.1%
Africa
0
59
Switzerland
         7,947
         8,092
1.8%
down
1.9%
0.1%
Europe
Oct-1961
5
60
Cape Verde
         7,149
         7,456
4.3%
Up
8.0%
1.6%
Africa
0
61
Malaysia
         6,404
         7,314
14.2%
down
29.5%
0.02%
Asia
0
62
Madagascar
         5,516
         6,736
22.1%
Up
41.2%
0.02%
Africa
Sep-2000
2
63
Indonesia
         6,546
         6,683
2.1%
Up
4.5%
0.00%
Asia
May-2011
1
64
Belgium
         5,980
         6,019
0.7%
Up
-0.4%
0.1%
Europe
Feb-1977
2
65
Jamaica
         5,906
         5,721
-3.1%
down
-4.5%
0.2%
Caribbean
0
66
Liberia
         5,251
         5,447
3.7%
down
8.1%
0.1%
Africa
Jun-2000
1
67
Mozambique
         5,079
         5,392
6.2%
down
11.2%
0.02%
Africa
0
68
Northern Ireland
         5,329
         5,347
0.3%
Up
0.7%
0.3%
U.K. / Ireland
Jan-1987
1
69
Marshall Islands
         4,725
         5,093
7.8%
Up
13.8%
7.1%
So. Pacific
Jun-2009
1
70
Guyana
         4,846
         5,016
3.5%
down
27.5%
0.5%
So. Amer.
0
71
Congo, Republic of
         4,462
         4,747
6.4%
Up
13.2%
0.1%
Africa
Oct-1903
1
72
Hungary
         4,594
         4,738
3.1%
Up
5.9%
0.05%
Europe
Jun-2006
1
73
Finland
         4,578
         4,629
1.1%
Up
1.8%
0.1%
Scandinavia / Nordic
Oct-1977
2
74
Denmark
         4,387
         4,378
-0.2%
down
0.4%
0.1%
Scandinavia / Nordic
Jun-1974
2
75
Norway
         4,206
         4,361
3.7%
Up
4.7%
0.1%
Scandinavia / Nordic
May-1988
1
76
Vanuatu
         4,006
         4,354
8.7%
Up
15.1%
1.7%
So. Pacific
0
77
Austria
         4,203
         4,294
2.2%
Up
1.9%
0.1%
Europe
Apr-1980
2
78
Micronesia
         3,989
         4,193
5.1%
Up
9.2%
3.5%
So. Pacific
0
79
Belize
         3,609
         3,852
6.7%
Up
12.3%
1.1%
Cent. Amer.
0
80
Singapore
         2,938
         3,337
13.6%
Up
15.5%
0.1%
Asia
Feb-1995
1
81
Romania
         2,800
         2,905
3.8%
Up
6.2%
0.01%
Europe
0
82
Ireland
         2,799
         2,890
3.3%
Up
4.3%
0.1%
U.K. / Ireland
May-1995
1
83
Armenia
         2,833
         2,888
1.9%
down
5.1%
0.1%
Asia
0
84
Trinidad & Tobago
         2,695
         2,885
7.1%
down
15.9%
0.2%
Caribbean
Mar-2009
1
85
Zambia
         2,395
         2,587
8.0%
down
15.6%
0.02%
Africa
0
86
Czech Republic
         2,198
         2,282
3.8%
Up
9.0%
0.0%
Europe
0
87
Bulgaria
         2,151
         2,206
2.6%
Up
3.9%
0.03%
Europe
0
88
Guam
         1,971
         2,140
8.6%
down
14.2%
1.1%
So. Pacific
Dec-2010
1
89
Albania
         1,925
         1,984
3.1%
down
7.9%
0.04%
Europe
0
90
New Caledonia (France)
         1,890
         1,949
3.1%
down
3.5%
0.8%
So. Pacific
0
91
Cook Islands (Rarotonga)
         1,847
         1,853
0.3%
down
1.0%
6.7%
So. Pacific
0
92
Poland
         1,602
         1,648
2.9%
Up
6.2%
0.00%
Europe
0
93
Botswana
         1,300
         1,331
2.4%
Up
2.0%
0.1%
Africa
0
94
Sri Lanka
         1,307
         1,294
-1.0%
down
1.3%
0.01%
Asia
0
95
Swaziland
         1,187
         1,287
8.4%
Up
13.7%
0.1%
Africa
0
96
Togo
         1,034
         1,246
20.5%
Up
57.1%
0.01%
Africa
0
97
Suriname
         1,162
         1,233
6.1%
down
16.7%
0.2%
So. Amer.
0
98
Latvia
         1,073
         1,102
2.7%
down
7.5%
0.0%
Europe
0
99
Estonia
         1,010
         1,043
3.3%
down
7.6%
0.1%
Europe
0
100
Macau (China)
         1,269
         1,000
-21.2%
down
-20.6%
0.2%
Asia
0
101
United Arab Emirates
Not
Apr-2011
1
102
Bahrain
Published
Sep-1999
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Yellow shading is for a country whose membership surpassed another country since last year.
"2 yr. up / down" I calculate every other year to see which countries 2 yr growth is higher or lower than the last time, so this is 2010 vs 2008 2 year growth (57 of the countries growth rates were up, 43 were down)
Since the LDS US growth rate is more than double the generic US census growth rate, the %LDS in US is finally over 2.0 % !

Also Note that USA is ranked 12th in % LDS as shown in this 2nd table sorted by % LDS


Rank
Country:
% LDS
Region
1
Tonga
45.2%
So. Pacific
2
Samoa (Western)
31.0%
So. Pacific
3
Amer. Samoa
22.5%
So. Pacific
4
Kiribati
11.9%
So. Pacific
5
French Polynesia
7.1%
So. Pacific
6
Marshall Islands
7.1%
So. Pacific
7
Cook Islands
6.7%
So. Pacific
8
Micronesia
3.5%
So. Pacific
9
Chile
3.3%
So. Amer.
10
Uruguay
2.6%
So. Amer.
11
New Zealand
2.4%
So. Pacific
12
Untied States
2.0%
US
13
Vanuatu
1.7%
So. Pacific
14
Honduras
1.7%
Cent. Amer.
15
Bolivia
1.7%
So. Amer.
16
Guatemala
1.6%
Cent. Amer.
17
Fiji
1.6%
So. Pacific
18
Cape Verde
1.6%
Africa
19
Peru
1.6%
So. Amer.
20
El Salvador
1.4%
Cent. Amer.