The Church has published regional figures for membership and the total number of congregations by world region for 2025. The tables below summarize these data. Table 1 presents membership and congregation totals for 2024 and 2025 by world region. Table 2 provides percentage growth rates for membership and congregations in 2025, as well as the average number of members per congregation and the change in this metric from 2024 to 2025.
Table 1
| Region | 2024 Mem | 2025 Mem | 2024 Cong | 2025 Cong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 9,733,719 | 9,807,340 | 18,426 | 18,501 |
| South America | 4,392,463 | 4,517,233 | 5,599 | 5,547 |
| Europe | 513,534 | 528,704 | 1,290 | 1,280 |
| Asia | 1,316,373 | 1,343,071 | 2,145 | 2,192 |
| Oceania | 607,302 | 629,697 | 1,290 | 1,306 |
| Africa | 933,511 | 1,046,270 | 2,927 | 3,220 |
Table 2
| Region | Mem % | Cong % | M/C 2024 | M/C 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | +0.76% | +0.41% | 528 | 530 | +2 |
| South America | +2.84% | -0.93% | 785 | 814 | +29 |
| Europe | +2.95% | -0.78% | 398 | 413 | +15 |
| Asia | +2.03% | +2.19% | 614 | 613 | -1 |
| Oceania | +3.69% | +1.24% | 471 | 482 | +11 |
| Africa | +12.08% | +10.01% | 319 | 325 | +6 |
The Church has not yet published country-by-country data for 2025. However, data for individual U.S. states and the District of Columbia have been updated and are available through the state and district profiles on this page. The Church recently transitioned its facts and statistics page from the Newsroom website to ChurchofJesusChrist.org, and some data have not yet been fully integrated into the new platform. I will provide analysis of these numbers once the country-specific data are released.
5 comments:
Congregational growth outpacing membership growth in Asia is astounding. That, along with the drop in members per unit, is very encouraging. I'm assuming this is thanks to the Philippines, but I will be interested to see what the country-by-country statistics look like in the future. 10% congregational growth in Africa is also incredible. Has that ever happened before? Thanks for the post as always, Matt.
It should also be noted that South America's and Europe's declining congregation numbers are largely due to those areas still playing "catch up" with recent changes where more established wards and stakes in these areas were "too small" to meet the new globalized standards for ward and stake size. I predict this decline will not only stabilize, but will actually reverse in the near future to see congregational growth in these areas in coming years.
For those following the weekly New Mission Leadership bios posts by the Church News staff, after today's post of the most recent 11 Bios. According to my research only 4 New Mission Presidents bios remaining to post for the 2026-2029 batch.
1) Texas Dallas West Mission - 2023-2026 Pres. Jonathan Ord
2026-2029 ?? Unknown
2) Washington Tacoma Mission - 2020-2023 Pres. Christopher S. Metts
2023-2023 Pres. Kurt Brown (reassigned)
2023-2026 ?? Unknown
2026-2029 ?? Unknown
3) Brazil Maceio Mission - 2023-2026 Pres. Nathan Hanks
2026-2029 Pres. Shane J Farnsworth (Bio not posted yet)
Possibly the same Shane J Farnsworth posted as new Stake President in 2018.
https://www.thechurchnews.com/2018/3/22/23221667/new-stake-presidents-9/
4) Russia Novosibirsk Mission 2020-2023 Pres. Alexey V. Samaykin
2023-2026 ?? Unknown
2026-2029 ?? Unknown
Updated country-by-country data is available if you use the newsroom verisions of other countries/languages for example https://noticias-br.aigrejadejesuscristo.org/fatos-e-estatisticas/pa%c3%ads/nig%C3%A9ria
Correct, Mario. I am writing up the analysis right now. Truly an unprecedented year for many different reasons. Extremely interesting. Never seen anything like it with membership statistics in the history of the Church.
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