Below is a list of the 10 countries with the largest increase in membership for the year 2007. This does not take growth rate into account, but rather illustrates where the increase in Church membership is occurring. The percentage to the right of the increase in membership is the percentage that country's membership's increase is of the entire Church's membership increase for the year 2007. The total increase of membership for 2007 was 325,939 members.
- United States* - 91,631 - 28%
- Brazil - 48,250 - 15%
- Mexico - 39,466 - 12%
- Philippines - 22,036 - 7%
- Peru - 16,356 - 5%
- Argentina - 8,003 - 2.5%
- Honduras - 5,347 - 1.6%
- Chile - 5,115 - 1.5%
- Ecuador - 5,104 - 1.5%
- Paraguay - 5,080 - 1.5%
Approximately 75% of the increase in Church membership can be found in these 10 countries.
Wow. I'm both surprised and excited to see Paraguay on this list. 8 or 9 years ago we were struggling to get half that many baptisms. I wonder if having a temple now is one of the factors.
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