Below is a list of the most populous countries where no LDS mission operates. Population figures reported were retrieved from the CIA World Factbook. The name of the mission that administers each country is provided for nations assigned to LDS missions. LDS membership figures are estimates for some nations. Precise membership data reported is current as of year-end 2014. All other LDS statistics reported are current as of April 2016. Countries listed in
bold do not appear to have any legal obstacles for the Church to overcome in order to organize a mission.
1. Pakistan - 199 million - India New Delhi Mission
- ~4,000 members
- 13 branches
- 0 stakes
- 3 districts
2. Bangladesh - 169 million - India New Delhi Mission
- ~50 members (estimate)
- 1 branch
- 0 stakes
- 0 districts
3. Ethiopia - 99.5 million - Uganda Kampala Mission
- 1,854 members
- 5 branches
- 0 stakes
- 1 district
4. Egypt - 88.5 million
- ~150 members (estimate)
- 1 branch
- 0 stakes
- 0 districts
5. Iran - 81.8 million
- less than 50 members (estimate)
- 0 branches
- 0 stakes
- 0 districts
6. Burma (Myanmar) - 56.3 million - Thailand Bangkok Mission
- ~150 members (estimate)
- 1 branch
- 0 stakes
- 0 districts
7. Tanzania - 51.0 million - Kenya Nairobi Mission
- 1,336 members
- 6 branches
- 0 stakes
- 1 district
8. Algeria - 39.5 million
- less than 10 members (estimate)
- 0 branches
- 0 stakes
- 0 districts
9. Iraq - 37.0 million
- less than 100 members (estimate)
- 1 branch
- 0 stakes
- 0 districts
10. Sudan - 36.1 million - Uganda Kampala Mission
- less than 20 members (estimate)
- 0 branches
- 0 stakes
- 0 districts
Of these 10 nations, the Church appears most likely to organize missions in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burma (Myanmar), and Pakistan.
