Below is a list of countries with the most members with only one temple planned or dedicated:
1. Dominican Republic
- 149,655 members
- 22 stakes, 9 districts
- 203 congregations (146 wards, 57 branches)
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple (dedicated in 2000)
- 129,963 members
- 22 stakes
- 155 congregations (127 wards, 28 branches)
- San Salvador El Salvador Temple (dedicated in 2011)
3. Uruguay
- 108,060 members
- 18 stakes, 2 districts
- 130 congregations (97 wards, 33 branches)
- Montevideo Uruguay Temple (dedicated in 2001)
4. Nicaragua
- 101,907 members
- 12 stakes, 4 districts
- 109 congregations (71 wards, 38 branches)
- Managua Nicaragua Temple (under construction, announced in 2018)
5. Paraguay
- 100,121 members
- 11 stakes, 9 districts
- 133 congregations (62 wards, 71 branches)
- Asunción Paraguay Temple (dedicated in 2002)
6. Cote d'Ivoire
- 63,058 members
- 20 stakes, 12 districts
- 262 congregations (154 wards, 108 branches)
- Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple (under construction, announced in 2015)
7. Panama
- 61,980 members
- 7 stakes, 4 districts
- 75 congregations (43 wards, 32 branches)
- Panama City Panama Temple (dedicated in 2008)
8. Costa Rica
- 54,473 members
- 10 stakes, 1 district
- 80 congregations (60 wards, 20 branches)
- San José Costa Rica Temple (dedicated in 2000)
9. Portugal
- 47,916 members
- 7 stakes, 1 district
- 62 congregations (41 wards, 21 branches)
- Lisbon Portugal Temple (dedicated in 2019)
10. Zimbabwe
- 41,262 members
- 9 stakes, 1 district
- 100 congregations (63 wards, 37 branches)
- Harare Zimbabwe Temple (under construction, announced in 2016)
Some observations about this list.
First, several of these countries appear highly likely to have a second temple announced in the immediate future, including the Dominican Republic (Santiago), El Salvador (Santa Ana), and Cote d'Ivoire (Yamoussoukro). However, most other countries do not appear likely to have a second temple announced for the foreseeable future due to low member activity rates and membership and stakes clustered in the city where a temple already operates, such as in Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. Nevertheless, Zimbabwe (Bulawayo), Portugal (Porto), and Uruguay (a city in central or northern Uruguay) are countries with a moderate likelihood of a second temple announcement.
Second, there are major discrepancies in member activity rates among this list of countries with the most members with only one temple, although most of these countries have very low member activity rates. This is well illustrated by significant differences in the number of stakes and congregations between countries with similarly-sized memberships. For example, the Church in Cote d'Ivoire has 63,058 members organized into 262 congregations, 20 stakes, and 12 districts, whereas the Church in Panama has 61,980 members organized into 75 congregations, 7 stakes, and 4 districts. Countries with higher activity rates are more likely to have a second temple announced before countries with a lower member activity rate.
Third, the top 10 countries with the most members with only one temple tended to have their first temple dedicated either in the early 2000s or announced/dedicated in the late 2010s. This has correlated with periods of an increase in temple construction.
Fourth, most of these countries (seven) are located in Latin America.
