World Population, LDS Membership, and Mission Distribution
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Each population icon represents approximately 60
million people.
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Each half-population icon represents approximately
30 million people.
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Each LDS Membership icon represents approximately
113,000 LDS members.
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Each half LDS Membership icon represents approximately 56,000 LDS members.
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Each full Book of Mormon missionary icon represents
three LDS missions with approximately 540 missionaries total, or an average
of approximately 180 per mission. Actual missionary totals per mission may vary.
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Each third Book of Mormon icon represents one LDS
mission.
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A full icon in each category represents 1% of the total of world population, LDS members, and LDS missions, respectively.
Nations where missionary work is seriously restricted or prohibited are listed
in red.
"He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness;
and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male
and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both
Jew and Gentile." 2 Nephi 26:33
Country
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Population
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LDS Membership
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LDS Missions
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China
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0.2 smiley
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India
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0.03 smiley
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United States
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Indonesia
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0.05 smiley
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Brazil
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Russia
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0.12 smiley
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Pakistan
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0.005 smiley
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Bangladesh
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Japan
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Nigeria
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Mexico
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Germany
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0.3 smileys
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Philippines
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Vietnam
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Turkey
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0.002 smiley
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Ethiopia
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0.002 smiley
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Thailand
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0.1 smiley
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France
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0.35 smiley
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Egypt
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Iran
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United Kingdom
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Italy
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0.16 smiley
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DR Congo
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0.1 smiley
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Myanmar
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Ukraine
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0.1 smiley
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South Korea
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South Africa
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0.3 smiley
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Colombia
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Spain
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0.3 smiley
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Poland
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0.002 smiley
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Argentina
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Sudan
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Tanzania
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Algeria
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Canada
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Peru
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Venezuela
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0.4 people
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Australia
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0.3 people
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Chile
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0.25 people
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Guatemala
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0.16 people
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Bolivia
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0.14 people
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Dominican Republic
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0.14 people
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Honduras
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0.1 people
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El Salvador
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0.1 people
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New Zealand
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0.06 people
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Uruguay
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0.05 people
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Samoa
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0.003 people
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Tonga
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0.001 people
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All Others
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Statistics by region
| Region | % of World Population | % of LDS Membership | % of LDS Missions |
| North America | 5% | 48% | 32% |
| Central and South America | 12% | 34% | 31% |
Island Nations (United Kingdom, Japan, Philippines, South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand) | 4.6% | 13% | 15% |
| Continental Europe | 11% | 1.9% | 12.5% |
| Continental Asia | 56% | 1.4% | 4.7% |
| Africa | 12% | 1.3% | 4.5% |
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