Maps are public domain courtesy of the CIA World Factbook.
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 Ward (congregation)
 Branch (congregation)
 Temple
 Mission
 Stake
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 Cities of Surinam
| # | City Name | Population | Map |
# | City Name | Population | Map |
| 1 |
Paramaribo |
110867 |
Map
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Religion in Surinam |
General Religious Data
 Percentage attending religious services weekly: 0% Estimated weekly average attending religious services (all faiths): 0 |
Major Religious Groups
| # |
Faith |
Congregations |
Active Members |
Adherents |
Percent |
Annual Growth |
| 1 |
Hindu |
0 |
0 |
120019 |
27.40% |
0.65% |
| 2 |
Muslim |
0 |
0 |
85853 |
19.60% |
0.65% |
| 3 |
Catholic |
0 |
0 |
99869 |
22.80% |
0.65% |
| 4 |
Protestant |
0 |
0 |
110382 |
25.20% |
0.65% |
| 5 |
indigenous beliefs |
0 |
0 |
21901 |
5.00% |
0.65% |
| 6 |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
38 |
2022 |
6051 |
1.38% |
0.65% |
| 7 |
Seventh-day Adventists |
15 |
2923 |
5846 |
1.33% |
0.00% |
| 8 |
Latter-day Saints |
6 |
211 |
847 |
0.193% |
6% |
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Extrinsic Religious Challenges and Opportunities: National and Cultural |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Surinam |
Official LDS Statistics
LDS Members: 847
Missions: 0 Temples: 0 Stakes: 0 Districts: 1 Wards: 0 Branches: 6 Total Congregations: 6
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Derived LDS Statistics
Approx. Active Members: 211 Percentage of Members Attending Church Weekly: 25% Average members per congregation: 141 Average active members per congregation: 35 LDS, as percent of population: 0.1933% Active LDS, as percent of population: 0.0481% LDS, as percentage of churchgoers: 0% National population per LDS congregation: 73004
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Annual LDS Membership Growth
| # |
Year |
Members |
Annual Growth
Rate |
Wards |
Branches |
Units |
Unit Growth
Rate |
Proportionality
Ratio |
| 1 |
1992 |
200 |
0% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0 |
| 2 |
1994 |
200 |
0% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0 |
| 3 |
1996 |
300 |
20% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0 |
| 4 |
1998 |
300 |
0% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0 |
| 5 |
2000 |
454 |
20.42% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0 |
| 6 |
2002 |
495 |
4.32% |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0 |
| 7 |
2004 |
558 |
5.98% |
0 |
2 |
2 |
33.33% |
5.573 |
| 8 |
2006 |
627 |
5.82% |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0% |
0 |
| 9 |
2008 |
847 |
14.93% |
0 |
6 |
6 |
50% |
3.348 |
LDS membership and unit data 1976-2000 from Mark Davies' WW-LDS.
Proportionality Ratio is the ratio of the increase in units to the increase in membership. A ratio of 1 means that membership and church units are growing at the same rate.
National Population and LDS Growth Rates
Current LDS Membership Growth Rate: 14.93% Current LDS Unit Growth Rate: 50% Annual Population Growth Rate: 0.65% Relative LDS Population Growth Rate (LDS membership growth rate minus population growth rate): 14.28%
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Intrinsic Challenges and Opportunities of the Church of Jesus Christ |
Full-time LDS Missions
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International LDS Atlas: Surinam
Maps by Marc Schindler. Used with permission.
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