Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Canada)

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Membership in Canada
YearMembership
19209,411
193011,633
194013,666
195018,755
196031,645
197055,455
197982,769
1989*125,000
1999156,575
2009177,600
2019199,054
2021199,534
2023203,339
*Membership was published as an estimate.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Venezuela[1]

In the 2021 Canadian census the number of persons who self-identified with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was 85,315 [2] down from 105,365 in 2011.[3] The following tables and graphs use general population data taken from Statistics Canada using the first quarter 2020 population estimates.[4] The official membership statistics as of Jan 1, 2020 provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was used for all other data.[5]

This table is sortable. The link under the names of each province corresponds to brief LDS history and other information for that particular area.
File:Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada by population.svg
Membership of the LDS Church
  0-24,999
  25,000-49,999
  50,000-99,999
File:Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada by percentage.svg
Percent of citizen adherence to the LDS Church
  0.0-0.5%
  0.5-1.0%
  1.0-1.5%
  1.5-3.0%

Table

Province Membership Population % LDS Stakes[6] Districts[6] Wards[7] Branches[7] Total Congregations Missions Temples
Alberta 84,459 4,800,768 1.76% 22 177 35 214 2 3
British Columbia 31,171 5,609,870 0.56% 8 1 49 28 80 1 1
Manitoba 5,068 1,474,439 0.34% 2 7 5 12 1 1
New Brunswick 2,581 846,190 0.31% 1 5 1 6
Newfoundland 794 540,552 0.15% 1 3 3
Northwest Territories & Nunavut 164 85,462 0.19% 1 1
Nova Scotia 5,118 1,069,364 0.48% 1 6 11 14 1 1
Ontario 53,882 15,911,285 0.34% 9 1 59 40 99 1 1
Prince Edward Island 679 176,162 0.39% 1 2 3
Quebec 13,579 8,984,918 0.15% 3 1 19 16 37 1 1
Saskatchewan 5,582 1,225,493 0.46% 2 8 9 16 1
Yukon 262 45,387 0.58% 1 1
TOTAL 203,339 40,769,890 0.50% 48 4 327 150 486 7 9

See also

References

  1. "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Canada", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 13 April 2021
  2. "2021 National Household Survey: Data tables". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 7 Oct 2023.
  3. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Statistics Canada. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. "Deseret Book 2013 Church Almanac Paperback by Deseret News". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. 6.0 6.1 LDS Stake & Ward Web Site Search.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "LDS Maps". Retrieved 14 February 2015.