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The Mormon corridor refers to the areas of western North America that were settled between 1850 and approximately 1890 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), who are commonly called "Mormons". [30] In academic literature, the area is also commonly called the Mormon culture region. [31] [32]
In 2005, this would have amounted to approximately 4 million active members among a worldwide LDS population of 12 million. Active membership varied from a high of 40 to 50 percent in congregations in North America and the Pacific Islands, to a low of about 25 percent in Latin America.
This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries.
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]
Since 2018, the LDS Church has emphasized a desire for its members be referred to as "members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", or more simply as "Latter-day Saints". [ a ] [ 14 ] Mormons have developed a strong sense of community that stems from their doctrine and history.
The United States Census Bureau 2023 population estimates was used as the basis for the general population. [5] Each state link gives a brief history and additional membership information for that state. LDS membership as percentage of population by US states (2021) LDS membership in absolute numbers, by US states (2021)
Growth and demographic history. The records of the LDS Church show membership growth every decade since its beginning in the 1830s, although that has slowed significantly. Following initial growth rates that averaged 10% to 25% per year in the 1830s through 1850s, it grew at about 4% per year through the last four decades of the 19th century.
The United States has the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil, Mexico, Russia, and the Philippines. [12] Christianity in multiple forms is the state religion of the following 15 nations: Argentina (Catholic Church), [13] Armenia (Armenian Apostolic Church), Tuvalu (Church of Tuvalu), Costa Rica (Catholic Church), [14 ...