Jedediah Grant explained to Thomas Kane that polygamy was necessary because there were more women than men.
John W. Gunnison reported in his book that Latter-day Saints practiced polygamy to account for population differences between men and women.
John C. Kimball advanced the idea in Anti-Polygamy Standard that polygamy was to offer women homes.
John A. Widstoe summarizes census evidence against the theory that polygamy was implemented to address a surplus of women.
Population Studies article analyzes African data and connects polygyny to higher population growth through higher marital rates.
Lee Bean and Geraldine Mineau report LDS plural wives had fewer children than non-plural-wives.
Lee Bean reports early Utah demographic statistics about polygamy using the Utah Population Database.
Warren Hern analyzes a group (Amazonian tribesman) for which polygyny is associated with lower population growth.
Turnwait O. Michael and Alfred S. Ekpenyong publish scholarly article summarizing the literature on the polygyny-fertility hypothesis.
Analysis of the different regions in Kenya in 1988 and 1989; concludes that polygynous societies have higher overall fertility.
Heaton compares Church growth through having children versus growth through conversions.
Kathryn Daynes reports that temple-endowed women outnumbered men in 1850-1880 Utah.
LAT report on survey that indicated that the Church was the fastest growing denomination from 1990-2000.
Michѐle Tertilt analyzes variations in polygyny across Africa and concludes that polygyny is associated with higher population growth.
Study that reports on fact that Chile and Mexican censuses show many fewer members than are on Church records.
Merrill Bateman stated that the Church retains members unless they take their names off the record.
Daynes reports on demographics in Manti that show exceptionally high marital rates.
The 2013 Church Almanac reports the official year-by-year Church numbers for wards, members, and stakes.
DN reports results of survey that shows that Church grew fast in 2010s.
Analysis of discrepancies between Church numbers and government numbers in Brazil.
Jacob 2:28–32 says the Lord will command people to practice polygamy at specific times.
Externally published Church Almanac estimated in 2011 that 30% of worldwide members regularly attend church.
Externally published Church Almanac that tracks growth across different countries.
Martinich summarizes the history of the "convert baptisms" indicator.
Martinich describes the history of the "children of record" indicator.
WP article provides quantitative take-aways from third-party almanac project.
Summarizes results of new Latter-day Saint almanac and cites the 30% active number.
Official Church statement on Church growth.
Dollahite provides a review of research on LDS fertility; LDS fertility rates above average of non-religious and most other religious groups.
BYU Studies article that analyzes Church growth using Pew data.
The official Church membership numbers for 2018.
Pew Research Report on religious declines in general in U.S.
Results of a large, cross-national survey about convert retention.
These are the official Church numbers for 2019.
T&S blog post that discusses GSS data on church activity.
Official Church essay that cites social science research about the relationship between fertility and growth.
National survey with data on Latter-day Saints.
Reports World Values Survey shows decline in religiosity across the world.
Official Numbers of stakes, wards and branches, and total membership for the Church in 2020.
Study details on demographic decline of mainline Protestantism.
Stephen Cranney in Times and Seasons analyzes Church growth.
Stephen Cranney calculates historical youth dependency ratios for Utah.
Stephen Cranney in Times and Seasons calculates historical youth dependency ratios for Utah.
Stephen Cranney in Times and Seasons presents data on how many women emigrated to pioneer Utah.
The Church News reports that Latter-day Saints increased in 49 out of the 50 states over the last decade.
