Heaton compares Church growth through having children versus growth through conversions.
LAT report on survey that indicated that the Church was the fastest growing denomination from 1990-2000.
Study that reports on fact that Chile and Mexican censuses show many fewer members than are on Church records.
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.
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.
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.
