Heaton compares Church growth through having children versus growth through conversions.
New York Times cites study indicating the Church was the fastest-growing religious denomination in the U.S. from 1990 to 2000.
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.
Merrill Bateman stated that the Church retains members unless they take their names off the record.
The 2013 Church Almanac reports the official year-by-year Church numbers for wards, members, and stakes.
PRRI cites 2010 study that shows the Church as fastest-growing religion in U.S.
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.
Ray Merrill summarizes Church growth rates since 1830, compares with world population rates.
Dollahite provides a review of research on LDS fertility; LDS fertility rates above average of non-religious and most other religious groups.
Stephen Cranney cites Pew Research study, discusses people who leave the Church.
BYU Studies article that analyzes Church growth using Pew data.
The Church states that they do not include deceased persons on membership rolls.
The official Church membership numbers for 2018.
Church spokesperson Daniel McConkie states that the Church received fraudulent requests to remove records.
Pew Research Report on religious declines in general in U.S.
Results of a large, cross-national survey about convert retention.
2019 Statistical Report for April 2020 Conference.
Times and Seasons blog post 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.
The Church News reports that Latter-day Saints increased in 49 out of the 50 states over the last decade.
Two-thirds of former Latter-day Saints don’t remove their records, according to 2023 survey by the B. H. Roberts Foundation.
69% of U.S. Latter-day Saints attend Church weekly according to 2024 Pew Research study.
Church membership statistics for 2024, as reported by Church News.
Church News publishes comparison of Church membership statistics for the years 2022–2024.
Church Newsroom reports record growth between June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025.
Justin Dyer et al. study on Latter-day Saint retention.
2025 Church Statistical report from Church Newsroom.
