“Church Membership Reaches Nine Million,” Ensign, Apr. 1995, 77
Church Membership Reaches Nine Million
Church membership has reached nine million according to estimates from the Member and Statistical Records Division. Recent statistics show that the Church has added a million members since 1 September 1991, when membership reached eight million.
The rate of growth since September 1991 has been about 840 new members each day, the equivalent of about two wards. The equivalent of a typical stake of 3,800 members was created every four and a half days.
1947 |
1 million |
1963 |
2 million |
1971 |
3 million |
1978 |
4 million |
1982 |
5 million |
1986 |
6 million |
1989 |
7 million |
1991 |
8 million |
1995 |
9 million |