Church growth, as seen by the increase in the number
of missionaries
Missionaries Increase during previous period
Year ending Set apart in the field Set apart In the field
31 Dec 1830 16 -- -- --
31 Dec 1930 896 -- 880 (100 yrs) --
31 Dec 1950 3,015 -- 2,119 ( 20 yrs) --
31 Dec 1970 7,590 14,387 4,575 ( 20 yrs) --
31 Dec 1971 8,344 15,205 754 818
31 Dec 1972 7,874 16,367 -470 1,162
31 Dec 1973 9,471 17,258 1597 891
31 Dec 1974 9,811 18,109 340 851
31 Dec 1975 14,446 22,492 4,635 4,383
31 Dec 1976 13,928 25,027 -518 2,535
31 Dec 1977 14,561 25,264 633 237
31 Dec 1978 15,860 27,669 1,299 2,405
31 Dec 1979 16,590 29,454 730 1,785
31 Dec 1980 16,600 29,953 10 499
31 Dec 1981 17,800 29,702 1,200 -251
31 Dec 1982 18,260 26,606 460 -3,096
31 Dec 1983 19,450 26,850 1,190 244
31 Dec 1984 19,720 27,392 270 542
31 Dec 1985 19,890 29,265 170 1,873
31 Dec 1986 20,798 31,803 908 2,538
31 Dec 1987 21,001 34,750 203 2,947
31 Dec 1988 22,619 36,123 1,618 1,373
31 Dec 1989 25,609 39,739 2,990 3,616
31 Dec 1990 25,350 43,651 -259 3,912
31 Dec 1991 25,751 43,395 401 -256
31 Dec 1992 30,088 46,025 4,337 2,630
31 Dec 1993 28,784 48,708 -1,304 2,683
31 Dec 1994 28,783 47,311 -1 -1,397
31 Dec 1995 29,871 48,631 1,088 1,320
31 Dec 1996 32,699 52,938 2,828 4,307
31 Dec 1997 33,964 56,531 1,265 3,593
31 Dec 1998 33,825 57,583 -139 1,322
31 Dec 1999 35,096 58,593 1,271 740
31 Dec 2000 35,390 60,784 294 2,191
31 Dec 2001 36,273 60,850 883 66
31 Dec 2002 36,042 61,638 -231 788
31 Dec 2003 29,246 56,237 -6,796 -5,401
31 Dec 2004 30,250 51,067 1,004 -5,170
31 Dec 2005 30,587 52,060 337 993
31 Dec 2006 30,653 53,164 66 1,104
31 Dec 2007 52,686 -478
Decade Missionaries set-apart
1830-1839 597
1840-1849 1,454
1850-1859 705
1860-1869 762
1870-1879 1,371
1880-1889 2,325
1890-1899
5,613
1900-1909 8,117
1910-1919 7,408
1920-1929 9,969
1930-1939 8,513
1940-1949 13,121
1950-1959 22,589
1960-1969 62,576
1970-1979 118,475
1980-1989 201,747
1990-1999 304,211
2000-2005 197,788
Interesting missionary
statistics
- During
the first 100 years of the church’s existence (1830 to 1929), there were
38,321 missionaries set-apart to serve full-time missions. In the year 2002 alone, 36,042
missionaries were set-apart for full-time missionary service.
- 35.5%
of all the full-time missionaries that have served missions for the church
have been set apart in the last 10 years!
- Total
number of missionaries set-apart thus far in this dispensation (1830 to
2005) is 967,341.
- The
total number of missionaries set-apart from 1830 to 1929 (the church’s
first century of existence) was 38,321.
- The
total number of missionaries set-apart from 1930 (the beginning of the
church’s second century of existence) to 2005 was 929,020.
- The
total number of missionaries set-apart from 1995 to 2004 (the last 10
years) was 363,243.
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