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Which Asian countries have seen the largest increase in Church members?

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India (1), Cambodia (2), Thailand (3) and Malaysia (4) had the largest percentage increases over 10 years from 2011 to 2021.

Among countries and territories in Asia, by far the largest increase in Church membership during the past 10 years has been in the Philippines, increasing from 661,598 members in 2011 by 171,447 Latter-day Saints, to more than 800,000 at the close of 2021, which is the most recent figure published.

Taiwan had the second-largest increase, of 7,519 members.

The Philippines also is the Asian nation with the most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, followed by Japan and South Korea, according to statistics available on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

You can see a full list of the top ten Asian countries and territories with the highest percentage of membership growth over the last 10 years on Church News.

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