60% of LDS Missionaries Now Come From Outside the United States

As of 2024, LDS missionaries come from 170 different countries. The United States provides approximately 40% of the full-time missionary force, meaning 60% of missionaries now come from other nations.

Countries like Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, Peru, and Chile each send thousands of missionaries. The shift from a US-dominated missionary force to a globally sourced one is a measurable indicator of how deeply the theology has taken root internationally. (Church-reported statistical data.)