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Ireland

Population: 3.97 million (#119 out of 240 countries)



  Wikipedia article on Ireland

 World Factbook article on Ireland

Maps are public domain courtesy of the CIA World Factbook.

Ward (congregation)  Branch (congregation)  Temple  Mission  Stake 
 People Groups of Ireland
# Group Name Primary Language Population % of total
1 Irish English 3600000 90.73%
Total population of above people-groups: 3600000 (90.73% of national population).
Selected people groups and language data from Ethnologue.com and other sources.
 People-Groups of Ireland
The Irish have a sense of humor. They are easygoing, polite, and cheerful. Although the Irish are laid-back, the still work hard.
 Cities of Ireland
#City NamePopulationMap #City NamePopulationMap
1 Dublin 533929 Map 2 Cork 127253 Map

Religion in Ireland
 General Religious Data
 Percentage attending religious services weekly: 84%
 Estimated weekly average attending religious services (all faiths): 3333120
 Major Religious Groups
# Faith Congregations Active Members Adherents Percent Annual Growth
1 Catholic 0 0 3634687 91.60% 1.16%
2 Church of Ireland 0 0 99200 2.50% 1.16%
3 other 0 0 234112 5.90% 1.16%
4 Jehovah's Witnesses 115 4611 8195 0.21% 1.16%
5 Seventh-day Adventists 1 127 254 0.01% 38.00%
6 Latter-day Saints 13 841 2805 0.071% 6.48%
Country religious adherents data courtesy of the World Factbook.LDS membership and unit data are derived from the LDS Church Almanac. Seventh-day Adventist statistics are from the Adventist yearbook statistical reports. Jehovah's Witness data are from the Jehovah's Witness yearly statistical report. Other data are from a variety of sources available upon request.

Extrinsic Religious Challenges and Opportunities: National and Cultural

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ireland
 Official LDS Statistics
 LDS Members: 2805
 Missions: 1
 Temples: 0
 Stakes: 1
 Districts: 1
 Wards: 4
 Branches: 9
 Total Congregations: 13
 Derived LDS Statistics
 Approx. Active Members: 841
 Percentage of Members Attending Church Weekly: 30%
 Average members per congregation: 215
 Average active members per congregation: 64
 LDS, as percent of population: 0.0706%
 Active LDS, as percent of population: 0.0211%
 LDS, as percentage of churchgoers: 0.025%
 National population per LDS congregation: 305230
 Annual LDS Membership Growth
# Year Members Annual Growth
Rate
Wards Branches Units Unit Growth
Rate
Proportionality
Ratio
1 1998 2250 0% 4 11 15 0% 0
2 2000 2300 1.1% 4 8 12 -11.11% -10.1
3 2002 2341 0.88% 4 9 13 4% 4.545
4 2004 2375 0.72% 4 9 13 0% 0
5 2006 2693 6.27% 4 9 13 0% 0
6 2008 2805 2.04% 4 9 13 0% 0
LDS membership and unit data 1976-2000 from Mark Davies' WW-LDS.
Proportionality Ratio is the ratio of the increase in units to the increase in membership. A ratio of 1 means that membership and church units are growing at the same rate.
 National Population and LDS Growth Rates
 Current LDS Membership Growth Rate: 2.04%
 Current LDS Unit Growth Rate: 0%
 Annual Population Growth Rate: 1.16%
 Relative LDS Population Growth Rate (LDS membership growth rate minus population growth rate): 0.88%
 Scriptures Available
The Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Bible are available in English. No LDS scriptures are available in Gaelic.

Intrinsic Challenges and Opportunities of the Church of Jesus Christ
 Full-time LDS Missions
 International LDS Atlas: Ireland

Maps by Marc Schindler. Used with permission.
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