ELCA Membership by Year
Statistics compiled by the ELCA Office of the Secretary
|
Year |
Members |
Change |
% |
Congregations |
Change |
% |
| 1987 |
5,288,048 |
|
|
11,133 |
|
|
| 1988 |
5,251,534 |
-36,514 |
-0.69% |
11,120 |
-13 |
-0.12% |
| 1989 |
5,238,798 |
-12,736 |
-0.24% |
11,067 |
-53 |
-0.48% |
| 1990 |
5,240,739 |
+1,941 |
0.04% |
11,087 |
+20 |
0.18% |
| 1991 |
5,245,177 |
+4,438 |
0.08% |
11,074 |
-13 |
-0.12% |
| 1992 |
5,234,568 |
-10,609 |
-0.20% |
11,055 |
-19 |
-0.17% |
| 1993 |
5,212,785 |
-21,783 |
-0.42% |
11,023 |
-32 |
-0.29% |
| 1994 |
5,199,048 |
-13,737 |
-0.26% |
10,973 |
-50 |
-0.45% |
| 1995 |
5,190,489 |
-8,559 |
-0.16% |
10,955 |
-18 |
-0.16% |
| 1996 |
5,187,363 |
-3,126 |
-0.06% |
10,936 |
-19 |
-0.17% |
| 1997 |
5,185,055 |
-2,308 |
-0.04% |
10,889 |
-47 |
-0.43% |
| 1998 |
5,178,225 |
-6,830 |
-0.13% |
10,862 |
-27 |
-0.25% |
| 1999 |
5,149,668 |
-28,557 |
-0.55% |
10,851 |
-11 |
-0.10% |
| 2000 |
5,125,919 |
-23,749 |
-0.46% |
10,816 |
-35 |
-0.32% |
| 2001 |
5,099,877 |
-26,042 |
-0.51% |
10,766 |
-50 |
-0.46% |
| 2002* |
5,038,006 |
-61,871 |
-1.21% |
10,721 |
-45 |
-0.42% |
| 2003 |
4,984,925 |
-53,081 |
-1.05% |
10,657 |
-64 |
-0.60% |
| 2004 |
4,930,429 |
-54,496 |
-1.09% |
10,585 |
-72 |
-0.68% |
| 2005 |
4,850,776 |
-79,653 |
-1.62% |
10,549 |
-36 |
-0.34% |
| 2006 |
4,774,203 |
-76,573 |
-1.58% |
10,470 |
-79 |
-0.75% |
| 2007 |
4,709,956 |
-64,247 |
-1.34% |
10,448 |
-22 |
-0.21% |
| 2008 |
4,633,887 |
-76,069 |
-1.61% |
10,396 |
-52 |
-0.49% |
| 2009 |
4,543,037 |
-90,850 |
-1.99% |
10,348 |
-48 |
-0.46% |
| 2010 |
4,272,688 |
-270,349 |
-5.95% |
10,008 |
-340 |
-3.29% |
| 2011 |
4,059,785 |
-212,903 |
-4.98% |
9,638 |
-370 |
-3.70% |
| 2012 |
3,950,924 |
-108,861 |
-2.68% |
9,533 |
-105 |
-1.09% |
* Only congregations existing on December 31 are included in the overall membership statistics. Prior to 2002, all congregations that existed during the course of the previous year were included.
