Temples by Year
The construction of temples has seen periods of acceleration and deceleration since the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6, 1830. A compilation of the number of temple announcements, groundbreakings, and dedications by year is displayed below.
Temples by Year Statistics
| Statistic | Date | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Year with Most Announcements | 2022 | 35 Announcements |
| Year with Most Groundbreakings | 1999 | 32 Groundbreakings |
| Year with Most Dedications | 2000 | 34 Dedications |
| Month with Most Announcements | April 2021 | 20 Announcements |
| Month with Most Groundbreakings | March 1999 | 7 Groundbreakings |
| Month with Most Dedications | April 2000 | 6 Dedications |
| Day with Most Announcements | 4 April 2021 | 20 Announcements |
| Day with Most Groundbreakings | 20 March 1999 | 4 Groundbreakings |
| Day with Most Dedications | 17 September 2023 | 3 Dedications |
Temples by Year List
| Year | Announcements | Groundbreakings | Dedications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 announcement | 2 groundbreakings | 7 dedications |
| 2025 | 16 announcements | 20 groundbreakings | 9 dedications |
| 2024 | 32 announcements | 14 groundbreakings | 16 dedications |
| 2023 | 35 announcements | 8 groundbreakings | 11 dedications |
| 2022 | 35 announcements | 16 groundbreakings | 5 dedications |
| 2021 | 34 announcements | 12 groundbreakings | 2 dedications |
| 2020 | 14 announcements | 21 groundbreakings | 1 dedication |
| 2019 | 16 announcements | 11 groundbreakings | 6 dedications |
| 2018 | 19 announcements | 1 groundbreaking | 2 dedications |
| 2017 | 5 announcements | 3 groundbreakings | 4 dedications |
| 2016 | 4 announcements | 4 groundbreakings | 6 dedications |
| 2015 | 3 announcements | 5 groundbreakings | 5 dedications |
| 2014 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 3 dedications |
| 2013 | 2 announcements | 2 groundbreakings | 1 dedication |
| 2012 | 2 announcements | 4 groundbreakings | 4 dedications |
| 2011 | 9 announcements | 7 groundbreakings | 2 dedications |
| 2010 | 6 announcements | 6 groundbreakings | 4 dedications |
| 2009 | 5 announcements | 3 groundbreakings | 2 dedications |
| 2008 | 9 announcements | 2 groundbreakings | 4 dedications |
| 2007 | 2 announcements | 3 groundbreakings | 0 dedication |
| 2006 | 4 announcements | 3 groundbreakings | 2 dedications |
| 2005 | 1 announcement | 3 groundbreakings | 3 dedications |
| 2004 | 2 announcements | 1 groundbreaking | 3 dedications |
| 2003 | 1 announcement | 3 groundbreakings | 2 dedications |
| 2002 | 3 announcements | 2 groundbreakings | 7 dedications |
| 2001 | 4 announcements | 4 groundbreakings | 5 dedications |
| 2000 | 6 announcements | 5 groundbreakings | 34 dedications |
| 1999 | 17 announcements | 32 groundbreakings | 15 dedications |
| 1998 | 27 announcements | 17 groundbreakings | 2 dedications |
| 1997 | 7 announcements | 2 groundbreakings | 2 dedications |
| 1996 | 1 announcement | 5 groundbreakings | 2 dedications |
| 1995 | 5 announcements | 1 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1994 | 2 announcements | 2 groundbreakings | 1 dedication |
| 1993 | 2 announcements | 3 groundbreakings | 1 dedication |
| 1992 | 3 announcements | 2 groundbreakings | 0 dedication |
| 1990 | 3 announcements | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1989 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 2 dedications |
| 1988 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1987 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1986 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 3 dedications |
| 1985 | 0 announcement | 2 groundbreakings | 5 dedications |
| 1984 | 5 announcements | 2 groundbreakings | 6 dedications |
| 1983 | 0 announcement | 5 groundbreakings | 6 dedications |
| 1982 | 5 announcements | 7 groundbreakings | 0 dedication |
| 1981 | 9 announcements | 5 groundbreakings | 1 dedication |
| 1980 | 6 announcements | 0 groundbreaking | 2 dedications |
| 1979 | 0 announcement | 2 groundbreakings | 0 dedication |
| 1978 | 1 announcement | 2 groundbreakings | 1 dedication |
| 1977 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1976 | 1 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1975 | 3 announcements | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1974 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1972 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 2 dedications |
| 1969 | 0 announcement | 2 groundbreakings | 0 dedication |
| 1968 | 1 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1967 | 2 announcements | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1964 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1962 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1961 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1958 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 2 dedications |
| 1956 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1955 | 1 announcement | 2 groundbreakings | 1 dedication |
| 1953 | 1 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1952 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1951 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1945 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1939 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1937 | 2 announcements | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1927 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1923 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1922 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1919 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1916 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1915 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1913 | 1 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1893 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1888 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1884 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1877 | 0 announcement | 2 groundbreakings | 1 dedication |
| 1876 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1875 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1871 | 1 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1853 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1847 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1846 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1841 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1840 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1836 | 0 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 1 dedication |
| 1833 | 0 announcement | 1 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |
| 1832 | 1 announcement | 0 groundbreaking | 0 dedication |