National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
9,923,914 1
Urban
55.70% 1
Rural
44.30% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
2.7% 2
Level of Public Corruption
123 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
86 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.27 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
3.20% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
71 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
99.77% 5
Internet Users
61% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$7,590 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
0.0% 5
Catholic Demographics
These statistics are derived from the Vatican's official publication, Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2020 (Vatican City: Librera Editrice Vaticana, 2022). The numbers may differ from data reported by other sources on this site.
Baptized Catholics
1,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
0.01
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
5
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
11
First Communions per Year
13
Confirmations per Year
7
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
300
Priests
8
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
9
Catholics per Priest
75
Parishes
1
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
1