National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
11,215,674 1
Urban
69.40% 1
Rural
30.60% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
1.3% 2
Level of Public Corruption
113 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
23 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.92 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
3.80% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
69 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
92.23% 5
Internet Users
39% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$2,870 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
7.7% 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
10,066,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
86.53
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
66,095
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
25,396
First Communions per Year
52,698
Confirmations per Year
45,628
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
255,974
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
148,629
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
45,120
Church Marriages per Year
12,323
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
12,057
Priests
1,190
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
2,069
Catholics per Priest
8,459
Parishes
629
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
286
Catholic Hospitals
36
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
39