National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
36,953,765 1
Urban
81.40% 1
Rural
18.60% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
21.8% 2
Homicides
1.68 per 100,000 people (global median 6.9) 3
Level of Public Corruption
9 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
35 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
1.59 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
0.50% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
82 years 5
Internet Users
87% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$51,630 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
16,858,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
44.36
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
72,626
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
5,346
First Communions per Year
61,060
Confirmations per Year
57,507
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
486,026
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
276,218
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
28,074
Church Marriages per Year
9,712
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
7,964
Priests
6,222
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
9,620
Catholics per Priest
2,709
Parishes
3,881
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
239
Catholic Hospitals
64
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
140