National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
24,678,234 1
Urban
56.40% 1
Rural
43.60% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
2.9% 2
Homicides
8.84 per 100,000 people (global median 6.9) 3
Level of Public Corruption
38 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
36 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.27 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
2.50% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
74 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
85.33% 5
Internet Users
40% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$3,450 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
17.6% 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
7,547,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
28.87
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
73,765
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
52,261
First Communions per Year
86,793
Confirmations per Year
42,147
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
253,720
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
109,956
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
11,891
Church Marriages per Year
7,268
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
6,546
Priests
2,974
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
3,252
Catholics per Priest
2,538
Parishes
1,270
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
3,223
Catholic Hospitals
44
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
16