National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
24,905,843 1
Urban
50.80% 1
Rural
49.20% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
9.6% 2
Homicides
11.84 per 100,000 people (global median 6.9) 3
Level of Public Corruption
108 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
136 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
4.94 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
9.30% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
52 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
40.98% 5
Internet Users
15% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$1,450 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
29.0% 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
7,518,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
28.42
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
18,116
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
45,745
First Communions per Year
24,013
Confirmations per Year
34,458
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
75,273
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
35,029
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
3,203
Church Marriages per Year
8,015
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
6,639
Priests
1,956
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
971
Catholics per Priest
3,843
Parishes
604
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
1,054
Catholic Hospitals
17
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
5
