National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
10,625,250 1
Urban
73.80% 1
Rural
26.20% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
3.8% 2
Homicides
0.75 per 100,000 people (global median 6.9) 3
Level of Public Corruption
47 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
77 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
1.49 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
0.30% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
79 years 5
Internet Users
80% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$18,370 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
0.1% 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
3,332,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
31.15
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
16,457
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
1,761
First Communions per Year
12,053
Confirmations per Year
3,683
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
6,421
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
9,486
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
2,095
Church Marriages per Year
4,839
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
3,248
Priests
1,739
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
987
Catholics per Priest
1,916
Parishes
2,332
Catholic Hospitals
63
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
323