National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
11,112,945 1
Urban
55.30% 1
Rural
44.70% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
0.4% 2
Level of Public Corruption
159 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Fertility Rate
2.97 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
6.90% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
63 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
48.69% 5
Internet Users
11% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$820 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
53.9% 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
8,396,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
71.48
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
75,429
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
26,718
First Communions per Year
44,888
Confirmations per Year
13,954
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
343,764
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
77,873
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
7,589
Church Marriages per Year
3,213
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
3,140
Priests
1,241
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
1,971
Catholics per Priest
6,766
Parishes
554
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
221
Catholic Hospitals
25
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
23