National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
9,417,167 1
Urban
57.10% 1
Rural
42.90% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
0.3% 2
Homicides
63.75 per 100,000 people (global median 6.9) 3
Level of Public Corruption
123 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
78 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.33 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
2.00% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
73 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
84.76% 5
Internet Users
19% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$2,270 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
18.9% 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
7,611,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
81.80
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
40,798
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
12,228
First Communions per Year
29,006
Confirmations per Year
25,012
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
14,445
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
10,566
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
25,014
Church Marriages per Year
3,398
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
3,302
Priests
535
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
819
Catholics per Priest
14,226
Parishes
260
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
850
Catholic Hospitals
6
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
17