National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
266,794,980 1
Urban
55.30% 1
Rural
44.70% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
0.1% 2
Level of Public Corruption
90 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
88 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.44 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
2.70% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
69 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
92.81% 5
Internet Users
17% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$3,630 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
15.9% 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
8,111,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
3.01
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
125,006
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
35,280
First Communions per Year
110,406
Confirmations per Year
100,382
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
453,843
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
350,607
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
120,780
Church Marriages per Year
46,079
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
39,621
Priests
5,645
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
9,611
Catholics per Priest
1,437
Parishes
1,414
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
8,466
Catholic Hospitals
132
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
52