National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
6,961,210 1
Urban
35.00% 1
Rural
65.00% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
0.3% 2
Homicides
6.87 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
43 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.92 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
6.70% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
67 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
72.70% 5
Internet Users
14% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$1,660 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
30.0% 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
51,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
0.70
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
705
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
475
First Communions per Year
502
Confirmations per Year
626
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
574
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
46
Church Marriages per Year
316
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
176
Priests
47
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
107
Catholics per Priest
1,080
Parishes
180
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
65