National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
2,263,010 1
Urban
28.20% 1
Rural
73.80% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
0.3% 2
Level of Public Corruption
83 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
57 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
3.14 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
9.00% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
50 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
75.80% 5
Internet Users
11% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$1,330 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
59.7% 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
1,463,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
63.66
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
34,790
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
4,000
First Communions per Year
18,392
Confirmations per Year
4,891
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
202,669
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
33,227
Church Marriages per Year
3,295
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
2,153
Priests
157
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
544
Catholics per Priest
9,318
Parishes
84
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
241
Catholic Hospitals
4
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
7