National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
19,164,728 1
Urban
16.90% 1
Rural
83.10% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
1.2% 2
Level of Public Corruption
120 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
67 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
5.05 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
6.40% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
58 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
31.10% 5
Internet Users
6% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$650 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
70.9% 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
6,308,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
33.38
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
47,495
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
28,217
First Communions per Year
61,259
Confirmations per Year
52,254
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
1,893,292
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
83,471
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
14,803
Church Marriages per Year
8,938
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
4,328
Priests
645
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
1,119
Catholics per Priest
9,780
Parishes
207
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
872
Catholic Hospitals
29
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
5