National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
4,540,068 1
Urban
53.70% 1
Rural
46.30% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
3.4% 2
Homicides
10.22 per 100,000 people (global median 6.9) 3
Level of Public Corruption
142 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
129 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
4.54 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
8.50% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
63 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
45.50% 5
Internet Users
11% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$1,270 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
10.9% 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
4,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
0.10
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
68
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
14
First Communions per Year
39
Confirmations per Year
23
Church Marriages per Year
6
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
5
Priests
11
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
34
Catholics per Priest
373
Parishes
5
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
1