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 as % of Total Population:
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7):
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7):
First Communions per Year:
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education:
Church Marriages per Year:
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics:
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters):
