National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
4,829,946 1
Urban
84.50% 1
Rural
15.50% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
41.1% 2
Level of Public Corruption
64 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
133 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.71 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
1.20% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
77 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
86.94% 5
Internet Users
70% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$16,870 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
98,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
2.12
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
75
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
4
Confirmations per Year
267
Church Marriages per Year
8
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
2
Priests
10
Catholics per Priest
9,802
Parishes
4
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
30