National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
12,501,156 1
Urban
17.20% 1
Rural
82.80% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
3.8% 2
Level of Public Corruption
50 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
5 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
3.80 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
4.20% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
65 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
65.85% 5
Internet Users
11% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$700 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
60.3% 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
5,930,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
46.82
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
78,819
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
69,254
First Communions per Year
72,234
Confirmations per Year
101,149
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
1,045,601
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
367,859
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
8,348
Church Marriages per Year
27,380
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
26,208
Priests
939
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
2,219
Catholics per Priest
6,315
Parishes
205
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
196
Catholic Hospitals
10
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
26