National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
33,554,343 1
Urban
83.80% 1
Rural
16.20% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
32.3% 2
Homicides
1.50 per 100,000 people (global median 6.9) 3
Level of Public Corruption
62 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
141 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.71 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
1.50% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
74 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
94.43% 5
Internet Users
64% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$25,140 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
1,834,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
5.30
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
85
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
3
First Communions per Year
104
Confirmations per Year
83
Church Marriages per Year
21
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
18
Priests
16
Catholics per Priest
114,625
Parishes
4