National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
5,449,816 1
Urban
53.70% 1
Rural
46.30% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
3.3% 2
Homicides
0.88 per 100,000 people (global median 6.9) 3
Level of Public Corruption
54 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
94 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
1.40 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
0.70% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
76 years 5
Internet Users
80% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$17,750 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
0.2% 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
4,023,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
73.71
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
35,678
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
1,293
First Communions per Year
27,508
Confirmations per Year
17,651
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
24,699
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
12,582
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
3,734
Church Marriages per Year
9,624
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
8,436
Priests
3,045
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
1,876
Catholics per Priest
1,321
Parishes
1,561
Catholic Hospitals
6
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
73