National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
20,950,041 1
Urban
18.50% 1
Rural
81.50% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
0.2% 2
Level of Public Corruption
95 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
100 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.06 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
1.00% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
75 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
91.18% 5
Internet Users
26% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$3,460 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
1.7% 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
1,630,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
7.43
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
22,483
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
2,858
First Communions per Year
21,040
Confirmations per Year
19,149
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
44,801
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
64,589
Students Enrolled in Catholic Higher Education
8,168
Church Marriages per Year
10,012
Church Marriages in Which Both Spouses are Catholics
7,409
Priests
1,551
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
2,604
Catholics per Priest
1,051
Parishes
493
Mission Stations (no resident priests)
696
Catholic Hospitals
9
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
49
