National Demographics
Religious Affiliation
Chart source: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 2010
Total Population
11,659,174 1
Urban
68.90% 1
Rural
31.10% 1
Immigrants as % of Population
0.5% 2
Level of Public Corruption
75 (1=lowest, 176=highest corruption) 4
Gender Equality in the Economy, Health, Education and Politics
126 (1=most equal, 144=least equal) 7
Fertility Rate
2.13 births per adult woman 5
Children Who Do Not Live to Age 5
1.40% 5
Life Expectancy at Birth
75 years 5
Adult Literacy Rate
79.13% 5
Internet Users
46% 5
Gross National Income per Capita
US$4,230 5
Population Living Below US$1.90 per Day
2.0% 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
30,000
Baptized Catholics as % of Total Population
0.26
Baptisms per Year (Under age 7)
8
Baptisms per Year (Over age 7)
16
First Communions per Year
6
Confirmations per Year
5
Students Enrolled in Catholic Primary Schools
4,908
Students Enrolled in Catholic Secondary Schools
313
Priests
26
Women Religious (Nuns & Sisters)
72
Catholics per Priest
1,154
Parishes
10
Homes for Aged, Handicapped, Invalids
1