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Encyclopedia > Roman Catholics by country

The proportion of Catholic population of each country of the world was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2004 (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/). Other sources used were hierarchy.org (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/sc4.html) and the CIA World Factbook ([1] (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/)). The total population of each country was taken from The US Census Bureau at census.gov (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbrank.pl) (2005 estimates). A country, a land, or a state, is a geographical area that connotes an independent political entity, with its own government, administration, laws, often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and population, who are one anothers countrymen. ... The World in Plate Carrée Projection In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is Age of Man. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... World Factbook 2004 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Catholic countries are countries noted as historically having a heavy predominance of believers of the Catholic Church in their populations. Italy is probably the best known of these countries, particularly since the Vatican is situated within the city of Rome; others, however, include Asian nations such as The Philippines, or many of the countries of Latin America, though increasingly less so, with the rise of Protestant Christianity in that region. This article describes a type of political entity. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

Contents
1 By country
2 By region
3 Top sixty
4 See also
5 References

By country

Roman Catholicism by country
Region Country Total Population (2005 est) % of Catholics Catholic total
Central Asia Roman Catholicism in Afghanistan 29,928,987 n/a n/a
Balkans Roman Catholicism in Albania 3,563,112 13.32% 474,606
North Africa Roman Catholicism in Algeria 32,531,853 0.01% 3,253
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Angola 11,190,786 44.14% 4,939,612
South America Roman Catholicism in Argentina 39,537,943 88% 34,793,389
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Armenia 2,982,904 3.7% 110,367
Oceania Roman Catholicism in Australia 20,090,437 26% 5,223,513
Central Europe Roman Catholicism in Austria 8,184,691 74% 6,056,671
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Azerbaijan 7,911,974 n/a n/a
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Bahrain 688,345 n/a n/a
South Asia Roman Catholicism in Bangladesh 144,319,628 0.22% 317,503
Eastern Europe Roman Catholicism in Belarus 10,300,483 17% 1,751,082
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Belgium 10,364,388 47% 4,871,262
Central America Roman Catholicism in Belize 279,457 58% 162,085
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Benin 7,460,025 23.18% 1,729,233
South Asia Roman Catholicism in Bhutan 2,232,291 0.06% 1,339
South America Roman Catholicism in Bolivia 8,857,870 78% 6,909,138
Balkans Roman Catholicism in Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,025,476 15.54% 625,558
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Botswana 1,640,115 4.94% 81,021
South America Roman Catholicism in Brazil 186,112,794 73.57% 136,923,182
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Brunei 372,361 6.36% 23,682
Balkans Roman Catholicism in Bulgaria 7,450,349 1% 74,503
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Burkina Faso 13,925,313 17% 2,367,303
Central Africa Roman Catholicism in Burundi 6,370,609 63.09% 4,019,217
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Cambodia 13,607,069 0.16% 21,771
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Cameroon 16,380,005 25.68% 4,206,385
North America Roman Catholicism in Canada 32,805,041 43% 14,106,167
Central Africa Roman Catholicism in Central African Republic 3,799,897 23% 873,976
Central Africa Roman Catholicism in Chad 9,826,419 8.96% 880,447
South America Roman Catholicism in Chile 15,980,912 70% 11,186,638
East Asia Roman Catholicism in China 1,306,313,812 0.75% 9,797,353
South America Roman Catholicism in Colombia 42,954,279 81.82% 35,145,191
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Comoros 671,247 0.03% 201
Central Africa Roman Catholicism in Congo (Brazzaville) 3,039,126 42.65% 1,296,187
Central Africa Roman Catholicism in Congo (Kinshasa) 60,085,004 50.39% 30,276,833
Central America Roman Catholicism in Costa Rica 4,016,173 86.64% 3,479,612
Balkans Roman Catholicism in Croatia 4,495,904 85% 3,821,518
North America Roman Catholicism in Cuba 11,346,670 45% 5,106,001
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Cyprus 780,133 1.28% 9,985
Central Europe Roman Catholicism in Czech Republic 10,241,138 38.32% 3,924,404
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire 17,298,040 19.4% 3,355,819
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Denmark 5,432,335 0.64% 34,766
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Djibouti 476,703 0.2% 953
Caribbean Roman Catholicism in Dominican Republic 8,950,034 88.89% 7,955,685
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in East Timor 1,040,880 90% 936,792
South America Roman Catholicism in Ecuador 13,363,593 91.53% 12,231,696
North Africa Roman Catholicism in Egypt 77,505,756 0.35% 271,270
Central America Roman Catholicism in El Salvador 6,704,932 57.1% 3,828,516
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Eritrea 4,561,599 3.34% 152,357
Eastern Europe Roman Catholicism in Estonia 1,332,893 0.36% 4,798
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Ethiopia 73,053,286 0.8% 584,426
Oceania Roman Catholicism in Fiji 893,354 9% 80,401
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Finland 5,223,442 0.14% 7,312
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in France 60,656,178 42% 25,475,594
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Gabon 1,389,201 50.17% 696,962
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Gambia 1,593,256 2.1% 33,458
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Georgia 4,677,401 1.8% 84,193
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Germany 82,431,390 33.4% 27,532,084
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Ghana 21,029,853 11.1% 2,334,313
Balkans Roman Catholicism in Greece 10,668,354 0.43% 45,873
Caribbean Roman Catholicism in Grenada 89,502 65% 58,176
Central America Roman Catholicism in Guatemala 14,655,189 55% 8,060,353
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Guinea 9,467,866 2.66% 251,845
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Guinea-Bissau 1,416,027 8.97% 127,017
South America Roman Catholicism in Guyana 765,283 12% 91,833
Caribbean Roman Catholicism in Haiti 8,121,622 55% 4,466,892
Central America Roman Catholicism in Honduras 6,975,204 63% 4,394,378
Central Europe Roman Catholicism in Hungary 10,006,835 56.56% 5,659,865
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Iceland 296,737 1.74% 5,163
South Asia Roman Catholicism in India 1,080,264,388 1.58% 17,068,177
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Indonesia 241,973,879 3.05% 7,380,203
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Iran 68,017,860 0.02% 13,603
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Iraq 26,074,906 1.19% 310,291
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Ireland 4,015,676 88.4% 3,549,857
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Israel 6,276,883 1.5% 94,153
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Italy 58,102,112 87% 50,548,837
Caribbean Roman Catholicism in Jamaica 2,731,832 2% 54,636
East Asia Roman Catholicism in Japan 127,417,244 0.4% 509,668
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Jordan 5,759,732 1.2% 69,116
Central Asia Roman Catholicism in Kazakhstan 15,185,844 0.66% 100,226
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Kenya 33,829,590 28% 9,472,285
East Asia Roman Catholicism in Korea, North 22,912,177 n/a n/a
East Asia Roman Catholicism in Korea, South 48,422,644 6.62% 3,205,579
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Kuwait 2,335,648 6.16% 143,875
Central Asia Roman Catholicism in Kyrgyzstan 5,146,281 0.56% 28,819
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Laos 6,217,141 0.6% 37,302
Eastern Europe Roman Catholicism in Latvia 2,290,237 17.04% 390,256
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Lebanon 3,826,018 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Lesotho 1,867,035 70% 1,306,924
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Liberia 3,482,211 5.42% 188,735
North Africa Roman Catholicism in Libya 5,765,563 0.7% 40,358
Eastern Europe Roman Catholicism in Lithuania 3,596,617 79% 2,841,327
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Luxembourg 468,571 90% 421,713
Balkans Roman Catholicism in Macedonia 2,045,262 1% 20,452
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Madagascar 18,040,341 24.01% 4,331,485
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Malawi 12,158,924 19.57% 2,379,501
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Malaysia 23,953,136 3.3% 790,453
South Asia Roman Catholicism in Maldives 349,106 n/a n/a
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Mali 12,291,529 1.54% 189,289
North Africa Roman Catholicism in Mauritania 3,086,859 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Mauritius 1,230,602 23.51% 289,314
North America Roman Catholicism in Mexico 106,202,903 88% 93,458,554
Eastern Europe Roman Catholicism in Moldova 4,455,421 0.46% 20,494
Central Asia Roman Catholicism in Mongolia 2,791,272 0.04% 1,116
North Africa Roman Catholicism in Morocco 32,725,847 0.07% 22,908
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Mozambique 19,406,703 22.23% 4,314,110
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Myanmar 42,909,464 1.05% 450,549
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Namibia 2,030,692 16.95% 344,202
South Asia Roman Catholicism in Nepal 27,676,547 0.03% 8,302
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in the Netherlands 16,407,491 31.27% 5,130,622
Oceania Roman Catholicism in New Zealand 4,035,461 12.65% 510,485
Central America Roman Catholicism in Nicaragua 5,465,100 72.9% 3,984,057
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Niger 11,665,937 0.1% 11,665
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Nigeria 128,771,988 14.38% 18,517,411
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Norway 4,593,041 1.12% 51,442
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Oman 3,001,583 0.1% 3,001
South Asia Roman Catholicism in Pakistan 162,419,946 0.79% 1,283,117
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Palestine 3,761,904 n/a n/a
Central America Roman Catholicism in Panama 3,039,150 82% 2,492,103
Oceania Roman Catholicism in Papua New Guinea 5,545,268 32.97% 1,828,274
South America Roman Catholicism in Paraguay 6,347,884 90% 5,713,095
South America Roman Catholicism in Peru 27,925,628 80% 22,340,502
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Philippines 87,857,473 81% 71,164,553
Central Europe Roman Catholicism in Poland 38,635,144 80% 30,908,115
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Portugal 10,566,212 94% 9,932,239
Caribbean Roman Catholicism in Puerto Rico 3,916,632 40% 1,566,652
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Qatar 863,051 n/a n/a
Balkans Roman Catholicism in Romania 22,329,977 5% 1,116,498
Eastern Europe Roman Catholicism in Russia 143,420,309 0.53% 760,127
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Rwanda 8,440,820 43.9% 3,705,519
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Saudi Arabia 26,417,599 2.5% 660,439
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Senegal 11,126,832 3.5% 389,439
Balkans Roman Catholicism in Serbia and Montenegro 10,829,175 4% 433,167
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Seychelles 81,188 87% 70,633
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Sierra Leone 6,017,643 2.9% 174,511
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Singapore 4,425,720 3.75% 165,964
Central Europe Roman Catholicism in Slovakia 5,431,363 68.9% 3,742,209
Central Europe Roman Catholicism in Slovenia 2,011,070 58% 1,166,420
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Somalia 8,591,629 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in South Africa 44,344,136 6.43% 2,851,327
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Spain 40,341,462 81% 32,676,584
South Asia Roman Catholicism in Sri Lanka 20,064,776 7.12% 1,428,612
North Africa Roman Catholicism in Sudan 40,187,486 5% 2,009,374
South America Roman Catholicism in Suriname 438,144 18% 78,865
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Swaziland 1,173,900 5.35% 62,803
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Sweden 9,001,774 1.62% 145,828
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Switzerland 7,489,370 41.8% 3,130,556
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Syria 18,448,752 2% 368,975
East Asia Roman Catholicism in Taiwan 22,894,384 1.39% 318,231
Central Asia Roman Catholicism in Tajikistan 7,163,506 0.55% 39,399
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Tanzania 36,766,356 25.74% 9,463,660
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Thailand 65,444,371 0.44% 287,955
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Togo 5,681,519 27.8% 1,579,462
Central America Roman Catholicism in Trinidad and Tobago 1,088,644 26% 283,047
North Africa Roman Catholicism in Tunisia 10,074,951 0.22% 22,164
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Turkey 69,660,559 0.05% 34,830
Central Asia Roman Catholicism in Turkmenistan 4,952,081 0.54% 26,741
East Africa Roman Catholicism in Uganda 27,269,482 45.42% 12,385,798
Eastern Europe Roman Catholicism in Ukraine 47,425,336 7.88% 3,737,116
Middle East Roman Catholicism in the United Arab Emirates 2,563,212 5% 128,160
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in the United Kingdom 60,441,457 8.45% 5,107,303
North America Roman Catholicism in the United States 295,734,134 26% 76,890,874
South America Roman Catholicism in Uruguay 3,415,920 58% 1,981,233
Central Asia Roman Catholicism in Uzbekistan 26,851,195 0.01% 2,685
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Vatican City 921 100% 921
South America Roman Catholicism in Venezuela 25,375,281 70% 17,762,696
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in Vietnam 83,535,576 6.62% 5,530,055
North Africa Roman Catholicism in Western Sahara 273,008 0.06% 163
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Yemen 20,727,063 0.02% 4,145
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Zambia 11,261,795 26.31% 2,962,978
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe 12,746,990 7.71% 982,792
Total 6,430,856,221 15.843% 1,018,857,238

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West Africa is the region of western Africa generally considered to include these countries: Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast) Equatorial Guinea Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Chad, Mauritania, and... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... East Africa is a region generally considered to include: Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Tanzania Uganda [[Image:Example. ... West Africa is the region of western Africa generally considered to include these countries: Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast) Equatorial Guinea Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Chad, Mauritania, and... 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By region

These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Catholic in a region (Catholics in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Catholic percentage compared to the total Catholic population of the world (Catholics in the region * 100/total Catholic population of the world).


(Note: Egypt, Sudan, and other Arab Maghreb countries are counted as part of North Africa, not Middle East).

Roman Catholicism in Africa
Region Total Population Catholics % of Catholics % of Catholic total
Central Africa 83,121,055 37,346,660 44.93% 3.666%
East Africa 193,741,900 35,835,832 18.497% 3.517%
North Africa 202,151,323 2,369,490 1.172% 0.233%
Southern Africa 137,092,019 24,846,069 18.124% 2.439%
West Africa 268,997,245 36,152,847 13.44% 3.548%
Total 885,103,542 136,550,898 15.428% 13.402%


The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... East Africa is a region generally considered to include: Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Tanzania Uganda [[Image:Example. ... North Africa is a region generally considered to include: Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara The Canary Islands, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Madeira are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ... West Africa is the region of western Africa generally considered to include these countries: Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast) Equatorial Guinea Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) Senegal Sierra Leone Togo Chad, Mauritania, and...

Roman Catholicism in Asia
Region Total Population Catholics % of Catholics % of Catholic total
Central Asia 92,019,166 198,986 0.216% 0.02%
East Asia 1,527,960,261 13,830,831 0.905% 1.357%
Middle East 274,775,527 2,035,133 0.741% 0.2%
South Asia 1,437,326,682 20,107,050 1.399% 1.973%
Southeast Asia 571,337,070 86,789,279 15.191% 8.518%
Total 3,903,418,706 122,961,279 3.15% 12.069%
Roman Catholicism in Europe
Region Total Population Catholics % of Catholics % of Catholic total
Balkans 65,407,609 6,612,175 10.109% 0.649%
Central Europe 74,510,241 51,457,684 69.061% 5.051%
Eastern Europe 212,821,296 9,505,200 4.466% 0.933%
Western Europe 375,832,557 168,622,083 44.866% 16.55%
Total 728,571,703 236,197,142 32.419% 23.183%
Roman Catholicism in The Americas
Region Total Population Catholics % of Catholics % of Catholic total
Caribbean 23,809,622 14,102,041 59.228% 1.384%
Central America 42,223,849 26,684,151 63.197% 2.619%
North America 446,088,748 189,561,596 42.494% 18.605%
South America 371,075,531 285,157,458 76.846% 27.988%
Total 883,197,750 515,505,246 58.368% 50.596%
Roman Catholicism in Oceania
Region Total Population Catholics % of Catholics % of Catholic total
Oceania 30,564,520 7,642,673 25.005% 0.75%

The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Map of Central Asia outlined in orange showing one set of possible borders Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... East Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Map of South Asia South Asia is a subregion of Asia comprising the modern states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, . It covers about 4,480,000 km², or 10 percent of the continent, and is also known as the Indian subcontinent. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... Historical lands and provinces in Central Europe Central Europe is the region of Europe between Eastern Europe and Western Europe. ... Eastern Europe is, by convention, that part of Europe from the Ural and Caucasus mountains in the East to an arbitrarily chosen boundary in the West. ... Western Europe is distinguished from Eastern Europe by differences of history and culture rather than by geography. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Americas (sometimes referred to as America) is the area including the land mass located between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, generally divided into North America and South America. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Map of Oceania. ... Map of Oceania. ...

Top sixty

Top sixty by population on the left and by percentage on the right.

Top 60
Rank Country Catholic Population % of Catholics Country % of Catholics Catholic Population
1 Brazil 136,923,182 73.57% Vatican City 100% 921
2 Mexico 93,458,554 88% Portugal 94% 9,932,239
3 United States 76,890,874 26% Ecuador 91.53% 12,231,696
4 Philippines 71,164,553 81% Paraguay 90% 5,713,095
5 Italy 50,548,837 87% East Timor 90% 936,792
6 Colombia 35,145,191 81.82% Luxembourg 90% 421,713
7 Argentina 34,793,389 88% Dominican Republic 88.89% 7,955,685
8 Spain 32,676,584 81% Ireland 88.4% 3,549,857
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