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DEFINITION
Number of Religious Priests
Religion Statistics > Catholic > Religious Priests (most recent) by country
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17,611 |
837 |
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Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Italy: |
17,611 |
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# 2
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United States: |
15,237 |
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# 3
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Spain: |
8,925 |
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# 4
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India: |
8,112 |
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# 5
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Brazil: |
6,921 |
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# 6
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Poland: |
5,469 |
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# 7
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France: |
4,910 |
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# 8
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Germany: |
4,115 |
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# 9
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Canada: |
3,250 |
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# 10
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Belgium: |
3,000 |
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# 11
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China: |
2,289 |
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# 12
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Philippines: |
2,218 |
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# 13
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Colombia: |
2,190 |
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# 14
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Argentina: |
2,147 |
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# 15
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Netherlands: |
2,129 |
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# 16
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Ireland: |
1,833 |
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# 17
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Austria: |
1,793 |
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# 18
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United Kingdom: |
1,729 |
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# 19
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Indonesia: |
1,676 |
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# 20
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Peru: |
1,306 |
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# 21
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Switzerland: |
1,274 |
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# 22
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Australia: |
1,183 |
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# 23
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Chile: |
1,155 |
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# 24
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Japan: |
1,095 |
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# 25
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Portugal: |
960 |
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# 26
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Kenya: |
912 |
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# 27
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Venezuela: |
848 |
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# 28
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Croatia: |
815 |
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# 29
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Ecuador: |
784 |
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# 30
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Tanzania: |
698 |
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# 31
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South Africa: |
682 |
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# 32
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Nigeria: |
653 |
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# 33
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Bolivia: |
635 |
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# 34
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Madagascar: |
615 |
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# 35
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Czech Republic: |
595 |
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# 36
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Slovakia: |
581 |
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# 37
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Guatemala: |
509 |
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# 38
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Cameroon: |
484 |
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# 39
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Taiwan: |
462 |
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# 40
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Malta: |
454 |
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# 41
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Korea, South: |
450 |
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# 42
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Paraguay: |
442 |
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# 43
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Dominican Republic: |
429 |
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# 44
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Ukraine: |
404 |
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= 45
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Mozambique: |
375 |
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= 45
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Puerto Rico: |
375 |
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# 47
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Papua New Guinea: |
350 |
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# 48
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
346 |
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# 49
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Zambia: |
345 |
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# 50
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Hungary: |
320 |
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# 51
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Uganda: |
305 |
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# 52
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Slovenia: |
296 |
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# 53
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Angola: |
286 |
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# 54
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Sri Lanka: |
284 |
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# 55
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Ethiopia: |
283 |
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# 56
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Uruguay: |
274 |
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# 57
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Zimbabwe: |
240 |
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# 58
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El Salvador: |
235 |
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# 59
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Thailand: |
234 |
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# 60
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Eritrea: |
230 |
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# 61
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New Zealand: |
210 |
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# 62
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Honduras: |
196 |
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# 63
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Malawi: |
191 |
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# 64
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Panama: |
188 |
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# 65
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Ghana: |
182 |
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# 66
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Romania: |
181 |
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# 67
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Belarus: |
153 |
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# 68
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Costa Rica: |
144 |
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# 69
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Burkina Faso: |
139 |
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= 70
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Russia: |
132 |
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= 70
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Central African Republic: |
132 |
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# 72
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Nicaragua: |
130 |
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# 73
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Cuba: |
128 |
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= 74
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Togo: |
125 |
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= 74
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Bangladesh: |
125 |
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# 76
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Pakistan: |
124 |
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# 77
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Senegal: |
120 |
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# 78
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Rwanda: |
118 |
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# 79
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Sudan: |
114 |
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# 80
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Chad: |
110 |
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# 81
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Benin: |
106 |
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# 82
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Lithuania: |
93 |
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# 83
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Albania: |
90 |
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# 84
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Burundi: |
87 |
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# 85
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Lesotho: |
78 |
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# 86
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Sweden: |
76 |
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# 87
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Syria: |
74 |
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# 88
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Luxembourg: |
72 |
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# 89
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East Timor: |
69 |
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= 90
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Gabon: |
66 |
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= 90
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
66 |
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# 92
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Mali: |
65 |
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# 93
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Algeria: |
64 |
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# 94
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Namibia: |
62 |
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= 95
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Singapore: |
61 |
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= 95
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Guinea-Bissau: |
61 |
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# 97
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Reunion: |
52 |
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# 98
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Malaysia: |
50 |
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# 99
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Denmark: |
47 |
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# 100
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Equatorial Guinea: |
43 |
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# 101
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Mauritius: |
42 |
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= 102
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Nepal: |
40 |
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= 102
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Morocco: |
40 |
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= 102
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Greece: |
40 |
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# 105
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Norway: |
36 |
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# 106
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Cape Verde: |
35 |
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= 107
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Botswana: |
32 |
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= 107
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Iraq: |
32 |
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= 107
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Bulgaria: |
32 |
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# 110
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Yemen: |
31 |
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# 111
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Sierra Leone: |
30 |
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# 112
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Cambodia: |
27 |
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= 113
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Solomon Islands: |
25 |
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= 113
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Niger: |
25 |
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# 115
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Latvia: |
24 |
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# 116
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Guinea: |
23 |
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# 117
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Burma: |
20 |
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# 118
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Swaziland: |
19 |
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= 119
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Libya: |
17 |
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= 119
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Tunisia: |
17 |
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# 121
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Finland: |
13 |
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= 122
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Liechtenstein: |
12 |
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= 122
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Liberia: |
12 |
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= 122
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Gambia, The: |
12 |
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# 125
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Mauritania: |
10 |
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# 126
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Moldova: |
8 |
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= 127
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Mongolia: |
7 |
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= 127
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Uzbekistan: |
7 |
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= 127
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Monaco: |
7 |
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= 130
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Kazakhstan: |
6 |
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= 130
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Kuwait: |
6 |
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= 130
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Estonia: |
6 |
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# 133
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Seychelles: |
5 |
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# 134
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Iceland: |
4 |
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= 135
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Tajikistan: |
3 |
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= 135
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Comoros: |
3 |
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= 135
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Kyrgyzstan: |
3 |
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= 135
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Djibouti: |
3 |
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= 135
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Turkmenistan: |
3 |
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= 135
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Western Sahara: |
3 |
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= 141
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Azerbaijan: |
2 |
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= 141
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Cyprus: |
2 |
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= 141
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
2 |
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= 141
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon: |
2 |
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= 145
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Saint Helena: |
1 |
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= 145
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Afghanistan: |
1 |
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= 145
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Gibraltar: |
1 |
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= 145
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Somalia: |
1 |
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Total: |
123,813 |
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Weighted average: |
836.6 |
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DEFINITION: Number of Religious Priests
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