NationMaster - Catholic > Religious Priests (most recent) by country

	Italy	14.2%
	United States	12.3%
	Spain	7.2%
	India	6.6%
	Brazil	5.6%
	Poland	4.4%
	France	4%
	Germany	3.3%
	Canada	2.6%
	Belgium	2.4%
	China	1.8%
	Philippines	1.8%
	Colombia	1.8%
	Argentina	1.7%
	Netherlands	1.7%
	Ireland	1.5%
	Austria	1.4%
	United Kingdom	1.4%
	Indonesia	1.4%
	Peru	1.1%

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

DEFINITION: Number of Religious Priests

SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org

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