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Worldwide distribution of Catholic (yellow), Protestant (purple) and Orthodox (cyan) Christians relative to the total population per country.
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Worldwide distribution of Catholic (yellow), Protestant (purple) and Orthodox (cyan) Christians relative to the total population per country.

Catholic countries are countries noted as traditionally having a heavy predominance of adherents 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. Other well known Catholic countries in Europe include France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Poland, Ireland, Croatia, and Malta. Catholic countries in other parts of the world include some Asian nations such as the Philippines, or many of the countries of Latin America.

The proportion of Catholic population of each country of the world was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2004. Other sources used were hierarchy.org and the CIA World Factbook ([1]). The total population of each country was taken from The US Census Bureau at census.gov (2005 estimates). Keep in mind that some of the percentages expressed in this article only refer to the adult population of the country, yet they are used on the country's total population. Also keep in mind that the figures indicate only the number of baptized people, which includes the people who can be agnostic/atheists or have changed their religion.

Ironically, because of social and cultural pressures influencing nonreligious people to baptize their children as Catholic in "Catholic" countries, active practicing Catholics historically have tended to form a considerably larger portion of the total Catholic population in countries which are not generally considered "Catholic" countries (such as the United Kingdom) than in those that are (such as France or Italy).

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Roman Catholicism by country
Region Country Total Population (2005 est) % Catholic Catholic total
Central Asia Roman Catholicism in Afghanistan 29,928,987 n/a 100
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
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Andorra 71,201 90% c. 64,000
Southern Africa Roman Catholicism in Angola 11,190,786 44.14% 4,939,612
South America Roman Catholicism in Argentina 39,537,943 93% 34,793,389
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Armenia 2,982,904 3.7% 110,367
Oceania Roman Catholicism in Australia 20,090,437 26.6% 5,344,056
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 75% 7,871,262
Central America Roman Catholicism in Belize 279,457 65% 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 83.57% 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 16,267,278 69.96% 11,380,587
East Asia Roman Catholicism in China 1,306,313,812 0.75% 9,797,353
South America Roman Catholicism in Colombia 42,954,279 96.82% 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 90.64% 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 43.32% 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 96.53% 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 79.1% 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
South America Roman Catholicism in Falkland Islands 2,000 10.0% 200
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 83-89% 48,524,942
West Africa Roman Catholicism in Gabon 1,389,201 50.17% 696,962
West Africa Roman Catholicism in The 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 65% 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 73% 4,394,378
Central Europe Roman Catholicism in Hungary 10,006,835 76.56% 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 4,234,925 88.4% 3,743,674
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Israel 6,276,883 1.5% 94,153
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Italy 59,102,112 96% 55,548,837
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 .0017% 4,000
East Asia Roman Catholicism in Korea, South 48,846,823 10% 4,890,500
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 26.14% 1,000,000
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
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Liechtenstein 33,863 76.0% 25,730
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 FYR 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
Southern Europe Roman Catholicism in Malta 400,214 95.34% 368,000
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
Western Europe Roman Catholicism in Monaco 32,543 90.63% 29,000
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
Oceania Roman Catholicism in Palau 19,949 41.6% 8,299
Middle East Roman Catholicism in Palestine 3,761,904 2% c. 80,000
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 96.4% 25,860,502
Southeast Asia Roman Catholicism in The 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 85% 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
Southern Europe Roman Catholicism in San Marino 29,251 95% 29,230
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 83% 34,676,584
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

[edit] 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 % Catholic % 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%
Roman Catholicism in Asia
Region Total Population Catholics % Catholic % 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 % Catholic % 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 % Catholic % 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 % Catholic % of Catholic total
Oceania 30,564,520 7,642,673 25.005% 0.75%

[edit] Top sixty

Rank Country Catholic Population % Catholic Country % Catholic 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 52,548,837 97% East Timor 90% 936,792
6 France 48,524,942 80-83% Luxembourg 90% 421,713
7 Colombia 35,145,191 81.82% Dominican Republic 88.89% 7,955,685
8 Argentina 34,793,389 88% Ireland 88.4% 3,549,857
9 Spain 34,676,584 83% Mexico 88% 93,458,554
10 Poland 30,908,115 80% Argentina 88% 34,793,389
11 Congo (Kinshasa) 30,276,833 50.39% Italy 87% 50,548,837
12 Germany 27,532,084 33.4% Costa Rica 86.64% 3,479,612
13 Peru 22,340,502 80% Seychelles 87% 70,633
14 Nigeria 18,517,411 14.38% Croatia 85% 3,821,518
15 Venezuela 17,762,696 70% Panama 82% 2,492,103
16 India 17,068,177 1.58% Colombia 81.82% 35,145,191
17 Canada 14,106,167 43% Philippines 81% 71,164,553
18 Uganda 12,385,798 45.42% Spain 81% 32,676,584
19 Ecuador 12,231,696 91.53% Poland 80% 30,908,115
20 Chile 11,380,587 69.96% Peru 80% 22,340,502
21 Portugal 9,932,239 94% Lithuania 79% 2,841,327
22 China 9,797,353 0.75% Bolivia 78% 6,909,138
23 Kenya 9,472,285 28% Austria 74% 6,056,671
24 Tanzania 9,463,660 25.74% Brazil 73.57% 136,923,182
25 Guatemala 8,060,353 55% Nicaragua 72.9% 3,984,057
26 Dominican Republic 7,955,685 88.89% Venezuela 70% 17,762,696
27 Indonesia 7,380,203 3.05% Lesotho 70% 1,306,924
28 Bolivia 6,909,138 78% Chile 69.96% 11,380,587
29 Austria 6,056,671 74% Slovakia 68.9% 3,742,209
30 Paraguay 5,713,095 90% Grenada 65% 58,176
31 Hungary 5,659,865 56.56% Burundi 63.09% 4,019,217
32 Vietnam 5,530,055 6.62% Honduras 63% 4,394,378
33 Australia 5,344,056 26.6% Uruguay 58% 1,981,233
34 Netherlands 5,130,622 31.27% Slovenia 58% 1,166,420
35 United Kingdom 5,107,303 8.45% Belize 58% 162,085
36 Cuba 5,106,001 45% El Salvador 57.1% 3,828,516
37 Angola 4,939,612 44.14% Hungary 56.56% 5,659,865
38 Belgium 4,871,262 47% Guatemala 55% 8,060,353
39 Haiti 4,466,892 55% Haiti 55% 4,466,892
40 Honduras 4,394,378 63% Congo (Kinshasa) 50.39% 30,276,833
41 Madagascar 4,331,485 24.01% Gabon 50.17% 696,962
42 Mozambique 4,314,110 22.23% Belgium 47% 4,871,262
43 Cameroon 4,206,385 25.68% Uganda 45.42% 12,385,798
44 Burundi 4,019,217 63.09% Cuba 45% 5,106,001
45 Nicaragua 3,984,057 72.9% Angola 44.14% 4,939,612
46 Czech Republic 3,924,404 38.32% Rwanda 43.9% 3,705,519
47 El Salvador 3,828,516 57.1% Canada 43% 14,106,167
48 Croatia 3,821,518 85% Congo (Brazzaville) 42.65% 1,296,187
49 Slovakia 3,742,209 68.9% France 80-83% 48,524,942
50 Ukraine 3,737,116 7.88% Switzerland 41.8% 3,130,556
51 Rwanda 3,705,519 43.9% Puerto Rico 40% 1,566,652
52 Ireland 3,549,857 88.4% Czech Republic 38.32% 3,924,404
53 Costa Rica 3,479,612 86.64% Germany 33.4% 27,532,084
54 Côte d'Ivoire 3,355,819 19.4% Papua New Guinea 32.97% 1,828,274
55 Korea, South 4,890,500 10% Netherlands 31.27% 5,130,622
56 Switzerland 3,130,556 41.8% Kenya 28% 9,472,285
57 Zambia 2,962,978 26.31% Togo 27.8% 1,579,462
58 South Africa 2,851,327 6.43% Australia 26.6% 5,344,056
59 Lithuania 2,841,327 79% Zambia 26.31% 2,962,978
60 Panama 2,492,103 82% United States 26% 76,890,874

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