Chart: World Population of Catholics

A 2000 breakdown by continent

As of 2000, the world Catholic population was:



Africa:

130,018,400


America:

519,391,300


Asia:

107,302,000


Europe:

280,144,200


Oceania:

8,202,200


World Total:

1,045,058,100



Distribution of Catholic Population, by Region: 2000
Regions
 World Population World Catholic Population Catholic in Each Region
Africa Total 13% 12% 16%
Central 2% 4% 45%
East 4% 4% 17%
Indian Ocean less than 1% less than 1% 27%
North 2% less than 1% less than 1%
Southern 2% 2% 18%
West 4% 3% 12%
America Total 14% 50% 63%
Caribbean 1% 2% 67%
Mesoamerica 2% 11% 90%
North 5% 7% 25%
South 6% 28% 87%
Asia Total 61% 10% 3%
Northeast 26% 1% less than 1%
South 22% 2% 1%
Southeast 9% 7% 15%
Western 5% less than 1% 1%
Europe Total 12% 27% 40%
Eastern 5% 7% 23%
Northwestern 4% 10% 40%
Southwestern 2% 10% 96%
Oceania Total 1% 1% 27%

Reprinted with permission from 'Global Catholicism: Portrait of a World Church' by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission of CARA.

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