Catholic population remains stable at 17.8% of world population; baptisms decline, number of priests rises (CWN)

March 30, 2026 World News

17.8% of the world’s people are Catholic, a figure that remained steady in 2024, according to statistics published in the new editions of the Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae (2024 edition) and Annuario Pontificio (2026 edition).

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