The Vatican’s Central Office of Church Statistics says global Catholic population has reached 1.36 billion, with largest percentage of growth in Africa and Asia.
Vatican statistics show global imbalance in ratio of Catholics per priest
Global Catholic population tops 1.28 billion; half are in 10 countries
The 2017 “Annuario Pontificio,” or Vatican yearbook, and a new edition of the Vatican Statistical Yearbook report that the countries with the most Catholics are, in order: Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, United States, Italy, France, Colombia, Spain, Congo and Argentina.