2016-06-30
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%
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