Percent Catholic - Country rankings
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Catholic Christians as percent of the total population, 2013:
The average for 2013 based on 31 countries was 39.9 percent. The highest value was in Poland: 95.2 percent and the lowest value was in North Macedonia: 0.7 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2013. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The Cline Center for Democracy
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| Countries | Percent Catholic, 2013 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 95.2 | 1 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Croatia | 92.8 | 2 | 1991 - 2013 |
| Ireland | 92.6 | 3 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Spain | 88.3 | 4 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Portugal | 85.2 | 5 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Italy | 84 | 6 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Lithuania | 79.1 | 7 | 1991 - 2013 |
| Austria | 76.3 | 8 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Slovakia | 76.2 | 9 | 1993 - 2013 |
| France | 75.3 | 10 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Hungary | 59.1 | 11 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Belgium | 52.4 | 12 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Switzerland | 47.8 | 13 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Slovenia | 42.6 | 14 | 1991 - 2013 |
| Germany | 31.7 | 15 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Netherlands | 29.2 | 16 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Latvia | 27.8 | 17 | 1991 - 2013 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 23 | 18 | 1992 - 2013 |
| Czechia | 18.2 | 19 | 1992 - 2013 |
| Belarus | 11.6 | 20 | 1991 - 2013 |
| UK | 10.3 | 21 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Albania | 9.7 | 22 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 23 | 1991 - 2013 |
| Serbia | 5.8 | 24 | 1992 - 2013 |
| Romania | 5 | 25 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Sweden | 3.8 | 26 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Cyprus | 2.9 | 27 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Denmark | 1.5 | 28 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Norway | 1.4 | 29 | 1960 - 2013 |
| Bulgaria | 0.8 | 30 | 1960 - 2013 |
| North Macedonia | 0.7 | 31 | 1991 - 2013 |
Definition: Catholic Christians as percent of the total population.
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