Africa has overtaken Europe as the continent with the largest share of the world’s Catholic population, accounting for 20.3 per cent of Catholics globally, compared with Europe’s 20.2 per cent, according to the Vatican’s latest statistics.
The figures, compiled by the Vatican news agency, and released on Friday, show that the global Catholic population stood at 1.422 billion as of June 2024, representing 17.8 per cent of the world’s population.
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The report indicates a year-on-year increase of 0.1 per cent in the global Catholic population.
The Americas accounted for the largest share of Catholics, at 47.7 per cent, followed by Africa with 20.3 per cent, Europe with 20.2 per cent, Asia with 11 per cent and Oceania with 0.8 per cent.
