https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/02/13/the-global-c... Catholics hav

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/02/13/the-global-c... Catholics have made up a remarkably stable share of all people on Earth. In 1910, Catholics comprised about half (48%) of all Christians and 17% of the world’s total population, according to historical estimates from the World Christian Database. A century later, the Pew Research study found, Catholics still comprise about half (50%) of Christians worldwide and 16% of the total global population. What has changed substantially over the past century is the geographic distribution of the world’s Catholics. In 1910, Europe was home to about two-thirds of all Catholics, and nearly nine-in-ten lived either in Europe (65%) or Latin America (24%). By 2010, by contrast, only about a quarter of all Catholics (24%) were in Europe. The largest share (39%) were in Latin America and the Caribbean.