Here are the statistics of the Catholic Church in Iraq as of December 31, 2019 (from the Central Office for Church Statistics), released March 2, 2021, by the Vatican.
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Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure
Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate
Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload
Table 4 – Priestly vocations
Table 5 – Educational centers owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
Table 6 – Charitable and social centers owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
Table 1 – Population and ecclesiastical structure
| Area (km2) | 438,317 | |
| Population (in thousands) | 38,836 | |
| Density (inhabitants/km2) | 89 | |
| Catholics (in thousands) | 590 | |
| Catholics per 100 inhabitants | 1.5 | |
| Ecclesiastical circumscriptions | 17 | |
| Parishes | 122 | |
| Other pastoral centers | 12 | |
| Catholics per pastoral center | 4,406 |
Table 2 – People engaged in activities of the apostolate
| Bishops1 | 19 | |
| Diocesan priests | 113 | |
| Religious priests | 40 | |
| Total priests | 153 | |
| Permanent deacons | 20 | |
| Men religious (other than priests) | 8 | |
| Professed women religious | 365 | |
| Members of secular Institutes | – | |
| Lay missionaries | 4 | |
| Catechists | 632 |
[1] Situation on 31.12.2020
Table 3 – Indicators of pastoral workload
| Catholics per priest | 3,856 | |
| Catholics per pastoral worker | 491 | |
| Priests per pastoral center | 1.14 | |
| Priests per 100 people engaged in activities of the apostolate | 14.3 |
Table 4 – Priestly vocations
| Minor seminarians | 11 | |
| Major seminarians | 32 | |
| Major seminarians per 100,000 inhabitants | 0.08 | |
| Major seminarians per 100,000 Catholics | 5.4 | |
| Major seminarians per 100 priests | 20.9 |
Table 5 – Educational centers owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
| Schools: | ||
| Pre-school and primary | 55 | |
| Lower middle and secondary | 4 | |
| Higher and university | 9 | |
| Students in: | ||
| Pre-school and primary schools | 5,464 | |
| Lower middle and secondary schools | 770 | |
| Higher and university institutes | 378 |
Table 6 – Charitable and social centers owned / managed by ecclesiastics or religious
| Hospitals | 7 | |
| Clinics | 6 | |
| Leper colonies | – | |
| Homes for the elderly and disabled | 5 | |
| Orphanages and nurseries | 10 | |
| Family consultation centers | 1 | |
| Special centers of social education or rehabilitation | 1 | |
| Other institutions | 5 |
