"The total reached 407,421, up 425 from the previous year. Growth in Africa (+1,676), Asia (+1,065), and the Americas (+199) outweighed declines in Europe (-2,483) and Oceania (-32).
Diocesan priests numbered 279,238, an increase of 496, while religious priests fell by 71 to 128,183.
The average number of Catholics per priest nevertheless rose by 38 to 3,491."
Source: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-10/fides-agency-2026-annual-church-statistics.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawVAZvlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHinfTLGgRyOgvoL4dHuQGlkV_Zh2KX-fHZV6syJ_BuYDPUs8vMKMLFOH_Btn_aem_dZ30HRCht-xkTkbuDAseTQ
"According to data cited by Catholic World News and referenced by LifeSiteNews, the number of seminarians peaked in 2011 and began to fall sharply after 2013. Since that year, global seminary enrollment has shown what the data describes as an “uninterrupted” decline through 2023."
Source: https://catholiconline.news/catholic-church/global-priest-shortage-deepens-as-seminary-enrollment-declines-again/
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