The Jewish Population of the World
Countries with Largest Jewish Populations
|
Rank |
Country |
Jews |
% of World Jewish Population |
|
1 |
United States |
6,452,030 |
41.3% |
|
2 |
Israel |
5,313,800 |
39.6% |
|
3 |
France |
491,500 |
3.8% |
|
4 |
Canada |
373,500 |
2.9% |
|
5 |
United Kingdom |
297,000 |
2.3% |
|
6 |
Russia |
228,000 |
1.7% |
|
7 |
Argentina |
184,500 |
1.4% |
|
8 |
Germany |
118,000 |
0.9% |
|
9 |
Australia |
103,000 |
0.8% |
|
10 |
Brazil |
96,500 |
0.7% |
|
11 |
Ukraine |
80,000 |
0.6% |
|
12 |
South Africa |
72,000 |
0.6% |
|
13 |
Hungary |
49,700 |
0.4% |
|
14 |
Mexico |
39,800 |
0.3% |
|
15 |
Belgium |
31,200 |
0.2% |
Jewish Population By Region
Africa
|
Africa
Country |
Total
Population |
Jews |
% Jewish
of Total Population |
% of
World
Jewish
Population |
|
Egypt |
74,000,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Ethiopia |
77,400,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Morocco |
30,700,000 |
3,000 |
.01% |
<.05% |
|
Tunisia |
10,000,000 |
1,100 |
0.011% |
<.05% |
|
Total North Africa |
271,200,000 |
4,300 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Botswana |
1,600,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Congo D.R. |
60,800,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Kenya |
33,800,000 |
400 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Namibia |
2,000,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Nigeria |
131,500,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
South Africa |
46,900,000 |
72,000 |
0.15% |
0.55% |
|
Zimbabwe |
13,000,000 |
400 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Other |
345,200,000 |
300 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Total Other Africa |
634,800,000 |
73,500 |
0.012% |
0.56% |
|
Total |
906,000,000 |
77,800 |
<.05% |
0.59% |
Asia
|
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% Jewish
of Total Population |
% of
World
Jewish
Population |
|
Israel |
6,750,700 |
5,313,800 |
75.2% |
38.8% |
|
West Bank and Gaza |
3,640,000 |
240,000 |
6.6% |
1.8% |
|
Total Israel & Disputed Territories |
10,320,700 |
5,553,800 |
51.5% |
40.6% |
|
Azerbaijan |
8,400,000 |
6,800 |
0.08% |
<.05% |
|
Georgia |
4,500,000 |
3,500 |
0.08% |
<.05% |
|
Kazakhstan |
15,100,000 |
3,700 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
5,200,000 |
800 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Turkmenistan |
5,200,000 |
300 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Uzbekistan |
26,400,000 |
4,800 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Total FSU in Asia |
74,600,000 |
19,900 |
<.05% |
0.15% |
|
China |
1,303,700,000 |
1,500 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
India |
1,103,600,000 |
5,000 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Iran |
69,500,000 |
10,800 |
<.05% |
0.08% |
|
Japan |
127,700,000 |
1,000 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Korea, South |
48,300,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Philippines |
84,800,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Singapore |
4,300,000 |
300 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Syria |
18,400,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Thailand |
65,000,000 |
200 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Yemen |
20,700,000 |
200 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Other |
893,411,400 |
200 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Total Other Asia |
3,762,111,400 |
19,600 |
<.05% |
0.15% |
|
Total |
3,847,032,100 |
5,632,700 |
.14% |
40.9% |
Europe
|
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% Jewish of Total Population |
% of World Jewish Population |
|
Austria |
8,200,000 |
9,000 |
0.11% |
<.05% |
|
Belgium |
10,500,000 |
31,200 |
.003% |
0.24% |
|
Denmark |
5,400,000 |
6,400 |
0.12% |
<.05% |
|
Finland |
5,200,000 |
1,100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
France |
60,700,000 |
491,500 |
0.81% |
3.76% |
|
Germany |
82,500,000 |
118,000 |
0.14% |
0.90% |
|
Greece |
11,100,000 |
4,500 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Ireland |
4,100,000 |
1,200 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Italy |
58,700,000 |
28,600 |
<.05% |
0.22% |
|
Luxembourg |
500,000 |
600 |
0.12% |
<.05% |
|
Netherlands |
16,300,000 |
30,000 |
0.18% |
0.23% |
|
Portugal |
10,500,000 |
500 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Spain |
42,500,000 |
12,000 |
<.05% |
0.09% |
|
Sweden |
9,000,000 |
15,000 |
0.17% |
0.11% |
|
United Kingdom |
60,300,000 |
297,000 |
0.5% |
2.27% |
|
Total EU 15 |
385,600,000 |
1,046,600 |
.27% |
8.00% |
|
Estonia |
1,300,000 |
1,900 |
0.15% |
0.015% |
|
Latvia |
2,300,000 |
9,800 |
0.43% |
0.07% |
|
Lithuania |
3,400,000 |
3,200 |
.09% |
<.05% |
|
Czech Republic |
10,200,000 |
4,000 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Hungary |
10,100,000 |
49,700 |
0.49% |
0.38% |
|
Poland |
38,200,000 |
3,200 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Slovakia |
5,400,000 |
2,700 |
0.05% |
<.05% |
|
Slovenia |
2,000,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Other |
1,400,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Total EU 25 |
459,900,000 |
1,121,300 |
0.24% |
8.6% |
|
Gibraltar |
25,000 |
600 |
2.4% |
<.05% |
|
Norway |
4,600,000 |
1,200 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Switzerland |
7,400,000 |
17,900 |
0.24% |
0.14% |
|
Total other Western Europe |
12,495,000 |
19,700 |
0.16% |
0.15% |
|
Belarus |
9,800,000 |
18,200 |
0.19% |
0.14% |
|
Moldova |
4,200,000 |
4,600 |
0.11% |
<.05% |
|
Russia |
143,000,000 |
228,000 |
0.16% |
1.7% |
|
Ukraine |
47,100,000 |
80,000 |
0.17% |
0.61% |
|
Total FSU Republics |
204,100,000 |
330,800 |
0.16% |
2.52% |
|
Total FSU in Europe |
211,100,000 |
345,700 |
0.16% |
2.64% |
|
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
3,800,000 |
500 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Bulgaria |
7,700,000 |
2,000 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Croatia |
4,400,000 |
1,700 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Macedonia |
2,000,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Romania |
21,600,000 |
10,100 |
<.05% |
0.08% |
|
Serbia-Montenegro |
10,700,000 |
1,500 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Turkey |
72,900,000 |
17,800 |
<.05% |
0.14% |
|
Total other East Europe and Balkans |
126,300,000 |
33,700 |
<.05% |
0.26% |
|
Total |
802,795,000 |
1,505,500 |
.19% |
11.50% |
North and South America
|
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% Jewish of Total Population |
% of World Jewish Population |
|
Canada |
32,200,000 |
373,500 |
1.16% |
2.85% |
|
United States |
296,500,000 |
6,452,030 |
1.78% |
41.3% |
|
Total North America |
328,827,000 |
6,820,530 |
1.72% |
43.2% |
|
Bahamas |
300,000 |
300 |
0.1% |
<.05% |
|
Costa Rica |
4,300,000 |
2,500 |
0.06% |
<.05% |
|
Cuba |
11,300,000 |
500 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Dominican Republic |
8,900,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
El Salvador |
6,900,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Guatemala |
12,700,000 |
900 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Jamaica |
2,700,000 |
300 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Mexico |
107,000,000 |
39,800 |
<.05% |
0.30% |
|
Netherlands Antilles |
215,000 |
200 |
0.09% |
<.05% |
|
Panama |
3,200,000 |
5,000 |
0.16% |
<.05% |
|
Puerto Rico |
3,900,000 |
1,500 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Virgin Islands |
115,000 |
300 |
0.26% |
<.05% |
|
Other |
24,470,000 |
300 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Total Central America |
186,000,000 |
51,800 |
<.05% |
0.4% |
|
Argentina |
38,600,000 |
184,500 |
0.48% |
1.41% |
|
Bolivia |
8,900,000 |
500 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Brazil |
184,200,000 |
96,500 |
0.05% |
0.74% |
|
Chile |
16,100,000 |
20,700 |
0.13% |
0.16% |
|
Colombia |
46,000,000 |
3,100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Ecuador |
13,000,000 |
900 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Paraguay |
6,200,000 |
900 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Peru |
27,900,000 |
2,200 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Suriname |
400,000 |
200 |
0.05% |
<.05% |
|
Uruguay |
3,400,000 |
18,000 |
0.53% |
0.15% |
|
Venezuela |
26,700,000 |
15,400 |
0.06% |
0.12% |
|
Total South America |
372,400,000 |
342,900 |
0.09% |
2.62% |
|
Total |
887,227,000 |
7,215,230 |
0.68% |
46.2% |
South Pacific
|
Region |
Total Population |
Jews |
% Jewish of Total Population |
% of World Jewish Population |
|
Australia |
20,400,000 |
103,000 |
0.50% |
0.78% |
|
New Zealand |
4,100,000 |
7,000 |
0.17% |
<.05% |
|
Other |
8,500,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
<.05% |
|
Total |
33,000,000 |
110,100 |
0.33% |
0.84% |
|