Jewish Population (2016) Historic Jewish Population
Rank |
Country |
Population |
% of Jewry |
1
|
Israel
|
6,336,400
|
44% |
2
|
United States
|
5,700,000
|
39.5% |
3
|
France
|
460,000
|
3.2% |
4
|
Canada
|
388,000
|
2.7% |
5
|
U.K.
|
290,000
|
2.0% |
6
|
Argentina
|
180,700
|
1.3% |
7
|
Russia
|
179,500
|
1.2% |
8
|
Germany
|
117,000
|
0.8% |
9
|
Australia
|
113,000
|
0.8% |
10
|
Brazil
|
94,200
|
0.7% |
11
|
Ukraine
|
56,000
|
0.4% |
12
|
South Africa
|
69,500
|
0.5% |
13
|
Hungary
|
47,600
|
0.3% |
14
|
Mexico
|
40,000
|
0.3% |
15
|
Belgium
|
29,500
|
0.2% |
Year |
Population |
1880
|
7,800,000
|
1900
|
10,600,000
|
1922
|
14,400,000
|
1925
|
14,800,000
|
1939
|
16,728,000
|
1945
|
11,000,000
|
1950
|
11,297,000
|
1955
|
11,800,000
|
1960
|
12,079,000
|
1970
|
12,585,000
|
1980
|
12,819,000
|
1990
|
12,868,000
|
2000
|
12,900,000
|
2010
|
13,428,300
|
2016
|
14,410,700
|
Jewish Population By Region (2016):
Americas | Asia | Oceania | Africa | Europe
The Americas
Country
|
Total Population
|
Jews
|
% of Population
|
Canada
|
35,800,000
|
388,000
|
1.08%
|
United States
|
321,200,000
|
5,700,000
|
1.77%
|
Bahamas
|
400,000
|
300
|
0.08%
|
Costa Rica
|
4,800,000
|
2,500
|
0.05%
|
Cuba
|
11,100,000
|
500
|
<0.01%
|
Dominican Republic
|
10,500,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
El Salvador
|
6,400,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Guatemala
|
16,200,000
|
900
|
<0.01%
|
Jamaica
|
2,700,000
|
200
|
0.01%
|
Mexico
|
127,000,000
|
40,000
|
0.03%
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
362,000
|
300
|
0.08%
|
Panama
|
4,000,000
|
10,000
|
0.25%
|
Puerto Rico
|
3,500,000
|
1,500
|
0.04%
|
Virgin Islands
|
110,000
|
400
|
0.36%
|
Argentina
|
42,400,000
|
180,700
|
0.43%
|
Bolivia
|
10,500,000
|
500
|
<0.01%
|
Brazil
|
204,500,000
|
94,200
|
0.05%
|
Chile
|
18,000,000
|
18,300
|
0.1%
|
Colombia
|
48,200,000
|
2,300
|
<0.01%
|
Ecuador
|
16,300,000
|
600
|
<0.01%
|
Paraguay
|
7,000,000
|
1000
|
0.01%
|
Peru
|
31,200,000
|
1,900
|
<0.01%
|
Suriname
|
600,000
|
200
|
0.03%
|
Uruguay
|
3,400,000
|
17,000
|
0.5%
|
Venezuela
|
30,600,000
|
7,700
|
0.03%
|
Other
|
28,928,000
|
200
|
<0.01%
|
Total |
986,830,000
|
6,469,500
|
0.66%
|
Asia
Country
|
Total Population
|
Jews
|
% of Population
|
Israel
|
8,078,600
|
5,959,200
|
73.7%
|
Azerbaijan
|
9,700,000
|
8,400
|
0.09%
|
Georgia
|
3,800,000
|
2,600
|
0.07%
|
Kazakhstan
|
17,500,000
|
2,900
|
0.02%
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
6,000,000
|
400
|
<0.01%
|
Turkmenistan
|
5,400,000
|
200
|
<0.01%
|
Uzbekistan
|
31,300,000
|
3,500
|
0.01%
|
China
|
1,399,900,000
|
2,600
|
<0.01%
|
India
|
1,314,100,000
|
5,000
|
<0.01%
|
Iran
|
78,500,000
|
9,000
|
<0.01%
|
Japan
|
126,500,000
|
1,000
|
<0.01%
|
Korea, South
|
50,700,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Philippines
|
103,000,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Singapore
|
5,500,000
|
900
|
0.02%
|
Syria
|
17,100,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Taiwan
|
23,500,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Thailand
|
65,100,000
|
200
|
<0.01%
|
Yemen
|
25,200,000
|
200
|
<0.01%
|
Other
|
959,524,000
|
200
|
<0.01%
|
Total
|
4,313,400,600
|
6,373,700
|
0.15%
|
Oceania
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% of Population |
Australia
|
23,900,000
|
113,000
|
0.47%
|
New Zealand
|
4,600,000
|
7,500
|
0.16%
|
Other
|
11,500,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Total
|
40,000,000
|
120,600
|
0.3%
|
Africa
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% of Population |
Egypt
|
89,100,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Ethiopia
|
98,100,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Morocco
|
34,100,000
|
2,300
|
<0.01%
|
Tunisia
|
11,000,000
|
1,100
|
0.01%
|
Botswana
|
2,100,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Congo D.R.
|
73,300,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Kenya
|
44,300,000
|
300
|
<0.01%
|
Namibia
|
2,500,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Nigeria
|
181,800,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
South Africa
|
55,000,000
|
69,500
|
0.12%
|
Zimbabwe
|
17,400,000
|
400
|
<0.01%
|
Other
|
451,600,000
|
200
|
<0.01%
|
Total |
851,000,000
|
70.900
|
0.01%
|
Europe
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% of Population |
|
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% of Population |
Austria
|
8,600,000
|
9,000
|
0.1%
|
|
Romania
|
19,800,000
|
9,300
|
0.05%
|
Belgium
|
11,200,000
|
29,500
|
0.26%
|
|
Slovakia
|
5,400,000
|
2,600
|
0.05%
|
Bulgaria
|
7,200,000
|
2,000
|
0.03%
|
|
Slovenia
|
2,100,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Czech Republic
|
10,600,000
|
3,900
|
0.04%
|
|
Spain
|
46,400,000
|
11,800
|
0.03%
|
Denmark
|
5,700,000
|
6,400
|
0.11%
|
|
Sweden
|
9,800,000
|
15,000
|
0.15%
|
Estonia
|
1,300,000
|
2,000
|
0.15%
|
|
U.K.
|
65,300,000
|
290,000
|
0.44%
|
Finland
|
5,500,000
|
1,300
|
0.02%
|
|
Other EU
|
311,130,000
|
287,700
|
0.09% |
France
|
64,340,000
|
460,000
|
0.72%
|
|
Gibraltar
|
30,000
|
600
|
2%
|
Germany
|
81,100,000
|
117,000
|
0.14%
|
|
Norway
|
5,200,000
|
1,300
|
0.03%
|
Greece
|
11,500,000
|
4,300
|
0.04%
|
|
Switzerland
|
8,300,000
|
18,800
|
0.23%
|
Hungary
|
9,800,000
|
47,600
|
0.49%
|
|
Belarus
|
9,500,000
|
10,400
|
0.11%
|
Ireland
|
4,600,000
|
1,600
|
0.03%
|
|
Moldova
|
4,100,000
|
3,500
|
<0.1%
|
Italy
|
62,500,000
|
27,400
|
0.04%
|
|
Russia
|
144,300,000
|
179,500
|
0.13%
|
Latvia
|
2,000,000
|
5,000
|
0.25%
|
|
Ukraine
|
42,800,000
|
56,000
|
0.13%
|
Lithuania
|
2,900,000
|
2,700
|
0.1%
|
|
Bosnia
|
3,700,000
|
500
|
0.01%
|
Luxembourg
|
600,000
|
600
|
0.1%
|
|
Croatia
|
4,200,000
|
1,700
|
0.04%
|
Netherlands
|
16,900,000
|
29,900
|
0.18%
|
|
Macedonia
|
2,100,000
|
100
|
<0.01%
|
Poland
|
38,500,000
|
3,200
|
0.01%
|
|
Serbia
|
7,100,000
|
1,400
|
0.01%
|
Portugal
|
10,300,000
|
600
|
0.01%
|
|
Turkey
|
78,200,000
|
15,500
|
0.02%
|
Total Population: 1,138,200,000 Total Jews: 1,669,800 % Jewish: 0.15% |
Sources: Dashefsky, Arnold/Sheskin, Ira. American Jewish Year Book 2016.
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