Jewish Population of the World

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

R ussia

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.

Vital Statistics: Jewish Population of the World

(1882 - Present)