Jewish Population of Israel as Percentage of World Jewish Population

(1882-2008)

Year
Israel
World
% in Israel
1882
24,000
7,800,000
0
1900
50,000
10,600,000
1
1914
85,000
13,500,000
1
1916-18
54,000
  
1922
84,000
14,400,000
1
1925
126,000
14,800,000
1
1939
449,000
16,728,000
3
1948
650,000
11,500,000
6
1955
1,590,000
11,800,000
13
1970
2,582,000
12,630,000
20
1980
3,283,000
12,840,000
25
1990
3,947,000
12,870,000
30
2003*
5,143,000
13,296,100
39
2008
5,550,000
13,300,000
41.3

 

*2003 Israel population for September 2003, world population for 2002 from American Jewish Commitee 2002 Yearbook.