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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 |
|
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| 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.
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