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The Jewish Population of
the World
(2010)
Countries with Largest Jewish Populations
Rank |
Country |
Jews |
% of World Jewish Population |
| 1 |
Israel |
5,703,700 |
42.5% |
| 2 |
United States |
5,275,000 |
39.3% |
| 3 |
France |
483,500 |
3.6% |
| 4 |
Canada |
375,000 |
2.8% |
| 5 |
United
Kingdom |
292,000 |
2.2% |
| 6 |
Russia |
205,000 |
1.5% |
| 7 |
Argentina |
182,300 |
1.4% |
| 8 |
Germany |
119,000 |
0.9% |
| 9 |
Australia |
107,500 |
0.8% |
| 10 |
Brazil |
95,600 |
0.7% |
| 11 |
Ukraine |
71,500 |
0.5% |
| 12 |
South
Africa |
70,800 |
0.5% |
| 13 |
Hungary |
48,600 |
0.4% |
| 14 |
Mexico |
39,400 |
0.3% |
| 15 |
Belgium |
30,300 |
0.2% |
Jewish Population By Region
Africa
Oceania
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% Jewish of Total Population |
| Egypt |
84,474,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Ethiopia |
84,976,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Morocco |
32,381,000 |
2,700 |
<.05% |
| Tunisia |
10,374,000 |
1,000 |
<.05% |
| Total North Africa |
297,896,000 |
3,900 |
<.05% |
| Botswana |
1,978,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Congo D.R. |
67,827,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Kenya |
40,863,000 |
400 |
<.05% |
| Namibia |
2,212,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Nigeria |
158,259,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| South Africa |
50,492,000 |
70,800 |
0.14% |
| Zimbabwe |
12,622,000 |
400 |
<.05% |
| Other Sub-Saharan Africa |
400,872,000 |
300 |
<.05% |
| Total Sub-Saharan Africa |
735,147,000 |
72,300 |
<.05% |
| Total |
1,033,043,000 |
76,200 |
<.05% |
| Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% Jewish of Total Population |
| Israel |
7,255,400 |
5,413,800 |
74.6% |
| West Bank and Gaza |
3,966,700 |
289,900 |
7.3% |
Total Israel &
Disputed
Territories |
11,222,100 |
5,703,700 |
50.8% |
| Azerbaijan |
8,934,000 |
6,400 |
0.07% |
| Georgia |
4,219,000 |
3,200 |
0.08% |
| Kazakhstan |
15,753,00 |
3,700 |
<.05% |
| Kyrgyzstan |
5,555,000 |
600 |
<.05% |
| Turkmenistan |
5,177,000 |
200 |
<.05% |
| Uzbekistan |
27,794,000 |
4,500 |
<.05% |
| Total FSU in Asia |
77,597,000 |
18,600 |
<.05% |
| China |
1,361,763,000 |
1,500 |
<.05% |
| India |
1,214,464,000 |
5,000 |
<.05% |
| Iran |
75,078,000 |
10,400 |
<.05% |
| Japan |
126,995,000 |
1,000 |
<.05% |
| Korea, South |
48,501,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Philippines |
93,617,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Singapore |
4,837,000 |
300 |
<.05% |
| Syria |
22,505,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Taiwan |
23,000,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Thailand |
68,139,000 |
200 |
<.05% |
| Yemen |
24,256,000 |
200 |
<.05% |
| Other |
938,181,900 |
200 |
<.05% |
| Total Other Asia |
4,001,336,900 |
19,200 |
<.05% |
| Total |
4,090,156,000 |
5,741,500 |
.14% |
Asia
| Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% Jewish of Total Population |
| Austria |
8,387,000 |
9,000 |
0.11% |
| Belgium |
10,031,000 |
30,300 |
0.28% |
| Bulgaria |
7,497,000 |
2,000 |
<.05% |
| Czech Republic |
10,411,000 |
3,900 |
<.05% |
| Denmark |
5,481,000 |
6,400 |
0.12% |
| Estonia |
1,339,000 |
1,800 |
0.13% |
| Finland |
5,346,000 |
1,100 |
<.05% |
| France |
62,670,000 |
483,500 |
0.77% |
| Germany |
82,057,000 |
119,000 |
0.15% |
| Greece |
11,183,000 |
4,500 |
<.05% |
| Hungary |
9,973000 |
48,600 |
0.49% |
| Ireland |
4,589,000 |
1,200 |
<.05% |
| Italy |
60,098,000 |
28,400 |
0.05% |
| Latvia |
2,240,000 |
9,700 |
0.43% |
| Lithuania |
3,255,000 |
2,800 |
0.09% |
| Luxembourg |
492,000 |
600 |
0.12% |
| Netherlands |
16,653,000 |
30,000 |
0.18% |
| Poland |
38,038,000 |
3,200 |
<.05% |
| Portugal |
10,732,000 |
500 |
<.05% |
| Romania |
21,190,000 |
9,700 |
0.05% |
| Slovakia |
5,412,000 |
2,600 |
0.05% |
| Slovenia |
2,025,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Spain |
45,317,000 |
12,000 |
<.05% |
| Sweden |
9,293,000 |
15,000 |
0.16% |
| United Kingdom |
62,129,000 |
292,000 |
0.47% |
| Other European Union |
1,290,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Total European Union |
497,795,000 |
1,118,000 |
.22% |
| Gibraltar |
31,000 |
600 |
1.94% |
| Norway |
4,855,000 |
1,200 |
<.05% |
| Switzerland |
7,595,000 |
17,600 |
0.23% |
| Total Other Western Europe |
13,016,000 |
19,400 |
0.15% |
| Belarus |
9,588,000 |
16,500 |
0.17% |
| Moldova |
3,576,000 |
4,100 |
0.11% |
| Russia |
140,367,000 |
205,000 |
0.15% |
| Ukraine |
45,433,000 |
71,500 |
0.16% |
| Total FSU Republics |
198,964,000 |
297,100 |
0.15% |
| Total FSU in Europe |
205,798,000 |
311,400 |
0.15% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
3,760,000 |
500 |
<.05% |
| Croatia |
4,410,000 |
1,700 |
<.05% |
| Macedonia |
2,043,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Serbia |
7,656,000 |
1,400 |
<.05% |
| Turkey |
75,705,000 |
17,600 |
<.05% |
| Other Balkans |
5,995,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Total Balkans |
99,569,000 |
21,400 |
<.05% |
| Total |
809,344,000 |
1,455,900 |
.18% |
Europe
| Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% Jewish of Total Population |
| Canada |
33,890,000 |
375,000 |
1.11% |
| United States |
309,000,000 |
5,275,000 |
1.71% |
| Total North America |
343,018,000 |
5,650,000 |
1.65% |
| Bahamas |
346,000 |
300 |
0.09% |
| Costa Rica |
4,640,000 |
2,500 |
0.05% |
| Cuba |
11,204,000 |
500 |
<.05% |
| Dominican Republic |
10,225,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| El Salvador |
6,194,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
| Guatemala |
14,377,000 |
900 |
<.05% |
| Jamaica |
2,730,000 |
200 |
<.05% |
| Mexico |
110,645,000 |
39,400 |
<.05% |
| Netherlands Antilles |
308,000 |
200 |
0.06% |
| Panama |
3,508,000 |
8,000 |
0.23% |
| Puerto Rico |
3,998,000 |
1,500 |
<.05% |
| Virgin Islands |
109,000 |
300 |
0.26% |
| Other Central America |
27,143,000 |
300 |
<.05% |
| Total Central America |
195,427,000 |
54,500 |
<.05% |
| Argentina |
40,666,000 |
182,300 |
0.45% |
| Bolivia |
10,031,000 |
500 |
<.05% |
| Brazil |
195,423,000 |
95,600 |
0.05% |
| Chile |
17,135,000 |
20,500 |
0.12% |
| Colombia |
46,300,000 |
2,700 |
<.05% |
| Ecuador |
13,775,000 |
900 |
<.05% |
| Paraguay |
6,460,000 |
900 |
<.05% |
| Peru |
29,496,000 |
2,000 |
<.05% |
| Suriname |
524,000 |
200 |
<.05% |
| Uruguay |
3,372,000 |
17,500 |
0.52% |
| Venezuela |
29,044,000 |
12,000 |
<.05% |
| Total South America |
393,221,000 |
335,100 |
0.09% |
The Americas
| Total |
931,666,000 |
6,039,600 |
0.65% |
Oceania
Region |
Total Population |
Jews |
% Jewish of Total Population |
| Australia |
21,512,000 |
107,500 |
0.50% |
| New Zealand |
4,303,000 |
7,500 |
0.17% |
| Other Oceania |
10,023,000 |
100 |
<.05% |
Total |
35,838,000 |
115,100 |
0.32% |
Source: American Jewish Year Book, 2006, (NY: American Jewish Committee, 2006); North American Jewish Databank |
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