The Jewish Population of the World

(2005)

Jewish Population By Region

Africa
Oceania
Country Total Population Jews % Jewish of Total Population % of World Jewish Population
Egypt
73,400,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Ethiopia
72,400,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Morocco
30,600,000
3,500
<.05%
0.027%
Tunisia
10,000,000
1,100
0.011%
0.008%
Total North Africa
263,700,000
4,800
<.05%
0.037%
Botswana
1,700,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Congo D.R.
58,300,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Kenya
32,400,000
400
<.05%
0.003%
Namibia
1,900,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Nigeria
137,300,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
South Africa
46,900,000
72,500
0.15%
0.56%
Zimbabwe
12,700,000
400
<.05%
0.003%
Other
330,100,000
300
<.05%
0.002%
Total Other Africa
621,300,000
74,000
0.012%
0.57%
Total
885,000,000
78,800
<.05%
0.605%

 

Country Total Population Jews % Jewish of Total Population % of World Jewish Population
Israel
6,632,500
5,000,600
75.4%
38.4%
West Bank and Gaza
3,587,000
237,000
6.6%
1.8%
Total Israel &
Disputed Territories
10,219,500
5,237,600
51.3%
40.2%
Azerbaijan
8,300,000
7,000
0.08%
<.05%
Georgia
4,500,000
3,600
0.08%
<.05%
Kazakhstan
15,000,000
3,800
<.05%
<.05%
Kyrgyzstan
5,100,000
600
<.05%
<.05%
Turkmenistan
5,700,000
300
<.05%
<.05%
Uzbekistan
26,400,000
5,000
<.05%
<.05%
Total FSU in Asia
74,800,000
20,300
<.05%
0.16%
China
1,307,300,000
1,000
<.05%
<.05%
India
1,086,600,000
5,100
<.05%
<.05%
Iran
67,400,000
10,800
<.05%
0.08%
Japan
127,600,000
1,000
<.05%
<.05%
Korea, South
48,200,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Philippines
83,700,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Singapore
4,200,000
300
<.05%
<.05%
Syria
18,000,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Thailand
63,800,000
200
<.05%
<.05%
Yemen
20,000,000
200
<.05%
<.05%
Other
890,986,000
300
<.05%
<.05%
Total Other Asia
3,717,786,000
19,200
<.05%
0.15%
Total
3,802,800,000
5,277,100
.14%
40.5%
Asia

 

Country Total Population Jews % Jewish of Total Population % of World Jewish Population
Austria
8,100,000
9,000
0.11%
<.05%
Belgium
10,400,000
31,200
.003%
0.24%
Denmark
5,400,000
6,400
0.12%
<.05%
Finland
5,200,000
1,100
<.05%
<.05%
France
60,000,000
494,000
0.82%
3.79%
Germany
82,600,000
115,000
0.14%
0.88%
Greece
11,000,000
4,500
<.05%
<.05%
Ireland
4,100,000
1,200
<.05%
<.05%
Italy
57,800,000
28,700
<.05%
0.22%
Luxembourg
500,000
600
0.12%
<.05%
Netherlands
16,300,000
30,000
0.18%
0.23%
Portugal
10,500,000
500
<.05%
<.05%
Spain
42,500,000
12,000
<.05%
0.09%
Sweden
9,000,000
15,000
0.17%
0.12%
United Kingdom
59,900,000
297,000
0.5%
2.28%
Total EU 15
383,300,000
1,046,200
.27%
8.03%
Estonia
1,300,000
1,900
0.15%
.015%
Latvia
2,300,000
9,500
0.41%
0.07%
Lithuania
3,400,000
3,300
.097%
<.05%
Czech Republic
10,200,000
4,000
<.05%
<.05%
Hungary
10,100,000
49,900
0.49%
0.38%
Poland
38,200,000
3,300
<.05%
<.05%
Slovakia
5,400,000
2,700
0.05%
<.05%
Slovenia
2,000,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Other
1,300,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Total EU 25
457,500,000
1,121,000
0.25%
8.6%
Gibraltar
25,000
600
2.4%
<.05%
Norway
4,600,000
1,200
<.05%
<.05%
Switzerland
7,400,000
17,900
0.24%
0.14%
Total other Western Europe
12,485,000
19,700
0.16%
0.14%
Belarus
9,800,000
21,000
0.21%
0.16%
Moldova
4,200,000
4,800
0.11%
<.05%
Russia
144,100,000
235,000
0.16%
1.8%
Ukraine
47,400,000
84,000
0.18%
0.64%
Total FSU Republics
205,500,000
344,800
0.17%
2.65%
Total FSU in Europe
212,500,000
359,500
0.17%
2.76%
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3,900,000
500
<.05%
<.05%
Bulgaria
7,800,000
2,100
<.05%
<.05%
Croatia
4,400,000
1,700
<.05%
<.05%
Macedonia
2,000,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Romania
21,700,000
10,300
<.05%
0.08%
Serbia-Montenegro
10,700,000
1,500
<.05%
<.05%
Turkey
71,300,000
17,900
<.05%
0.14%
Total other East Europe and Balkans
125,000,000
34,100
<.05%
0.26%
Total
800,485,000
1,519,600
.19%
11.67%
Europe

 

Country Total Population Jews % Jewish of Total Population % of World Jewish Population
Canada
31,900,000
372,000
1.17%
2.85%
United States
293,600,000
5,280,000
1.8%
40.5%
Total North America
325,627,000
5,652,000
1.74%
43.4%
Bahamas
300,000
300
0.1%
<.05%
Costa Rica
4,200,000
2,500
0.06%
<.05%
Cuba
11,300,000
600
<.05%
<.05%
Dominican Republic
8,800,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
El Salvador
6,700,000
100
<.05%
<.05%
Guatemala
12,700,000
900
<.05%
<.05%
Jamaica
2,600,000
300
<.05%
<.05%
Mexico
106,200,000
39,800
<.05%
0.31%
Netherlands Antilles
215,000
200
0.09%
<.05%
Panama
3,200,000
5,000
0.16%
<.05%
Puerto Rico
3,900,000
1,500
<.05%
<.05%
Virgin Islands
115,000
300
0.26%
<.05%
Other
24,700,000
300
<.05%
<.05%
Total Central America
185,000,000
51,900
<.05%
0.4%
Argentina
37,900,000
185,000
0.49%
1.42%
Bolivia
8,800,000
500
<.05%
<.05%
Brazil
179,100,000
96,700
0.05%
0.74%
Chile
16,000,000
20,800
0.13%
0.16%
Colombia
45,300,000
3,300
<.05%
<.05%
Ecuador
13,400,000
900
<.05%
<.05%
Paraguay
6,000,000
900
<.05%
<.05%
Peru
27,500,000
2,300
<.05%
<.05%
Suriname
400,000
200
0.05%
<.05%
Uruguay
3,400,000
19,500
0.57%
0.15%
Venezuela
26,200,000
15,500
<.05%
0.12%
Total South America
365,000,000
345,600
0.09%
2.65%
The Americas
Total
875,627,000
6,049,500
0.69%
46.4%

 

Oceania
Region Total Population Jews % Jewish of Total Population % of World Jewish Population
Australia 20,100,000 102,000 0.51%

0.78%
New Zealand 4,100,000 7,000 0.17% <.05%
Other 8,800,000 100 <.05% <.05%
Total
33,000,000
109,100
0.33%
0.837%

Countries with Largest Jewish Populations

 
Rank Country Jews % of World Jewish Population
1 United States 5,280,000 40.5%
2 Israel 5,237,600 40.2%
3 France 494,000 3.8%
4 Canada 372,000 2.9%
5 United Kingdom 297,000 2.3%
6 Russia 235,000 1.8%
7 Argentina 185,000 1.4%
8 Germany 115,000 0.9%
9 Australia 102,000 0.8%
10 Brazil 96,700 0.7%
11 Ukraine 84,000 0.6%
12 South Africa 72,500 0.6%
13 Hungary 49,900 0.4%
14 Mexico 39,800 0.3%
15 Belgium 31,200 0.2%

 

Source: American Jewish Year Book, 2005, (NY: American Jewish Committee, 2005)