Demographics of Israel: Jewish Population of Israel Relative to World Jewish Population
(1882 - Present)
Year | Jews in Israel | World Jewry | % in Israel |
1882 | 24,000 | 7,800,000 | 0.3% |
1900 | 50,000 | 10,600,000 | 0.5% |
1914 | 85,000 | 13,500,000 | 0.6% |
1922 | 84,000 | 14,400,000 | 0.6% |
1925 | 126,000 | 14,800,000 | 0.9% |
1939 | 449,000 | 16,728,000 | 2.7% |
1948 | 650,000 | 11,500,000 | 5.7% |
1955 | 1,590,000 | 11,800,000 | 13.5% |
1970 | 2,582,000 | 12,630,000 | 20.5% |
1980 | 3,283,000 | 12,840,000 | 25.6% |
1990 | 3,947,000 | 12,870,000 | 30.6% |
2003 | 5,143,000 | 13,296,100 | 38.7% |
2008 | 5,550,000 | 13,300,000 | 41.7% |
2012 | 5,901,100 | 13,746,100 | 42.9% |
Sources: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
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