Vital Statistics: Jewish Population of the World
(1882 - Present)
Historic Jewish Population
Countries with the Largest Jewish Population
Jewish Population By Region
Americas
Asia
Oceana
Africa
Europe
Historic Jewish Population1
| Year |
Population
|
|
1880 |
7,800,000 |
|
1900 |
10,600,000 |
| 1914 |
13,500,000 |
|
1922 |
14,400,000 |
|
1925 |
14,800,000 |
| 1931 |
15,700,000 |
|
1939 |
16,728,000 |
|
1945 |
11,000,000 |
| 1948 |
11,500,000 |
|
1950 |
11,297,000 |
|
1955 |
11,800,000 |
|
1960 |
12,079,000 |
|
1970 |
12,585,000 |
|
1980 |
12,819,000 |
|
1990 |
12,868,000 |
|
2000 |
13,150,000 |
|
2010 |
13,854,000 |
|
2018 |
14,606,000 |
| 2019 | 14,707,400 |
Countries with the Largest Jewish Population (2019)
| Rank | Country |
Population
|
% of World Jewry
|
|
1 |
6,894.0* |
46.9% |
|
|
2 |
5,700,0001 |
38.8% |
|
|
3 |
450,000 |
3.1% |
|
|
4 |
392,000 |
2.7% |
|
|
5 |
292,000 |
2.0% |
|
|
6 |
180,000 |
1.2% |
|
|
7 |
165,000 |
1.1% |
|
|
8 |
118,000 |
0.8% |
|
|
9 |
118,000 |
0.8% |
|
|
10 |
92,600 |
0.6% |
|
|
11 |
67,500 |
0.5% |
|
|
12 |
48,000 |
0.3% |
|
|
13 |
47,300 |
0.3% |
|
|
14 |
40,000 |
0.3% |
|
|
15 |
29,800 |
0.2% |
Jewish Population By Region (2019)
Americas | Asia | Oceania | Africa | Europe
The Americas
|
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
|---|---|---|
| Bermuda |
61,000 |
100 |
|
37,200,000 |
392,000 |
|
|
328,000,000 |
6,700,000 |
|
|
400,000 |
300 |
|
|
5,000,000 |
2,500 |
|
|
11,100,000 |
500 |
|
|
10,800,000 |
100 |
|
|
6,500,000 |
100 |
|
|
17,200,000 |
900 |
|
|
2,900,000 |
200 |
|
|
130,800,000 |
40,000 |
|
|
324,000 |
300 |
|
|
4,200,000 |
10,000 |
|
|
3,300,000 |
1,500 |
|
|
105,000 |
400 |
|
|
44,500,000 |
180,000 |
|
|
11,300,000 |
500 |
|
|
209,400,000 |
92,600 |
|
|
18,600,000 |
18,300 |
|
|
49,800,000 |
2,100 |
|
|
17,000,000 |
600 |
|
|
6,900,000 |
1,000 |
|
|
32,200,000 |
1,900 |
|
|
600,000 |
200 |
|
|
3,500,000 |
16,600 |
|
|
31,800,000 |
7,000 |
|
|
Other |
29,371,000 |
200 |
| Total |
1,014,023,000 |
7,469,800 |
Asia
|
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
|---|---|---|
|
9,327,000* |
6,894,000* |
|
| West Bank |
3,023,700 |
418,900 |
| Armenia |
3,000,000 |
100 |
|
9,900,000 |
7,500 |
|
|
3,900,000 |
1,500 |
|
|
18,400,000 |
2,600 |
|
|
6,100,000 |
400 |
|
|
5,900,000 |
200 |
|
|
32,900,000 |
3,000 |
|
|
1,401,900,000 |
3,000 |
|
|
1,371,300,000 |
4,800 |
|
| Indonesia |
265,200,000 |
100 |
|
81,600,000 |
8,300 |
|
|
126,500,000 |
1,000 |
|
|
51,800,000 |
100 |
|
|
107,000,000 |
100 |
|
|
5,800,000 |
900 |
|
|
18,300,000 |
100 |
|
|
23,600,000 |
100 |
|
|
66,200,000 |
200 |
|
|
Other |
831,646,740 |
100 |
|
Total** |
4,453,500,000 |
6,699,700 |
Oceania
| Country | Total Population | Jews |
|---|---|---|
|
24,100,000 |
118,000 |
|
|
4,900,000 |
7,500 |
|
|
Other |
12,000,000 |
100 |
|
Total |
41,000,000 |
125,600 |
Africa
| Country | Total Population | Jews |
|---|---|---|
|
97,100,000 |
100 |
|
|
107,500,000 |
100 |
|
|
35,200,000 |
2,100 |
|
|
11,600,000 |
1,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 |
100 |
|
|
84,300,000 |
100 |
|
|
51,000,000 |
300 |
|
| Madagascar |
26,300,000 |
100 |
|
2,500,000 |
100 |
|
|
195,900,000 |
100 |
|
|
57,700,000 |
67,500 |
|
|
14,000,000 |
200 |
|
|
Other |
507,300,000 |
200 |
| Total |
1,284,000,000 |
72,000 |
Europe
| Country | Total Population | Jews | Country | Total Population | Jews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000 |
10,000 |
38,400,000 |
4,500 |
|||
|
11,400,000 |
29,100 |
10,300,000 |
600 |
|||
|
7,000,000 |
2,000 |
19,500,000 |
9,000 |
|||
|
10,600,000 |
3,900 |
5,400,000 |
2,600 |
|||
| Croatia |
4,100,000 |
1,700 |
2,100,000 |
100 |
||
| Cyprus |
1,200,000 |
100 |
46,700,000 |
11,700 |
||
| Czech Republic |
10,600,000 |
3,900 |
10,200,000 |
15,000 |
||
|
5,800,000 |
6,400 |
66,600,000 |
292,000 |
|||
|
1,300,000 |
1,900 |
Total EU |
511,740,000 |
1,078,900 |
||
|
5,500,000 |
1,300 |
35,000 |
700 |
|||
|
65,140,000 |
450,000 |
5,300,000 |
1,300 |
|||
|
82,800,000 |
118,000 |
8,500,000 |
18,500 |
|||
|
10,600,000 |
4,200 |
9,500,000 |
9,000 |
|||
|
9,800,000 |
47,300 |
3,500,000 |
1,900 |
|||
|
4,900,000 |
2,600 |
147,300,000 |
165,000 |
|||
|
60,600,000 |
27,400 |
42,300,000 |
48,000 |
|||
|
1,900,000 |
4,600 |
3,500,000 |
500 |
|||
|
2,800,000 |
2,400 |
2,100,000 |
100 |
|||
|
600,000 |
600 |
7,000,000 |
1,400 |
|||
| Malta |
500,000 |
100 |
81,300,000 |
14,800 |
||
|
17,200,000 |
29,800 |
Other |
5,300,000 |
100 |
||
| Total Population: 827,974,000 Total Jews: 1,340,200 | ||||||
1DellaPergola figures. Sheshkin and Dashefsky estimate the U.S. Jewish population is approximately one million higher - 6,700,000 in 2019. Since all other data is from DellaPergola, we are using his estimate for consistency.
*As of April 14, 2021 (including Jews in Judea and Samaria (West Bank).
**Total for 2019. Does not include increase in Israeli population in 2020.
Sources: Sergio DellaPergola, “World Jewish Population, 2019,” in Arnold Dashefsky and Ira M. Sheskin (eds.), The American Jewish Year Book, 2019, Volume 119. Dordrecht: Springer, (2020);
Arnold Dashefsky and Ira M. Sheskin, “United States Jewish Population, 2019,” in Arnold Dashefsky and Ira M. Sheskin (eds.), The American Jewish Year Book, 2019, Volume 119. Dordrecht: Springer, (2020);
Zeev Klein, “Israel reaches another milestone as population crosses 9 million,” Israel Hayom, (May 2, 2019);
“Israel’s population tops 9 million as Jewish new year approaches,” Times of Israel, (September 26, 2019);
“Ahead of 72nd Independence Day, Israeli population stands at 9.2 million,” Times of Israel, (April 26, 2020);
“Israel’s population up to 9.25 million, though growth rate, immigration down,” Times of Israel, (September 16, 2020);
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
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