Jewish Population (2017) Historic Jewish Population | Rank | Country | Population | % of World Jewry | | 1 | Israel | 6,451,000 | 44.4% | | 2 | United States | 5,700,000 | 39.3% | | 3 | France | 456,000 | 3.1% | | 4 | Canada | 390,000 | 2.7% | | 5 | U.K. | 289,500 | 2.0% | | 6 | Argentina | 180,500 | 1.2% | | 7 | Russia | 176,000 | 1.2% | | 8 | Germany | 116,500 | 0.8% | | 9 | Australia | 113,200 | 0.8% | | 10 | Brazil | 93,800 | 0.6% | | 11 | Ukraine | 53,000 | 0.4% | | 12 | South Africa | 69,300 | 0.5% | | 13 | Hungary | 47,500 | 0.3% | | 14 | Mexico | 40,000 | 0.3% | | 15 | Belgium | 29,300 | 0.2% | | Year | Population | | 1880 | 7,800,000 | | 1900 | 10,600,000 | | 1922 | 14,400,000 | | 1925 | 14,800,000 | | 1939 | 16,728,000 | | 1945 | 11,000,000 | | 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 | 12,900,000 | | 2010 | 13,428,300 | | 2017 | 14,511,100 |
Jewish Population By Region (2017):
Americas | Asia | Oceania | Africa | Europe
The Americas | Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population | | Canada | 36,200,000 | 390,000 | 1.11% | | United States | 323,900,000 | 5,700,000 | 1.76% | | Bahamas | 400,000 | 300 | 0.08% | | Costa Rica | 4,900,000 | 2,500 | 0.06% | | Cuba | 11,200,000 | 500 | <0.01% | | Dominican Republic | 10,600,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | El Salvador | 6,400,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Guatemala | 16,600,000 | 900 | <0.01% | | Jamaica | 2,700,000 | 200 | 0.01% | | Mexico | 128,600,000 | 40,000 | 0.03% | | Netherlands Antilles | 365,000 | 300 | 0.08% | | Panama | 4,000,000 | 10,000 | 0.25% | | Puerto Rico | 3,500,000 | 1,500 | 0.04% | | Virgin Islands | 110,000 | 400 | 0.36% | | Argentina | 43,600,000 | 180,500 | 0.41% | | Bolivia | 11,000,000 | 500 | <0.01% | | Brazil | 206,100,000 | 93,800 | 0.04% | | Chile | 18,200,000 | 18,300 | 0.1% | | Colombia | 48,800,000 | 2,200 | <0.01% | | Ecuador | 16,500,000 | 600 | <0.01% | | Paraguay | 7,000,000 | 1000 | 0.01% | | Peru | 31,500,000 | 1,900 | <0.01% | | Suriname | 500,000 | 200 | 0.04% | | Uruguay | 3,500,000 | 16,900 | 0.48% | | Venezuela | 31,000,000 | 7,600 | 0.02% | | Other | 28,725,000 | 200 | <0.01% | | Total | 997,031,000 | 6,470,600 | 0.65% | Asia | Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population | | Israel | 8,631,900 | 6,451,000 | 74.73% | | Azerbaijan | 9,800,000 | 8,100 | 0.08% | | Georgia | 4,000,000 | 1700 | 0.04% | | Kazakhstan | 17,800,000 | 2,800 | 0.02% | | Kyrgyzstan | 6,100,000 | 400 | <0.01% | | Turkmenistan | 5,400,000 | 200 | <0.01% | | Uzbekistan | 31,900,000 | 3,400 | 0.01% | | China | 1,386,100,000 | 2,700 | <0.01% | | India | 1,328,900,000 | 5,000 | <0.01% | | Iran | 79,500,000 | 8,500 | <0.01% | | Japan | 125,300,000 | 1,000 | <0.01% | | Korea, South | 50,800,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Philippines | 102,600,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Singapore | 5,600,000 | 900 | 0.02% | | Syria | 17,200,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Taiwan | 23,500,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Thailand | 65,300,000 | 200 | <0.01% | | Yemen | 25,200,000 | 200 | <0.01% | | Other | 812,576,300 | 100 | <0.01% | | Total | 4,356,300,000 | 6,486,600 | 0.15% |
Oceania
| Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population | | Australia | 24,100,000 | 113,200 | 0.47% | | New Zealand | 4,700,000 | 7,500 | 0.16% | | Other | 11,200,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Total | 40,000,000 | 120,800 | 0.30% |
Africa
| Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population | | Egypt | 93,500,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Ethiopia | 101,700,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Morocco | 34,700,000 | 2,200 | <0.01% | | Tunisia | 11,300,000 | 1,100 | 0.01% | | Botswana | 2,200,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Congo D.R. | 79,800,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Kenya | 45,400,000 | 300 | <0.01% | | Namibia | 2,500,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Nigeria | 186,500,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | South Africa | 55,700,000 | 69,300 | 0.12% | | Zimbabwe | 16,000,000 | 200 | <0.01% | | Other | 460,200,000 | 200 | <0.01% | | Total | 1,203,000,000 | 74,000 | 0.006% |
Europe
| Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population | | Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population | | Austria | 8,800,000 | 9,000 | 0.1% | | Romania | 19,800,000 | 9,200 | 0.05% | | Belgium | 11,300,000 | 29,300 | 0.26% | | Slovakia | 5,400,000 | 2,600 | 0.05% | | Bulgaria | 7,100,000 | 2,000 | 0.03% | | Slovenia | 2,100,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Czech Republic | 10,600,000 | 3,900 | 0.04% | | Spain | 43,300,000 | 11,800 | 0.03% | | Denmark | 5,700,000 | 6,400 | 0.11% | | Sweden | 9,900,000 | 15,000 | 0.15% | | Estonia | 1,300,000 | 2,000 | 0.15% | | U.K. | 65,800,000 | 289,500 | 0.44% | | Finland | 5,500,000 | 1,300 | 0.02% | | Total EU | 506,740,000 | 1,078,700 | 0.21% | | France | 64,640,000 | 456,000 | 0.71% | | Gibraltar | 30,000 | 600 | 2% | | Germany | 82,600,000 | 116,500 | 0.14% | | Norway | 5,200,000 | 1,300 | 0.03% | | Greece | 10,800,000 | 4,200 | 0.04% | | Switzerland | 8,400,000 | 18,700 | 0.22% | | Hungary | 9,800,000 | 47,500 | 0.48% | | Belarus | 9,500,000 | 10,000 | 0.11% | | Ireland | 4,700,000 | 1,600 | 0.03% | | Moldova | 3,600,000 | 3,400 | 0.09% | | Italy | 60,600,000 | 27,300 | 0.04% | | Russia | 144,300,000 | 176,000 | 0.12% | | Latvia | 2,000,000 | 4,800 | 0.24% | | Ukraine | 42,700,000 | 53,000 | 0.12% | | Lithuania | 2,900,000 | 2,600 | 0.1% | | Bosnia | 3,500,000 | 500 | 0.01% | | Luxembourg | 600,000 | 600 | 0.1% | | Croatia | 4,200,000 | 1,700 | 0.04% | | Netherlands | 17,000,000 | 29,800 | 0.17% | | Macedonia | 2,100,000 | 100 | <0.01% | | Poland | 38,400,000 | 3,200 | 0.01% | | Serbia | 7,100,000 | 1,400 | 0.01% | | Portugal | 10,300,000 | 600 | 0.01% | | Turkey | 79,500,000 | 15,300 | 0.02% | | Total Population: 818,470,000 Total Jews: 1,359,100 % Jewish: 0.16% |
Sources: Dashefsky, Arnold/Sheskin, Ira. American Jewish Year Book 2017. |
