Jewish Population of the World

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

R ussia

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.

Vital Statistics: Jewish Population of the World

(1882 - Present)