The Jewish Population of the World
(2010)
Vital Statistics: Table of Contents | US Jewish Population | Public Opinion Polls
Jewish Populations Worldwide
Rank |
Country |
Number of
|
% of World
|
---|---|---|---|
1
|
5,703,700
|
42.5% | |
2
|
5,275,000
|
39.3% | |
3
|
483,500
|
3.6% | |
4
|
375,000
|
2.8% | |
5
|
292,000
|
2.2% | |
6
|
205,000
|
1.5% | |
7
|
182,300
|
1.4% | |
8
|
119,000
|
0.9% | |
9
|
107,500
|
0.8% | |
10
|
95,600
|
0.7% | |
11
|
71,500
|
0.5% | |
12
|
70,800
|
0.5% | |
13
|
48,600
|
0.4% | |
14
|
39,400
|
0.3% | |
15
|
30,300
|
0.2% |
Jewish Population By Region
THE AMERICAS |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Country
|
Total Population
|
Jews
|
% of Population
|
Canada |
33,890,000
|
375,000
|
1.11%
|
United States |
309,000,000
|
5,275,000
|
1.71%
|
Bahamas |
346,000
|
300
|
0.09%
|
Costa Rica |
4,640,000
|
2,500
|
0.05%
|
Cuba |
11,204,000
|
500
|
<.05%
|
Dominican Republic |
10,225,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
El Salvador |
6,194,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Guatemala |
14,377,000
|
900
|
<.05%
|
Jamaica |
2,730,000
|
200
|
<.05%
|
Mexico |
110,645,000
|
39,400
|
<.05%
|
Netherlands Antilles |
308,000
|
200
|
0.06%
|
Panama |
3,508,000
|
8,000
|
0.23%
|
Puerto Rico |
3,998,000
|
1,500
|
<.05%
|
Virgin Islands |
109,000
|
300
|
0.26%
|
Argentina |
40,666,000
|
182,300
|
0.45%
|
Bolivia |
10,031,000
|
500
|
<.05%
|
Brazil |
195,423,000
|
95,600
|
0.05%
|
Chile |
17,135,000
|
20,500
|
0.12%
|
Colombia |
46,300,000
|
2,700
|
<.05%
|
Ecuador |
13,775,000
|
900
|
<.05%
|
Paraguay |
6,460,000
|
900
|
<.05%
|
Peru |
29,496,000
|
2,000
|
<.05%
|
Suriname |
524,000
|
200
|
<.05%
|
Uruguay |
3,372,000
|
17,500
|
0.52%
|
Venezuela |
29,044,000
|
12,000
|
<.05%
|
Other Central America |
27,143,000
|
300
|
<.05%
|
Total |
931,666,000
|
6,039,600
|
0.65%
|
Oceania |
|||
Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population |
Australia |
21,512,000
|
107,500
|
0.50%
|
New Zealand |
4,303,000
|
7,500
|
0.17%
|
Other |
10,023,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Total
|
35,838,000
|
115,100
|
0.32%
|
ASIA |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population |
Israel |
7,255,400
|
5,413,800
|
74.6%
|
Azerbaijan |
8,934,000
|
6,400
|
0.07%
|
Georgia |
4,219,000
|
3,200
|
0.08%
|
Kazakhstan |
15,753,00
|
3,700
|
<.05%
|
Kyrgyzstan |
5,555,000
|
600
|
<.05%
|
Turkmenistan |
5,177,000
|
200
|
<.05%
|
Uzbekistan |
27,794,000
|
4,500
|
<.05%
|
China |
1,361,763,000
|
1,500
|
<.05%
|
India |
1,214,464,000
|
5,000
|
<.05%
|
Iran |
75,078,000
|
10,400
|
<.05%
|
Japan |
126,995,000
|
1,000
|
<.05%
|
Korea, South |
48,501,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Philippines |
93,617,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Singapore |
4,837,000
|
300
|
<.05%
|
Syria |
22,505,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Taiwan |
23,000,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Thailand |
68,139,000
|
200
|
<.05%
|
Yemen |
24,256,000
|
200
|
<.05%
|
Other |
938,181,900
|
200
|
<.05%
|
Total |
4,090,156,000
|
5,741,500
|
.14%
|
AFRICA |
|||
Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population |
Egypt |
84,474,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Ethiopia |
84,976,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Morocco |
32,381,000
|
2,700
|
<.05%
|
Tunisia |
10,374,000
|
1,000
|
<.05%
|
Botswana |
1,978,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Congo D.R. |
67,827,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Kenya |
40,863,000
|
400
|
<.05%
|
Namibia |
2,212,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
Nigeria |
158,259,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
South Africa |
50,492,000
|
70,800
|
0.14%
|
Zimbabwe |
12,622,000
|
400
|
<.05%
|
Total |
1,033,043,000
|
76,200
|
<.05%
|
EUROPE |
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population | Country | Total Population | Jews | % of Population | |
Austria |
8,387,000
|
9,000
|
0.11%
|
Romania |
21,190,000
|
9,700
|
0.05%
|
|
Belgium |
10,031,000
|
30,300
|
0.28%
|
Slovakia |
5,412,000
|
2,600
|
0.05%
|
|
Bulgaria |
7,497,000
|
2,000
|
<.05%
|
Slovenia |
2,025,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
|
Czech Republic |
10,411,000
|
3,900
|
<.05%
|
Spain |
45,317,000
|
12,000
|
<.05%
|
|
Denmark |
5,481,000
|
6,400
|
0.12%
|
Sweden |
9,293,000
|
15,000
|
0.16%
|
|
Estonia |
1,339,000
|
1,800
|
0.13%
|
United Kingdom |
62,129,000
|
292,000
|
0.47%
|
|
Finland |
5,346,000
|
1,100
|
<.05%
|
Other EU |
1,290,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
|
France |
62,670,000
|
483,500
|
0.77%
|
Gibraltar |
31,000
|
600
|
1.94%
|
|
Germany |
82,057,000
|
119,000
|
0.15%
|
Norway |
4,855,000
|
1,200
|
<.05%
|
|
Greece |
11,183,000
|
4,500
|
<.05%
|
Switzerland |
7,595,000
|
17,600
|
0.23%
|
|
Hungary |
9,973000
|
48,600
|
0.49%
|
Belarus |
9,588,000
|
16,500
|
0.17%
|
|
Ireland |
4,589,000
|
1,200
|
<.05%
|
Moldova |
3,576,000
|
4,100
|
0.11%
|
|
Italy |
60,098,000
|
28,400
|
0.05%
|
Russia |
140,367,000
|
205,000
|
0.15%
|
|
Latvia |
2,240,000
|
9,700
|
0.43%
|
Ukraine |
45,433,000
|
71,500
|
0.16%
|
|
Lithuania |
3,255,000
|
2,800
|
0.09%
|
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
3,760,000
|
500
|
<.05%
|
|
Luxembourg |
492,000
|
600
|
0.12%
|
Croatia |
4,410,000
|
1,700
|
<.05%
|
|
Netherlands |
16,653,000
|
30,000
|
0.18%
|
Macedonia |
2,043,000
|
100
|
<.05%
|
|
Poland |
38,038,000
|
3,200
|
<.05%
|
Serbia |
7,656,000
|
1,400
|
<.05%
|
|
Portugal |
10,732,000
|
500
|
<.05%
|
Turkey |
75,705,000
|
17,600
|
<.05%
|
|
|
Source: American Jewish Year Book and North American Jewish Databank