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 Population
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 |
Countries with the Largest Jewish Population (2017)
Rank | Country | Population | % of World Jewry |
1 |
6,668,000* |
44.4% | |
2 |
6,925,475* |
39.3% | |
3 |
456,000 |
3.1% | |
4 |
390,000 |
2.7% | |
5 |
289,500 |
2.0% | |
6 |
180,500 |
1.2% | |
7 |
176,000 |
1.2% | |
8 |
116,500 |
0.8% | |
9 |
113,200 |
0.8% | |
10 |
93,800 |
0.6% | |
11 |
53,000 |
0.4% | |
12 |
69,300 |
0.5% | |
13 |
47,500 |
0.3% | |
14 |
40,000 |
0.3% | |
15 |
29,300 |
0.2% |
Jewish Population By Region (2017)
Americas | Asia | Oceania | Africa | Europe
The Americas
Country |
Total Population |
Jews |
% of Population |
---|---|---|---|
36,200,000 |
390,000 |
1.11% |
|
323,900,000 |
5,700,000 |
1.76% |
|
400,000 |
300 |
0.08% |
|
4,900,000 |
2,500 |
0.06% |
|
11,200,000 |
500 |
<0.01% |
|
10,600,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
6,400,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
16,600,000 |
900 |
<0.01% |
|
2,700,000 |
200 |
0.01% |
|
128,600,000 |
40,000 |
0.03% |
|
365,000 |
300 |
0.08% |
|
4,000,000 |
10,000 |
0.25% |
|
3,500,000 |
1,500 |
0.04% |
|
110,000 |
400 |
0.36% |
|
43,600,000 |
180,500 |
0.41% |
|
11,000,000 |
500 |
<0.01% |
|
206,100,000 |
93,800 |
0.04% |
|
18,200,000 |
18,300 |
0.1% |
|
48,800,000 |
2,200 |
<0.01% |
|
16,500,000 |
600 |
<0.01% |
|
7,000,000 |
1000 |
0.01% |
|
31,500,000 |
1,900 |
<0.01% |
|
500,000 |
200 |
0.04% |
|
3,500,000 |
16,900 |
0.48% |
|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
8,631,900 |
6,451,000 |
74.73% |
|
9,800,000 |
8,100 |
0.08% |
|
4,000,000 |
1700 |
0.04% |
|
17,800,000 |
2,800 |
0.02% |
|
6,100,000 |
400 |
<0.01% |
|
5,400,000 |
200 |
<0.01% |
|
31,900,000 |
3,400 |
0.01% |
|
1,386,100,000 |
2,700 |
<0.01% |
|
1,328,900,000 |
5,000 |
<0.01% |
|
79,500,000 |
8,500 |
<0.01% |
|
125,300,000 |
1,000 |
<0.01% |
|
50,800,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
102,600,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
5,600,000 |
900 |
0.02% |
|
17,200,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
23,500,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
65,300,000 |
200 |
<0.01% |
|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
24,100,000 |
113,200 |
0.47% |
|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
93,500,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
101,700,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
34,700,000 |
2,200 |
<0.01% |
|
11,300,000 |
1,100 |
0.01% |
|
2,200,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
Congo D.R. |
79,800,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
45,400,000 |
300 |
<0.01% |
|
2,500,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
186,500,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|
55,700,000 |
69,300 |
0.12% |
|
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8,800,000 |
9,000 |
0.1% |
19,800,000 |
9,200 |
0.05% |
|||
11,300,000 |
29,300 |
0.26% |
5,400,000 |
2,600 |
0.05% |
|||
7,100,000 |
2,000 |
0.03% |
2,100,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|||
10,600,000 |
3,900 |
0.04% |
43,300,000 |
11,800 |
0.03% |
|||
5,700,000 |
6,400 |
0.11% |
9,900,000 |
15,000 |
0.15% |
|||
1,300,000 |
2,000 |
0.15% |
65,800,000 |
289,500 |
0.44% |
|||
5,500,000 |
1,300 |
0.02% |
Total EU |
506,740,000 |
1,078,700 |
0.21% | ||
64,640,000 |
456,000 |
0.71% |
30,000 |
600 |
2% |
|||
82,600,000 |
116,500 |
0.14% |
5,200,000 |
1,300 |
0.03% |
|||
10,800,000 |
4,200 |
0.04% |
8,400,000 |
18,700 |
0.22% |
|||
9,800,000 |
47,500 |
0.48% |
9,500,000 |
10,000 |
0.11% |
|||
4,700,000 |
1,600 |
0.03% |
3,600,000 |
3,400 |
0.09% |
|||
60,600,000 |
27,300 |
0.04% |
144,300,000 |
176,000 |
0.12% |
|||
2,000,000 |
4,800 |
0.24% |
42,700,000 |
53,000 |
0.12% |
|||
2,900,000 |
2,600 |
0.1% |
3,500,000 |
500 |
0.01% |
|||
600,000 |
600 |
0.1% |
4,200,000 |
1,700 |
0.04% |
|||
17,000,000 |
29,800 |
0.17% |
2,100,000 |
100 |
<0.01% |
|||
38,400,000 |
3,200 |
0.01% |
7,100,000 |
1,400 |
0.01% |
|||
10,300,000 |
600 |
0.01% |
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.