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The Jewish Population of the World

(2005)

Jewish Population By Region

Top 50 Countries by Population

 
Country Population (2005E) % Jewish Estimated Jews
Afghanistan 29,928,987
0.000003307
1
Algeria 32,531,853
0.0003%
100
Argentina 39,537,943
1%
395,379
Armenia 2,982,904
0.025%
750
Australia 20,090,437
0.45%
90,406
Austria 8,184,691
0.1%
8,184
Azerbaijan 7,911,974
0.1%
7,911
Belarus 10,300,483
0.7%
72,103
Belgium 10,364,388
0.5%
51,821
Bolivia 8,857,870
0.006%
500
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,025,476
0.025%
1,006
Botswana 1,640,115
0.006%
100
Brazil 186,112,794
0.051%
95,125
Bulgaria 7,450,349
0.031%
2,300
Canada 32,805,041
1.2%
393,660
Chile 15,980,912
0.131%
20,900
China 1,306,313,812
0.00008%
1,000
Colombia 42,954,279
0.008%
3,436
Congo (Kinshasa) 60,085,004
0.0002%
120
Costa Rica 4,016,173
0.06%
2,409
Croatia 4,495,904
0.04%
1,798
Cuba 11,346,670
0.013%
1,500
Czech Republic 10,241,138
0.03%
3,072
Denmark 5,432,335
0.13%
7,062
Dominican Republic 8,950,034
0.001%
100
Ecuador 13,363,593
0.007%
935
Egypt 77,505,756
0.0001%
100
El Salvador 6,704,932
0.001%
100
Estonia 1,332,893
0.136%
1,818
Ethiopia 73,053,286
0.027%
20,000
Finland 5,223,442
0.021%
1,110
France 60,656,178
1%
606,561
Georgia 4,677,401
0.17%
7,951
Germany 82,431,390
0.13%
107,160
Greece 10,668,354
0.05%
5,334
Guatemala 14,655,189
0.008%
1,172
Hungary 10,006,835
0.6%
60,041
India 1,080,264,388
0.0005%
5,401
Iran 68,017,860
0.03%
20,405
Iraq 26,074,906
0.0004%
100
Ireland 4,015,676
0.03%
1,204
Israel 6,276,883
80%
5,021,506
Italy 58,103,033
0.052%
30,213
Jamaica 2,731,832
0.011%
300
Japan 127,417,244
0.0008%
1,002
Kazakhstan 15,185,844
0.027%
4,100
Kenya 33,829,590
0.001%
400
Korea, South 48,422,644
0.0002%
100
Kyrgyzstan 5,146,281
0.018%
926
Latvia 2,290,237
0.397%
9,092
Lebanon 3,826,018
0.003%
100
Lithuania 3,596,617
0.1%
3,596
Luxembourg 468,571
0.14%
655
Macedonia 2,045,262
0.005%
100
Mexico 106,202,903
0.05%
53,101
Moldova 4,455,421
0.7%
31,187
Morocco 32,725,847
0.016%
5,236
Namibia 2,030,692
0.006%
115
The Netherlands 16,407,491
0.2%
32,814
New Zealand 4,035,461
0.135%
5,447
Nigeria 128,771,988
0.00008%
100
Norway 4,593,041
0.027%
1,240
Panama 3,039,150
0.33%
10,029
Paraguay 6,347,884
0.016%
1,015
Peru 27,925,628
0.01%
2,792
Philippines 87,857,473
0.0001%
100
Poland 38,635,144
0.065%
24,999
Portugal 10,566,212
0.007%
739
Puerto Rico 3,916,632
0.038%
1,488
Romania 22,329,977
0.027%
6,029
Russia 143,420,309
0.5%
717,101
Serbia and Montenegro 10,829,175
0.016%
1,732
Singapore 4,425,720
0.007%
300
Slovakia 5,431,363
0.056%
3,041
Slovenia 2,011,070
0.005%
100
South Africa 44,344,136
0.2%
88,688
Spain 40,341,462
0.12%
48,409
Suriname 438,144
0.046%
200
Sweden 9,001,774
0.2%
18,003
Switzerland 7,489,370
0.2%
14,978
Syria 18,448,752
0.0005%
100
Tajikistan 7,163,506
0.001%
100
Thailand 65,444,371
0.0003%
199
Trinidad and Tobago 1,088,644
0.1%
1,088
Tunisia 10,074,951
0.018%
1,813
Turkey 69,660,559
0.025%
17,415
Turkmenistan 4,952,081
0.01%
495
Ukraine 47,425,336
0.3%
142,276
United Kingdom 60,441,457
0.5%
302,207
United States 295,734,134
2%
5,914,682
Uruguay 3,415,920
0.9%
30,743
Uzbekistan 26,851,195
0.065%
17,453
Venezuela 25,375,281
0.1%
25,375
Yemen 20,727,063
0.001%
200
Zimbabwe 12,746,990
0.006%
764
Total Population 6,430,856,221
0.227%
14,596,017

 

Jewish Population By Region

Africa
Region Total Population Jews % Jewish % of Jews total
Central Africa
83,121,055
120
0.0001%
0.0008%
East Africa
193,741,900
20,400
0.011%
0.14%
North Africa
202,151,323
7,249
0.004%
0.05%
Southern Africa
137,092,019
89,667
0.065%
0.614%
West Africa
268,997,245
100
0.00004%
0.0007%
Total
885,103,542
117,536
0.013%
0.805%

 

Asia
Region Total Population Jews % Jewish % of Jews total
Central Asia
92,019,166
23,074
0.025%
0.158%
East Asia
1,527,960,261
2,102
0.0001%
0.014%
Middle East
274,775,527
5,076,338
1.847%
34.779%
South Asia
1,437,326,682
5,401
0.0004%
0.037%
Southeast Asia
571,337,070
599
0.0001%
0.004%
Total
3,903,418,706
5,107,514
0.131%
34.993%

 

Europe
Region Total Population Jews % Jewish % of Jews total
Balkans 65,407,609 18,299 0.028% 0.125%
Central Europe 74,510,241 99,437 0.133% 0.681%
Eastern Europe 212,821,296 977,173 0.459% 6.695%
Western Europe 375,832,557 1,224,176 0.326% 8.387%
Total 728,571,703 2,319,085 0.318% 15.888%

 

The Americas
Region Total Population Jews % Jewish % of Jews total
Caribbean 23,809,622 1,888 0.008% 0.013%
Central America 42,223,849 14,798 0.035% 0.101%
North America 446,088,748 6,362,943 1.426% 43.594%
South America 371,075,531 576,400 0.155% 3.949%
Total 883,197,750 6,956,029 0.788% 47.657%

 

Oceania
Region Total Population Jews % Jewish % of Jews total
Oceania 30,564,520 95,853 0.314% 0.657%

Top 50 Countries by Population

 
Rank Country Jews % Jewish % of Total
1 United States 5,914,682 2% 40.5%
2 Israel 5,021,506 80% 34.4%
3 Russia 717,101 0.5% 4.91%
4 France 606,561 1% 4.16%
5 Argentina 395,379 1% 2.71%
6 Canada 393,660 1.2% 2.70%
7 United Kingdom 302,207 0.5% 2.07%
8 Ukraine 142,276 0.3% 0.975%
9 Germany 107,160 0.13% 0.734%
10 Brazil 95,125 0.051% 0.652%
11 Australia 90,406 0.45% 0.619%
12 South Africa 88,688 0.2% 0.608%
13 Belarus 72,103 0.7% <0.5%
14 Hungary 60,041 0.6% <0.5%
15 Mexico 53,101 0.05% <0.5%
16 Belgium 51,821 0.5% <0.5%
17 Spain 48,409 0.12% <0.5%
18 Netherlands 32,814 0.2% <0.5%
19 Moldova 31,187 0.7% <0.5%
20 Uruguay 30,743 0.9% <0.5%
21 Italy 30,213 0.052% <0.5%
22 Venezuela 25,375 0.1% <0.5%
23 Poland 24,999 0.065% <0.5%
24 Chile 20,900 0.131% <0.5%
25 Iran 20,405 0.03% <0.5%
26 Ethiopia 20,000 0.027% <0.5%
27 Sweden 18,003 0.2% <0.5%
28 Uzbekistan 17,453 0.065% <0.5%
29 Turkey 17,415 0.025% <0.5%
30 Switzerland 14,978 0.2% <0.5%
31 Panama 10,029 0.33% <0.5%
32 Latvia 9,092 0.397% <0.5%
33 Austria 8,184 0.1% <0.5%
34 Georgia 7,951 0.17% <0.5%
35 Azerbaijan 7,911 0.1% <0.5%
36 Denmark 7,062 0.13% <0.5%
37 Romania 6,029 0.027% <0.5%
38 New Zealand 5,447 0.135% <0.5%
39 India 5,401 0.0005% <0.5%
40 Greece 5,334 0.05% <0.5%
41 Morocco 5,236 0.016% <0.5%
42 Kazakhstan 4,100 0.027% <0.5%
43 Lithuania 3,596 0.1% <0.5%
44 Colombia 3,436 0.008% <0.5%
45 Czech Republic 3,072 0.03% <0.5%
46 Slovakia 3,041 0.056% <0.5%
47 Peru 2,792 0.01% <0.5%
48 Costa Rica 2,409 0.06% <0.5%
49 Bulgaria 2,300 0.031% <0.5%
50 Estonia 1,818 0.136% <0.5%

 

 

Source: Wikipedia