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The Jewish
Population of the World (2005)
This
is absolutely enthralling. If you click on a particular country, it will
give you a history of Judaism in that country, with links to other stories.
I would put this into my "favorites" folder and look at it every so often.
There is far too much information to attempt to assimilate in one sitting.
Jewish Population By Region
<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/jewpop.html#region>
Top 50 Countries by Population<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/jewpop.html#top>
Country Population (2005) % Jewish Estimated Jews:
A
Afghanistan <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Afghanistan.html>
29 928 987 0.000003307 1
Algeria<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Algeriatoc.html>
32,531,853 0.0003% 100
Argentina<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/argentinatoc.html>
39,537,943 1% 395,379
Armenia <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/armenia.html>
2,982,904 0.025% 750
Australia<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/australiatoc.html?title=Jews_in_Australia&action=edit>
20,090,437 0.45% 90,406
Austria <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Austria.html>
8,184,691 0.1% 8,184
Azerbaijan<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Azerbaijan.html>
7,911,974 0.1% 7,911
B
Belarus <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Belarus.html>
10,300,483 0.7% 72,103
Belgium<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary....org/jsource/vjw/Belgiumtoc.html?title=Jews_in_Belgium&action=edit>
10,364,388 0.5% 51,821
Bolivia <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Bolivia.html>
8,857,870 0.006% 500
Bosnia and Herzegovina <http://wwwjewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/bosnia.html>
4,025,476 0.025% 1,006
Botswana 1,640,115 0.006% 100
Brazil <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Braziltoc.html>
186,112,794 0.051% 95,125
Bulgaria<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/bulgaria.html?title=Jews_in_Bulgaria&action=edit>
7,450,349 0.031% 2,300
C
Canada <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/canadatoc.html>
32,805,041 1.2% 393,660
Chile<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/chile.html>
15,980,912 0.131% 20,900
China <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Chinatoc.html>
1,306,313,812 0.00008% 1,000
Colombia <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/columbia.html>
42,954,279 0.008% 3,436
Congo (Kinshasa) <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/zaire.html>
60,085,004 0.0002% 120
Costa Rica <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/CostaRica.html>
4,016,173 0.06% 2,409
Croatia <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Croatia.html>
4,495,904 0.04% 1,798
Cuba<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Cuba.html>
11,346,670 0.013% 1,500
Czech Republic <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/synczech.html>
10,241,138 0.03% 3,072
D
Denmark <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Denmark.html>
5,432,335 0.13% 7,062
Dominican Republic <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Dominicantoc.html?title=Jews_
in_Dominican_Republic&action=edit>
8,950,034 0.001% 100
E
Ecuador <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Ecuador.html>
13,363,593 0.007% 935
Egypt <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Egypttoc.html>
77,505,756 0.0001% 100
El Salvador <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/ElSalvador.html>
6,704,932 0.001% 100
Estonia<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Estonia.html?title=Jews_in_Estonia&action=edit> 1,332,893 0.136% 1,818
Ethiopia <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/ejtoc.html>
73,053,286 0.027% 20,000
F
Finland<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Finland.html?title=Jews_in_Finland&action=edit> 5,223,442 0.021% 1,110
France <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Francetoc.html>
60,656,178 1% 606,561
G
Georgia <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Georgia.html>
4,677,401 0.17% 7,951
Germany<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Germanytoc.html>
82,431,390 0.13% 107,160
Greece <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Greecetoc.html>
10,668,354 0.05% 5,334
Guatemala <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Guatemala.html>
14,655,189 0.008% 1,172
H
Hungary<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary....org/jsource/vjw/Hungarytoc.html?title=Jews_in_Hungary&action=edit> 10,006,835 0.6% 60,041
I
India <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/indiatoc.html>
1,080,264,388 0.0005% 5,401
Iran<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Irantoc.html>
68,017,860 0.03% 20,405
Iraq<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Iraqtoc.html>
26,074,906 0.0004% 100
Ireland <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Ireland.html>
4,015,676 0.03% 1,204
Israel<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/israel.html>
6,276,883 80% 5,021,506
Italy<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Italy.html>
58,103,033 0.052% 30,213
J
Jamaica 2,731,832 0.011% 300
Japan <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Japantoc.html>
127,417,244 0.0008% 1,002
K
Kazakhstan<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Kazakhstan.html>
15,185,844 0.027% 4,100
Kenya 33,829,590 0.001% 400
Korea, South 48,422,644 0.0002% 100
Kyrgyzstan<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Kyrgyzstan.html>
5,146,281 0.018% 926
L
Latvia<http://wwwjewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Latvia.html>
2,290,237 0.397% 9,092
Lebanon<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/lebjews.html>
3,826,018 0.003% 100
Lithuania <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/lithtoc.html>
3,596,617 0.1% 3,596
Luxembourg<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Luxembourg.html>
468,571 0.14% 655
M
Macedonia <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Macedonia.html>
2,045,262 0.005% 100
Mexico<http://wwwjewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Mexico.html>
106,202,903 0.05% 53,101
Moldova <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/moldova.html>
4,455,421 0.7% 31,187
Morocco<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Moroccotoc.html>
32,725,847 0.016% 5,236
N
Namibia <http://wwwjewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Nambia.html>
2,030,692 0.006% 115
The Netherlands <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Nethertoc.html?title=Jews_in_the_Netherlands&action=edit> 16,407,491 0.2% 32,814
New Zealand <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/New_Zealand.html>
4,035,461 0.135% 5,447
Nigeria 128,771,988 0.00008% 100
Norway<http://wwwjewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Norway.html>
4,593,041 0.027% 1,240
P
Panama<http://wwwjewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Panama.html>
3,039,150 0.33% 10,029
Paraguay <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Paraguay.html>
6,347,884 0.016% 1,015
Peru<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/peru.html>
27,925,628 0.01% 2,792
Philippines 87,857,473 0.0001% 100
Poland <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Polandtoc.html>
38,635,144 0.065% 24,999
Portugal<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Portugaltoc.html?title=Jews_in_Portugal&action=edit> 10,566,212 0.007% 739
Puerto Rico <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Puerto_Rico.html>
3,916,632 0.038% 1,488
R
Romania href="http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary....org/jsource/vjw/romaniatoc.html?title=Jews_in_Romania&action=edit" target=_blank>
22,329,977 0.027% 6,029
Russia <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/russiatoc.html>
143,420,309 0.5% 717,101
S
Serbia and Montenegro <http://wwwjewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/serbia.html>
10,829,175 0.016% 1,732
Singapore<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/singapore.html?title=Jews_in_Singapore&action=edit> 4,425,720 0.007% 300
Slovakia 5,431,363 0.056% 3,041
Slovenia <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/slovenia.html>
2,011,070 0.005% 100
South Africa <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/southaftoc.html>
44,344,136 0.2% 88,688
Spain<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Spain.html>
40,341,462 0.12% 48,409
Suriname <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Suriname.html>
438,144 0.046% 200
Sweden<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Sweden.html?title=Jews_in_Sweden&action=edit> 9,001,774 0.2% 18,003
Switzerland<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/switztoc.html?title=Jews_in_Switzerland&action=edit> 7,489,370 0.2% 14,978
Syria <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Syriatoc.html>
18,448,752 0.0005% 100
T
Tajikistan<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Tajikistan.html>
7,163,506 0.001% 100
Thailand 65,444,371 0.0003% 199
Trinidad and Tobago 1,088,644 0.1% 1,088
Tunisia<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Tunisiatoc.html>
10,074,951 0.018% 1,813
Turkey <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Turkeytoc.html>
69,660,559 0.025% 17,415
Turkmenistan<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Turkmenistan.html>
4,952,081 0.01% 495
U
Ukraine<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/ukrainetoc.html>
47,425,336 0.3% 142,276
United Kingdom <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Englandtoc.html>
60,441,457 0.5% 302,207
United States<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html>
295,734,134 2% 5,914,682
Uruguay <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Uruguay.html>
3,415,920 0.9% 30,743
Uzbekistan<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Uzbekistan.html>
26,851,195 0.065% 17,453
V
Venezuela<http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Venezuelatoc.html>
25,375,281 0.1% 25,375
Y
Yemen <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/yementoc.html>
20,727,063 0.001% 200
Z
Zimbabwe 12,746,990 0.006% 764
Total Population 6,430,856,221 0.227% 14,596,017
|
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 |
|
