Jewish population by country

For historical figures, see Historical Jewish population comparisons. For different regions, see Judaism by country and Jewish ethnic divisions

Jewry in 2006

Jewish population refers to the number of Jews in the world. Precise figures are difficult to calculate because the definition of "Who is a Jew" is a source of controversy. Worldwide, there are about 13.5 million Jews, or about 0.2% of the world population.Below is a list of significant Jewish populations in the world by country:

Rank	Country	Official data		Estimations
		Jews	Source
1	Israel	5,703,700		5,600,000
2	United States	5,275,000		6,000,000-7,000,000
3	France	483,500		606,561
4	Canada	375,000		393,660
5	United Kingdom	292,000		350,000
6	Russia	205,000		800,000
7	Argentina	182,300		250,000
8	Germany	300,000		400,000
9	Australia	107,500		120,000
10	Brazil	95,6000		97,300
11	Ukraine	71,000		142,276
12	South Africa	70,800		88,688
13	Hungary	48,600		49,000
14	Mexico	39,400		53,101
15	Belgium	30,300		51,821
16	Netherlands	30,000		32,814
17	Italy	28,400		30,213
18	Chile	20,500		25,375
19	Switzerland	17,600		14,649
20	Turkey	17,600		17,415
21	Uruguay	17,500		30,743
22	Belarus	16,500		72,103
23	Sweden	15,000		18,003
24	Spain	12,000		48,409
25	Venezuela	12,000		20,900
26	Iran	10,400		20,405
27	Latvia	9,700		9,092
28	Romania	9,700		6,029
29	Austria	9,000		8,184

See also

• Jewish ethnic divisions
• Jewish population by urban areas
• Judaism
• Judaism by country
• Historical Jewish population comparisons

External links

• Jewish Population Survey
• Geography of the Jewish Population
• The US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2004
• Jewish Population Table
• Religious Freedom page
• census.gov
• Jews of Nigeria and Uganda
• Jews of North Eastern India
• Israelbooks.com The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute Annual Assessment 2004-2005: Between Thriving and Decline. Gefen Publishing House.
• World Jewish Population in-depth
• Orthodox Jewish population growth and political changes
• Estimated Jewish Population of Europe (1949 and 1945) The Avalon Project
• Publications on Jewish population at the Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner