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Jewish Population by Country 2024

Judaism is one of the oldest and most influential religions in the world, with more than 14.7 million practitioners worldwide as of 2019. If counting the "enlarged" Jewish population—which is to say, if including individuals with partial Jewish heritage—the number of Jews in the world swells to 20 million.

Jewish people make their homes in nearly every country worldwide, but the majority live in one of only two nations: Israel and the United States. Based on data from sources including the Jewish Virtual Library and the American Jewish Year Book, Israel led the world with an estimated 6.89 million Jews as of April 2021. The U.S. followed closely behind with 5.7 million, the majority of whom live in New York, California, Florida, and New Jersey. These are the only two nations with Jewish populations that exceed 1 million.

Top 10 Countries with the Largest Jewish populations (2021):

Country
Jewish Population 2021
Israel6,870,900
United States6,000,000
France446,000
Canada393,500
United Kingdom292,000
Argentina175,000
Russia150,000
Germany118,000
Australia118,000
Brazil91,500

Countries with the Smallest Jewish populations:*

According to 2019 estimates from the Jewish Federations of North America, the following countries have fewer than 100 Jewish residents: Armenia, Bermuda, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, North Macedonia, Madagascar, Malta, Namibia, Nigeria, Philippines, Slovenia, South Korea, Syria, and Taiwan.

- Israel's population of 6,870,900 includes West Bank, which is considered by most sources to be part of Palestine rather than Israel. When computed separately, Israel's 2021 Jewish population was 6,425,100 people and West Bank's was 445,800.
- Data for Syria includes Lebanon.

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Country
Jewish Population 2021
Jewish Population 2019
Israel6,870,9006,894,000
United States6,000,0005,700,000
France446,000446,000
Canada393,500393,500
United Kingdom292,000292,000
Argentina175,000175,000
Russia150,000150,000
Germany118,000118,000
Australia118,000118,000
Brazil91,50091,500
South Africa52,00052,000
Hungary46,80047,000
Ukraine43,00043,000
Mexico40,00040,000
Netherlands29,70030,000
Belgium28,90029,000
Italy27,20027,000
Switzerland18,40018,500
Uruguay16,40016,000
Chile15,90016,000
Sweden14,90015,000
Turkey14,50014,500
Spain12,90013,000
Austria10,30010,000
Panama10,00010,000
Iran9,400
Romania8,800
New Zealand7,500
Belarus7,200
Azerbaijan7,000
Denmark6,400
Venezuela5,000
India4,800
Poland4,500
Latvia4,300
Greece4,100
Czech Republic3,900
Portugal3,300
China3,000
Uzbekistan2,800
Ireland2,700
Slovakia2,600
Costa Rica2,600
Kazakhstan2,400
Lithuania2,300
Morocco2,100
Bulgaria2,000
Peru1,900
Estonia1,800
Croatia1,700
Moldova1,700
Puerto Rico1,500
Serbia1,400
Georgia1,400
Finland1,300
Norway1,300
Paraguay1,100
Japan1,000
Tunisia1,000
Guatemala900
Singapore900
Gibraltar800
Luxembourg700
Monaco700
Ecuador600
Bolivia500500
Cuba500500
Bosnia and Herzegovina500
Jamaica500500
United States Virgin Islands400500
Kenya300500
United Arab Emirates300500
Kyrgyzstan300500
Cyprus300500
Thailand200500
Zimbabwe200500
Turkmenistan200500
Suriname200500
Bahamas200500
Indonesia100500
Nigeria100500
Ethiopia100
Philippines100500
Egypt100500
DR Congo100500
South Korea100500
Madagascar100500
Syria100500
Taiwan100500
Dominican Republic100500
El Salvador100500
Armenia100500
Botswana100500
Namibia100500
Slovenia100500
North Macedonia100500
Malta100500
Barbados100500
Bermuda100500
Yemen500
Tajikistan500
Albania500
Bahrain500
Curacao500
Total15,162,80014,777,500
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Where is the largest Jewish population in the world?

With 6,870,900 Jews as of April 2023, Israel is home to the highest population of Jewish people in the world. The United States is second with approximately 6,000,000 million Jewish people.

How many countries have large Jewish populations?

There are Jewish families living in just about every country around the world, but only two countries are home to over a million Jewish people; Israel and the US.

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