Volume 32, Issue 4 _________________________________Bible Prophecy Ministry



World Jewry

United States 5,800,000
Israel 4,600,000
France 600,000
Russia 550,000
Ukraine 400,000
Canada 360,000
United Kingdom 300,000
Argentina 250,000
Brazil 130,000
South Africa 106,000
Australia 100,000
Hungary 80,000
Belarus 60,000
Germany 60,000
Mexico 40,700
Belgium 40,000
Italy 35,000
Uzbekistan 35,000
Venezuela 35,000
Uruguay 32,500
Azerbaijan 30,000
Moldova 30,000
Netherlands 30,000
Iran 25,000
Turkey 25,000
Sweden 18,000
Switzerland 18,000
Georgia 17,000
Chile 15,000
Kazakhstan 15,000
Latvia 15,000
Romania 14,000
Spain 14,000
Austria 10,000
Denmark 8,000
Poland 8,000
Morocco 7,500
Hawaii, USA 7,000
Panama 7,000
Czech Republic 6,000
India 6,000
Lithuania 6,000
Slovakia 6,000
Colombia 5,650
Greece 5,000
New Zealand 5,000
Kyrgyzstan 4,500
Bulgaria 3,000
Estonia 3,000
Peru 3,000
Puerto Rico 3,000
Costa Rica 2,500
Hong Kong 2,500
Yugoslavia 2,500
Croatia 2,000
Japan 2,000
Tunisia 2,000
Tajikistan 1,800
Norway 1,500
Guatemala 1,200
Finland 1,200
Paraguay 1,200
Turkmenistan 1,200
Cuba 1,000
Ecuador 1,000
Ireland 1,000
Monaco 1,000
Zimbabwe 925
Portugal 900
Yemen 800
Bosnia-Herzegovina 600
Gibraltar 600
Luxembourg 600
Ethiopia 500
Kenya 400
Netherlands Antilles 400
US Virgin Islands 400
Bolivia 380
Zaire 320
Jamaica 300
Singapore 300
Dominican Republic 250
Philippines 250
Syria 250
Thailand 250
Armenia 200
Bahamas 200
Suriname 200
South Korea 150
El Salvador 120
Iraq 120
Tahiti 120
The estimated strength of World Jewry today is little more than 13 million. We say "estimated" not just because of the traditional Jewish reluctance to count its people, but also because of the impossible task of reaching out to so many unaffiliated Jews in the Diaspora.



POPULATION BY REGION



When the children of Israel wandered in the desert, having escaped from Egyptian bondage, they were instructed by God in the Book of Exodus to count their rank and file by indirect means (through the half shekel coin which everyone deposited) so as to avoid the evil eye (which exists when Jews are counted) and the plague.

However, at the beginning of the Book of Numbers, the great commentator Rashi explains that God's love for his people was reflected in his continuous desire to count them.



CITIES WITH THE LARGEST JEWISH POPULATION IN THE DIASPORA
New York, USA
Miami, USA
Los Angeles, USA
Paris, France
Philadelphia, USA
Chicago, USA
San Francisco, USA
Boston, USA
1,750,000
535,000
490,000
350,000
254,000
248,000
210,000
208,000
London, UK
Moscow, Russia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Toronto, Canada
Washington DC, USA
Kiev, Ukraine
Montreal, Canada
St. Petersburg, Russia
200,000
200,000
180,000
175,000
165,000
110,000
100,000
100,000



COMMUNITIES WITH FEWER THAN 100 PERSONS
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Bahrain
Barbados
Bermuda
Botswana
Cayman Islands
China
Cyprus
Egypt
Fiji Islands
French Guyana
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Macedonia
Malta
Martinique
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Slovenia
Taiwan
Zambia



This compilation on the Jewish Communities of the World, and the statistical information which it contains, has been produced out of love and concern for the Jewish People. We collected our data from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media. We also consulted with experts to verify our findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. We would welcome comments, suggestions and corrections.

Information compiled by Virtual Jerusalem.






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