GITNUXREPORT 2026

Jewish Population Statistics

The global Jewish population is recovering but remains far below its pre-Holocaust numbers.

Min-ji Park

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First published: Feb 13, 2026

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United States has 5.7 million Jews as of 2023

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Israel hosts 7.2 million Jews in 2023, 46% of world total.

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France's Jewish population is 440,000 in 2023, largest in Europe.

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Canada has 398,000 Jews in 2021 census.

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United Kingdom Jewish population: 312,000 in 2021 census.

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Argentina: 175,000 Jews in 2023 estimate.

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Russia: 150,000 core Jews in 2023.

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Germany: 118,000 Jews registered in 2023.

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Australia: 91,400 Jews in 2021 census.

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Brazil: 90,500 Jews in 2023.

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South Africa: 52,300 Jews in 2023.

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Ukraine: 43,000 Jews in 2023 pre-war estimate.

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Hungary: 46,500 Jews in 2023.

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Mexico: 40,000 Jews in 2023.

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Netherlands: 29,700 Jews in 2023.

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Chile: 18,000 Jews in 2023.

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Italy: 28,500 Jews in 2023.

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Switzerland: 18,500 Jews in 2023.

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Belgium: 29,000 Jews in 2023.

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Turkey: 14,200 Jews in 2023.

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Sweden: 15,000 Jews in 2023.

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Spain: 13,000 Jews in 2023.

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Austria: 9,500 Jews in 2023.

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India: 4,600 Jews in 2023.

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New Zealand: 5,200 Jews in 2023 census.

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Ireland: 2,500 Jews in 2022 census.

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Japan: 1,000 Jews in 2023.

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Global Jewish fertility rate was 2.8 in 2000, down to 2.3 by 2020.

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Median age of Jews in Diaspora: 42 years in 2020.

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Intermarriage rate among US Jews: 58% in 2020.

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Haredi fertility rate: 6.4 children per woman globally in 2021.

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Jewish life expectancy in Israel: 82.5 years in 2022.

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25% of global Jews are under 15 years old in 2023.

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Educational attainment: 59% of US Jews have college degree vs 31% general pop.

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Annual Jewish population growth in Israel: 1.7% in 2022.

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Diaspora Jewish fertility: 1.7 children per woman in 2020.

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15% of world Jews are Haredi, driving growth.

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Gender ratio: 97 males per 100 Jewish females globally.

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Obesity rate among Jews: 20% lower than average in US.

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70% of Jews live in households with children under 18 in Israel.

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Conversion to Judaism: 50,000 annually worldwide.

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Aging population: 12% of Jews over 75 in Diaspora.

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Multilingualism: 80% of Jews speak 2+ languages.

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Income levels: Jews 2x median household income in US.

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Disability rates similar to general pop at 12%.

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Urban residency: 95% in major metros for US Jews.

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Suicide rate among Jews: 30% below national averages.

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As of 2023, the global Jewish population is estimated at 15.7 million people, representing 0.2% of the world's total population of 8 billion.

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In 2020, the core global Jewish population stood at 14.8 million, excluding those with partial Jewish ancestry.

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The enlarged Jewish population worldwide, including non-Jewish household members, reached 18.0 million in 2022.

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Between 1945 and 2023, the global Jewish population grew by approximately 1.5 million, from 11 million post-Holocaust.

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Jews constitute about 0.19% of the global population in 2023, down from 0.4% in 1939 pre-Holocaust.

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The Jewish population growth rate globally was 0.63% annually from 2005 to 2020.

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In 2018, there were 14.6 million Jews worldwide, with 45% living in Israel.

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The Law of Return eligible Jewish population globally is estimated at 25.5 million in 2023.

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Urban Jewish population worldwide is 91% as of 2020, higher than the global urban average.

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Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews make up 16% of the global Jewish population in 2023.

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Global Jewish population density is highest in Israel at 373 Jews per square km in 2022.

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From 2013 to 2023, global Jewish population increased by 1.2 million.

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Non-Israeli Jewish population (Diaspora) is 8.3 million in 2023.

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Jewish population share in urban areas globally is 92% in 2021.

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Projected global Jewish population by 2050 is 16.4 million under medium fertility scenario.

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In 1948, global Jewish population was 11.5 million, post-independence of Israel.

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Jewish women outnumber men globally by 52% to 48% in 2020.

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Median age of global Jews is 37 years in 2023, higher than world average of 30.

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75% of world Jewry lives in urban centers of over 100,000 in 2022.

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Global Jewish fertility rate averages 2.3 children per woman in 2021.

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85% of global Jews are in the top 10 countries by Jewish population in 2023.

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Post-1967 Six-Day War, global Jewish population grew 20% by 2020.

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Jewish population in developing countries is under 5% globally in 2023.

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2023 global Jewish population includes 1.4 million in former Soviet states.

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Annual net migration to Israel affects 0.5% of global Jewish population.

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Global Orthodox Jews: 10% or 1.57 million in 2023.

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Jewish literacy rate globally approaches 99% in 2022.

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60% of global Jews speak English as a primary or secondary language.

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Global Jewish population recovery to 1939 levels projected by 2050.

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In 2023, 7.3 million Jews live outside Israel and US.

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In 1880, global Jewish population was 7.8 million.

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Pre-Holocaust 1939: 16.6 million Jews worldwide.

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In 1900, 10.6 million Jews, 60% in Eastern Europe.

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1925 global Jewish population: 14.8 million.

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Post-WWII 1945: 11 million Jews surviving.

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1700 estimate: 1.25 million Jews globally.

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1933: 9.5 million Jews in Europe alone.

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1800: 2.5 million Jews worldwide.

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1492 expulsion from Spain: 200,000 Sephardic Jews displaced.

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70 CE Roman destruction: Jewish population drops from 4.2M to 1.2M.

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1000 CE: 1.2 million Jews in Muslim world.

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1650: 1 million Ashkenazi Jews in Europe.

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1948: 11.5 million global Jews at Israel's founding.

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1960: 12.8 million Jews worldwide.

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1980: 12.8 million, stagnation post-1967.

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135 CE Bar Kokhba revolt aftermath: 580,000 Jews killed.

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1900 US Jewish population: 1 million.

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1920s Eastern Europe: 9 million Jews, 60% of world total.

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500 BCE: 1 million Jews in Judea.

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1096 Crusades: 10,000 Rhineland Jews massacred.

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1941-45 Holocaust: 6 million Jews exterminated.

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1306 French expulsion: 100,000 Jews exiled.

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1500: 1 million Jews total.

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1750: 1.6 million European Jews.

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Israel Jewish population: 7,208,000 in December 2023.

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73.2% of Israel's total population is Jewish in 2023.

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Haredi Jews in Israel: 1.28 million or 13.3% in 2023.

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Annual growth rate of Jewish population in Israel: 1.8% in 2022.

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Immigrants (Olim) to Israel: 28,600 in 2023, boosting Jewish pop.

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Jewish fertility rate in Israel: 3.1 children per woman in 2022.

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Secular Jews: 45% of Israeli Jewish population in 2023.

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Median age of Israeli Jews: 30.6 years in 2023.

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92% of Israeli Jews live in urban areas in 2023.

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Life expectancy for Jewish males in Israel: 80.8 years, 2022.

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20.6% of Israeli Jews under age 15 in 2023.

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Russian-speaking Jews: 15% or 1.1 million in Israel, 2023.

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Mizrahi Jews: 50% of Israeli Jewish population by descent.

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600,000 Jewish residents in West Bank settlements, 2023.

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Natural increase accounts for 80% of Jewish pop growth in Israel.

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25% of Israeli Jews identify as Haredi or Dati.

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Jewish population in Jerusalem: 510,000 in 2023.

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Tel Aviv Jewish population: 1.4 million metro area Jews.

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99% literacy rate among Israeli Jews age 15+.

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55% of Israeli Jews have post-secondary education.

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Despite making up just 0.2% of humanity, the story of the global Jewish population—from its staggering losses to its remarkable recovery and demographic shifts—unfolds with a complexity that belies its small numbers.

Key Takeaways

As of 2023, the global Jewish population is estimated at 15.7 million people, representing 0.2% of the world's total population of 8 billion.
In 2020, the core global Jewish population stood at 14.8 million, excluding those with partial Jewish ancestry.
The enlarged Jewish population worldwide, including non-Jewish household members, reached 18.0 million in 2022.
United States has 5.7 million Jews as of 2023
Israel hosts 7.2 million Jews in 2023, 46% of world total.
France's Jewish population is 440,000 in 2023, largest in Europe.
In 1880, global Jewish population was 7.8 million.
Pre-Holocaust 1939: 16.6 million Jews worldwide.
In 1900, 10.6 million Jews, 60% in Eastern Europe.
Global Jewish fertility rate was 2.8 in 2000, down to 2.3 by 2020.
Median age of Jews in Diaspora: 42 years in 2020.
Intermarriage rate among US Jews: 58% in 2020.
Israel Jewish population: 7,208,000 in December 2023.
73.2% of Israel's total population is Jewish in 2023.
Haredi Jews in Israel: 1.28 million or 13.3% in 2023.

The global Jewish population is recovering but remains far below its pre-Holocaust numbers.

Country-Specific Totals

United States has 5.7 million Jews as of 2023
Israel hosts 7.2 million Jews in 2023, 46% of world total.
France's Jewish population is 440,000 in 2023, largest in Europe.
Canada has 398,000 Jews in 2021 census.
United Kingdom Jewish population: 312,000 in 2021 census.
Argentina: 175,000 Jews in 2023 estimate.
Russia: 150,000 core Jews in 2023.
Germany: 118,000 Jews registered in 2023.
Australia: 91,400 Jews in 2021 census.
Brazil: 90,500 Jews in 2023.
South Africa: 52,300 Jews in 2023.
Ukraine: 43,000 Jews in 2023 pre-war estimate.
Hungary: 46,500 Jews in 2023.
Mexico: 40,000 Jews in 2023.
Netherlands: 29,700 Jews in 2023.
Chile: 18,000 Jews in 2023.
Italy: 28,500 Jews in 2023.
Switzerland: 18,500 Jews in 2023.
Belgium: 29,000 Jews in 2023.
Turkey: 14,200 Jews in 2023.
Sweden: 15,000 Jews in 2023.
Spain: 13,000 Jews in 2023.
Austria: 9,500 Jews in 2023.
India: 4,600 Jews in 2023.
New Zealand: 5,200 Jews in 2023 census.
Ireland: 2,500 Jews in 2022 census.
Japan: 1,000 Jews in 2023.

Country-Specific Totals Interpretation

While Israel now boasts the largest Jewish population, the enduring global dispersion is a testament to both historical resilience and the modern dilemma of having an excellent deli in every time zone but Shabbat.

Demographic Trends

Global Jewish fertility rate was 2.8 in 2000, down to 2.3 by 2020.
Median age of Jews in Diaspora: 42 years in 2020.
Intermarriage rate among US Jews: 58% in 2020.
Haredi fertility rate: 6.4 children per woman globally in 2021.
Jewish life expectancy in Israel: 82.5 years in 2022.
25% of global Jews are under 15 years old in 2023.
Educational attainment: 59% of US Jews have college degree vs 31% general pop.
Annual Jewish population growth in Israel: 1.7% in 2022.
Diaspora Jewish fertility: 1.7 children per woman in 2020.
15% of world Jews are Haredi, driving growth.
Gender ratio: 97 males per 100 Jewish females globally.
Obesity rate among Jews: 20% lower than average in US.
70% of Jews live in households with children under 18 in Israel.
Conversion to Judaism: 50,000 annually worldwide.
Aging population: 12% of Jews over 75 in Diaspora.
Multilingualism: 80% of Jews speak 2+ languages.
Income levels: Jews 2x median household income in US.
Disability rates similar to general pop at 12%.
Urban residency: 95% in major metros for US Jews.
Suicide rate among Jews: 30% below national averages.

Demographic Trends Interpretation

We’re a community at a crossroads, being numerically reshaped from within by a shrinking and aging mainstream diaspora, while being buoyed outward by the burgeoning, youthful Haredi population and Israel’s vitality.

Global Statistics

As of 2023, the global Jewish population is estimated at 15.7 million people, representing 0.2% of the world's total population of 8 billion.
In 2020, the core global Jewish population stood at 14.8 million, excluding those with partial Jewish ancestry.
The enlarged Jewish population worldwide, including non-Jewish household members, reached 18.0 million in 2022.
Between 1945 and 2023, the global Jewish population grew by approximately 1.5 million, from 11 million post-Holocaust.
Jews constitute about 0.19% of the global population in 2023, down from 0.4% in 1939 pre-Holocaust.
The Jewish population growth rate globally was 0.63% annually from 2005 to 2020.
In 2018, there were 14.6 million Jews worldwide, with 45% living in Israel.
The Law of Return eligible Jewish population globally is estimated at 25.5 million in 2023.
Urban Jewish population worldwide is 91% as of 2020, higher than the global urban average.
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews make up 16% of the global Jewish population in 2023.
Global Jewish population density is highest in Israel at 373 Jews per square km in 2022.
From 2013 to 2023, global Jewish population increased by 1.2 million.
Non-Israeli Jewish population (Diaspora) is 8.3 million in 2023.
Jewish population share in urban areas globally is 92% in 2021.
Projected global Jewish population by 2050 is 16.4 million under medium fertility scenario.
In 1948, global Jewish population was 11.5 million, post-independence of Israel.
Jewish women outnumber men globally by 52% to 48% in 2020.
Median age of global Jews is 37 years in 2023, higher than world average of 30.
75% of world Jewry lives in urban centers of over 100,000 in 2022.
Global Jewish fertility rate averages 2.3 children per woman in 2021.
85% of global Jews are in the top 10 countries by Jewish population in 2023.
Post-1967 Six-Day War, global Jewish population grew 20% by 2020.
Jewish population in developing countries is under 5% globally in 2023.
2023 global Jewish population includes 1.4 million in former Soviet states.
Annual net migration to Israel affects 0.5% of global Jewish population.
Global Orthodox Jews: 10% or 1.57 million in 2023.
Jewish literacy rate globally approaches 99% in 2022.
60% of global Jews speak English as a primary or secondary language.
Global Jewish population recovery to 1939 levels projected by 2050.
In 2023, 7.3 million Jews live outside Israel and US.

Global Statistics Interpretation

In terms of sheer numbers, we are a global drop in the bucket, yet as a people, our story has been written with an outsized inkwell that insists on refilling itself no matter how many times it’s been knocked over.

Historical Data

In 1880, global Jewish population was 7.8 million.
Pre-Holocaust 1939: 16.6 million Jews worldwide.
In 1900, 10.6 million Jews, 60% in Eastern Europe.
1925 global Jewish population: 14.8 million.
Post-WWII 1945: 11 million Jews surviving.
1700 estimate: 1.25 million Jews globally.
1933: 9.5 million Jews in Europe alone.
1800: 2.5 million Jews worldwide.
1492 expulsion from Spain: 200,000 Sephardic Jews displaced.
70 CE Roman destruction: Jewish population drops from 4.2M to 1.2M.
1000 CE: 1.2 million Jews in Muslim world.
1650: 1 million Ashkenazi Jews in Europe.
1948: 11.5 million global Jews at Israel's founding.
1960: 12.8 million Jews worldwide.
1980: 12.8 million, stagnation post-1967.
135 CE Bar Kokhba revolt aftermath: 580,000 Jews killed.
1900 US Jewish population: 1 million.
1920s Eastern Europe: 9 million Jews, 60% of world total.
500 BCE: 1 million Jews in Judea.
1096 Crusades: 10,000 Rhineland Jews massacred.
1941-45 Holocaust: 6 million Jews exterminated.
1306 French expulsion: 100,000 Jews exiled.
1500: 1 million Jews total.
1750: 1.6 million European Jews.

Historical Data Interpretation

History, as told by these numbers, is a relentless and often brutal math lesson: just when the sum of human ingenuity manages the painstaking work of addition—multiplying survival into thriving communities over centuries—the world's cruelest subtraction arrives, demanding we learn the same devastating equation all over again.

Israel-Specific

Israel Jewish population: 7,208,000 in December 2023.
73.2% of Israel's total population is Jewish in 2023.
Haredi Jews in Israel: 1.28 million or 13.3% in 2023.
Annual growth rate of Jewish population in Israel: 1.8% in 2022.
Immigrants (Olim) to Israel: 28,600 in 2023, boosting Jewish pop.
Jewish fertility rate in Israel: 3.1 children per woman in 2022.
Secular Jews: 45% of Israeli Jewish population in 2023.
Median age of Israeli Jews: 30.6 years in 2023.
92% of Israeli Jews live in urban areas in 2023.
Life expectancy for Jewish males in Israel: 80.8 years, 2022.
20.6% of Israeli Jews under age 15 in 2023.
Russian-speaking Jews: 15% or 1.1 million in Israel, 2023.
Mizrahi Jews: 50% of Israeli Jewish population by descent.
600,000 Jewish residents in West Bank settlements, 2023.
Natural increase accounts for 80% of Jewish pop growth in Israel.
25% of Israeli Jews identify as Haredi or Dati.
Jewish population in Jerusalem: 510,000 in 2023.
Tel Aviv Jewish population: 1.4 million metro area Jews.
99% literacy rate among Israeli Jews age 15+.
55% of Israeli Jews have post-secondary education.

Israel-Specific Interpretation

Israel's Jewish population is simultaneously young and urban, rapidly growing through robust fertility and boosted by immigration, yet it is also a tapestry woven from increasingly divergent secular and religious threads, each pulling their own way.

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