Introduction
The Jewish population in the world is estimated to be around 14 million. It is spread throughout many countries, with the highest population concentrations in Israel and the United States. In Israel, the Jewish population makes up 74% of the total population; in the United States, Jews make up roughly 2.2% of people. Elsewhere, the numbers are much more varied: in France, Jews constitute 0.7%, while in Russia they account for 0.2%. In Canada, 1.1% of people identify as Jewish; Germany has a higher concentration at 1.4%. The largest Jewish populations outside of Israel and North America are found in Canada, France, Russia, Germany, and Australia. These figures reveal that there is significant variation from place to place when it comes to levels of religious adherence among Jews around the world – some countries have a large majority who identify as Jewish compared to others where numbers are much smaller or even nonexistent. Despite this variation, when compared to other religions, Judaism remains one of the most widely-practiced faiths with a significant presence across multiple countries and continents worldwide.
# | Country | Jewish Population | Non-Religious Population Rate | Christian Population Rate | Muslim Population Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Israel | 6,894,000 | 3.2% | 2% | 20.1% |
2 | United States of America | 6,000,000 | 18.6% | 75.5% | 1.1% |
3 | France | 446,000 | 31.9% | 58.1% | 8.3% |
4 | Canada | 393,500 | 24.5% | 66.4% | 2.8% |
5 | United Kingdom | 292,000 | 31.2% | 59.1% | 6.1% |
6 | Argentina | 175,000 | 12.1% | 85.4% | 1% |
7 | Russia | 150,000 | 15.2% | 72.9% | 11.4% |
8 | Australia | 118,000 | 28.6% | 61.7% | 3% |
9 | Germany | 118,000 | 26.3% | 66% | 6.9% |
10 | Brazil | 91,500 | 8.4% | 88.1% | 1% |
11 | South Africa | 52,000 | 15.3% | 80.8% | 1.9% |
12 | Hungary | 46,800 | 20.3% | 79.3% | 1% |
13 | Ukraine | 43,000 | 12.5% | 85.6% | 1.7% |
14 | Mexico | 40,000 | 5.7% | 94.1% | 1% |
15 | Netherlands | 29,700 | 44.3% | 47.3% | 6.9% |
16 | Belgium | 28,900 | 31% | 60.5% | 7.5% |
17 | Italy | 27,200 | 13.4% | 80.8% | 4.9% |
18 | Switzerland | 18,400 | 22.8% | 70% | 5.6% |
19 | Uruguay | 16,400 | 41.5% | 57% | 1% |
20 | Chile | 15,900 | 9.7% | 88.3% | 1% |
21 | Sweden | 14,900 | 29% | 63% | 6.5% |
22 | Turkey | 14,500 | 1.2% | 1% | 98% |
23 | Spain | 12,900 | 21% | 75.2% | 3.3% |
24 | Austria | 10,300 | 14.5% | 78.4% | 6.2% |
25 | Panama | 10,000 | 5% | 92.7% | 1% |
26 | Iran | 9,400 | 1% | 1% | 99% |
27 | Romania | 8,800 | 1% | 99% | 1% |
28 | New Zealand | 7,500 | 39.6% | 52.9% | 1.6% |
29 | Belarus | 7,200 | 28.6% | 70.7% | 1% |
30 | Azerbaijan | 7,000 | 1% | 2.6% | 97.3% |
31 | Denmark | 6,400 | 12% | 81.9% | 5.1% |
32 | Venezuela | 5,000 | 9.7% | 89.5% | 1% |
33 | India | 4,800 | 1% | 2.4% | 15.4% |
34 | Poland | 4,500 | 7.3% | 92.5% | 1% |
35 | Latvia | 4,300 | 45.3% | 54.3% | 1% |
36 | Greece | 4,100 | 6.1% | 87.6% | 5.9% |
37 | Czech Republic | 3,900 | 78.4% | 20.9% | 1% |
38 | Portugal | 3,300 | 8.6% | 90.5% | 1% |
39 | People's Republic of China | 3,000 | 51.8% | 5.2% | 2% |
40 | Uzbekistan | 2,800 | 1% | 2% | 97.1% |
41 | Ireland | 2,700 | 7.9% | 89.7% | 1.5% |
42 | Costa Rica | 2,600 | 8% | 90.8% | 1% |
43 | Slovakia | 2,600 | 15.8% | 83.6% | 1% |
44 | Kazakhstan | 2,400 | 4% | 23.1% | 72% |
45 | Lithuania | 2,300 | 9.8% | 89.9% | 1% |
46 | Colombia | 2,100 | 6.7% | 92.3% | 1% |
47 | Morocco | 2,100 | 1% | 1% | 99% |
48 | Bulgaria | 2,000 | 4.7% | 81% | 14.2% |
49 | Peru | 1,900 | 3.1% | 95.4% | 1% |
50 | Croatia | 1,700 | 5.1% | 93.3% | 1.6% |
51 | Moldova | 1,700 | 1.3% | 97.4% | 1% |
52 | Puerto Rico | 1,500 | 2.1% | 96.5% | 1% |
53 | Georgia | 1,400 | 1% | 87.6% | 11.6% |
54 | Serbia | 1,400 | 3.3% | 91.6% | 5% |
55 | Finland | 1,300 | 20.8% | 77.7% | 1.3% |
56 | Norway | 1,300 | 11.6% | 81.7% | 4.9% |
57 | Paraguay | 1,100 | 1.1% | 96.9% | 1% |
58 | Japan | 1,000 | 60% | 1.8% | 1% |
59 | Tunisia | 1,000 | 1% | 1% | 99% |
60 | Guatemala | 900 | 3.9% | 95.3% | 1% |
61 | Singapore | 900 | 16.5% | 17.7% | 16.1% |
62 | Luxembourg | 700 | 26.7% | 70.6% | 2.3% |
63 | Monaco | 700 | 11.7% | 86% | 1% |
64 | Ecuador | 600 | 5.6% | 94% | 1% |
65 | Bolivia | 500 | 4.1% | 94% | 1% |
66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 500 | 2.4% | 51.1% | 46.5% |
67 | Cuba | 500 | 23.2% | 58.9% | 1% |
68 | Jamaica | 500 | 17% | 77.3% | 1% |
69 | Cyprus | 300 | 1.9% | 72.3% | 25% |
70 | Kenya | 300 | 2.3% | 84.5% | 10.5% |
71 | Kyrgyzstan | 300 | 1% | 10% | 89.4% |
72 | United Arab Emirates | 300 | 1.1% | 12.9% | 75% |
73 | Suriname | 200 | 6.2% | 52.3% | 14.3% |
74 | Thailand | 200 | 1% | 1% | 6% |
75 | The Bahamas | 200 | 3% | 96.2% | 1% |
76 | Turkmenistan | 200 | 1% | 6.4% | 93% |
77 | Zimbabwe | 200 | 7.6% | 87.1% | 1% |
78 | Armenia | 100 | 1.3% | 98.3% | 1% |
79 | Bermuda | 100 | 19.4% | 75% | 1.1% |
80 | Botswana | 100 | 17.5% | 76.4% | 1% |
81 | Dominican Republic | 100 | 10.9% | 88% | 1% |
82 | Egypt | 100 | 1% | 4.7% | 95.3% |
83 | El Salvador | 100 | 11.2% | 88% | 1% |
84 | Ethiopia | 100 | 1% | 61.9% | 35.9% |
85 | Indonesia | 100 | 1% | 10.2% | 87% |
86 | Madagascar | 100 | 7.3% | 84.7% | 3.1% |
87 | Malta | 100 | 2.5% | 97% | 1% |
88 | Namibia | 100 | 1.9% | 97.5% | 1% |
89 | Nigeria | 100 | 1% | 46.9% | 51.1% |
90 | Philippines | 100 | 1% | 92.4% | 5.7% |
91 | Republic of Macedonia | 100 | 1.3% | 55.1% | 43.6% |
92 | Slovenia | 100 | 18.8% | 77.2% | 3.9% |
93 | South Korea | 100 | 46.6% | 30.1% | 1% |
94 | Taiwan | 100 | 13.7% | 5.8% | 1% |
Jewish Population by Country
Argentina
175,000
Ranked in the World
#6
Ranked in the World
#47
Ranked in the World
#80
Ranked in the World
#133
Armenia
Ranked in the World
#78
Ranked in the World
#139
Ranked in the World
#5
Ranked in the World
#134
Australia
118,000
Ranked in the World
#8
Ranked in the World
#19
Ranked in the World
#126
Ranked in the World
#106
Austria
10,300
Ranked in the World
#24
Ranked in the World
#41
Ranked in the World
#99
Ranked in the World
#85
Azerbaijan
7,000
Ranked in the World
#30
Ranked in the World
#149
Ranked in the World
#182
Ranked in the World
#16
Belarus
7,200
Ranked in the World
#29
Ranked in the World
#20
Ranked in the World
#112
Ranked in the World
#137
Belgium
28,900
Ranked in the World
#16
Ranked in the World
#16
Ranked in the World
#127
Ranked in the World
#80
Bermuda
Ranked in the World
#79
Ranked in the World
#29
Ranked in the World
#108
Ranked in the World
#125
Bolivia
Ranked in the World
#65
Ranked in the World
#93
Ranked in the World
#30
Ranked in the World
#140
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ranked in the World
#66
Ranked in the World
#115
Ranked in the World
#139
Ranked in the World
#50
Botswana
Ranked in the World
#80
Ranked in the World
#32
Ranked in the World
#104
Ranked in the World
#141
Brazil
91,500
Ranked in the World
#10
Ranked in the World
#64
Ranked in the World
#65
Ranked in the World
#142
Bulgaria
2,000
Ranked in the World
#48
Ranked in the World
#89
Ranked in the World
#94
Ranked in the World
#68
Canada
393,500
Ranked in the World
#4
Ranked in the World
#23
Ranked in the World
#118
Ranked in the World
#108
Chile
15,900
Ranked in the World
#20
Ranked in the World
#57
Ranked in the World
#64
Ranked in the World
#144
Colombia
2,100
Ranked in the World
#46
Ranked in the World
#73
Ranked in the World
#44
Ranked in the World
#145
Costa Rica
2,600
Ranked in the World
#42
Ranked in the World
#66
Ranked in the World
#52
Ranked in the World
#146
Croatia
1,700
Ranked in the World
#50
Ranked in the World
#85
Ranked in the World
#39
Ranked in the World
#117
Cuba
Ranked in the World
#67
Ranked in the World
#24
Ranked in the World
#130
Ranked in the World
#147
Cyprus
Ranked in the World
#69
Ranked in the World
#125
Ranked in the World
#111
Ranked in the World
#57
Czech Republic
3,900
Ranked in the World
#37
Ranked in the World
#1
Ranked in the World
#151
Ranked in the World
#149
Denmark
6,400
Ranked in the World
#31
Ranked in the World
#48
Ranked in the World
#90
Ranked in the World
#94
Dominican Republic
Ranked in the World
#81
Ranked in the World
#52
Ranked in the World
#66
Ranked in the World
#151
Ecuador
Ranked in the World
#64
Ranked in the World
#81
Ranked in the World
#31
Ranked in the World
#153
Egypt
Ranked in the World
#82
Ranked in the World
#161
Ranked in the World
#177
Ranked in the World
#24
El Salvador
Ranked in the World
#83
Ranked in the World
#51
Ranked in the World
#67
Ranked in the World
#154
Ethiopia
Ranked in the World
#84
Ranked in the World
#163
Ranked in the World
#125
Ranked in the World
#55
Finland
1,300
Ranked in the World
#55
Ranked in the World
#27
Ranked in the World
#100
Ranked in the World
#122
France
446,000
Ranked in the World
#3
Ranked in the World
#13
Ranked in the World
#131
Ranked in the World
#79
Georgia
1,400
Ranked in the World
#53
Ranked in the World
#166
Ranked in the World
#69
Ranked in the World
#74
Germany
118,000
Ranked in the World
#9
Ranked in the World
#22
Ranked in the World
#120
Ranked in the World
#81
Greece
4,100
Ranked in the World
#36
Ranked in the World
#77
Ranked in the World
#70
Ranked in the World
#90
Guatemala
Ranked in the World
#60
Ranked in the World
#97
Ranked in the World
#22
Ranked in the World
#161
Hungary
46,800
Ranked in the World
#12
Ranked in the World
#28
Ranked in the World
#97
Ranked in the World
#164
India
4,800
Ranked in the World
#33
Ranked in the World
#168
Ranked in the World
#183
Ranked in the World
#66
Indonesia
Ranked in the World
#85
Ranked in the World
#169
Ranked in the World
#162
Ranked in the World
#34
Iran
9,400
Ranked in the World
#26
Ranked in the World
#170
Ranked in the World
#202
Ranked in the World
#2
Ireland
2,700
Ranked in the World
#41
Ranked in the World
#68
Ranked in the World
#57
Ranked in the World
#120
Israel
6,894,000
Ranked in the World
#1
Ranked in the World
#106
Ranked in the World
#188
Ranked in the World
#60
Italy
27,200
Ranked in the World
#17
Ranked in the World
#43
Ranked in the World
#95
Ranked in the World
#98
Jamaica
Ranked in the World
#68
Ranked in the World
#34
Ranked in the World
#101
Ranked in the World
#167
Japan
1,000
Ranked in the World
#58
Ranked in the World
#4
Ranked in the World
#192
Ranked in the World
#168
Kazakhstan
2,400
Ranked in the World
#44
Ranked in the World
#95
Ranked in the World
#149
Ranked in the World
#41
Kenya
Ranked in the World
#70
Ranked in the World
#117
Ranked in the World
#85
Ranked in the World
#76
Kyrgyzstan
Ranked in the World
#71
Ranked in the World
#175
Ranked in the World
#163
Ranked in the World
#33
Latvia
4,300
Ranked in the World
#35
Ranked in the World
#8
Ranked in the World
#135
Ranked in the World
#170
Lithuania
2,300
Ranked in the World
#45
Ranked in the World
#56
Ranked in the World
#56
Ranked in the World
#172
Luxembourg
Ranked in the World
#62
Ranked in the World
#21
Ranked in the World
#113
Ranked in the World
#110
Madagascar
Ranked in the World
#86
Ranked in the World
#70
Ranked in the World
#83
Ranked in the World
#105
Malta
Ranked in the World
#87
Ranked in the World
#113
Ranked in the World
#13
Ranked in the World
#174
Mexico
40,000
Ranked in the World
#14
Ranked in the World
#80
Ranked in the World
#29
Ranked in the World
#176
Moldova
1,700
Ranked in the World
#51
Ranked in the World
#140
Ranked in the World
#9
Ranked in the World
#177
Monaco
Ranked in the World
#63
Ranked in the World
#49
Ranked in the World
#78
Ranked in the World
#178
Morocco
2,100
Ranked in the World
#47
Ranked in the World
#184
Ranked in the World
#206
Ranked in the World
#5
Namibia
Ranked in the World
#88
Ranked in the World
#126
Ranked in the World
#8
Ranked in the World
#180
Netherlands
29,700
Ranked in the World
#15
Ranked in the World
#9
Ranked in the World
#140
Ranked in the World
#82
New Zealand
7,500
Ranked in the World
#28
Ranked in the World
#11
Ranked in the World
#136
Ranked in the World
#118
Nigeria
Ranked in the World
#89
Ranked in the World
#188
Ranked in the World
#141
Ranked in the World
#49
Norway
1,300
Ranked in the World
#56
Ranked in the World
#50
Ranked in the World
#91
Ranked in the World
#99
Panama
10,000
Ranked in the World
#25
Ranked in the World
#87
Ranked in the World
#41
Ranked in the World
#186
Paraguay
1,100
Ranked in the World
#57
Ranked in the World
#145
Ranked in the World
#14
Ranked in the World
#188
People's Republic of China
3,000
Ranked in the World
#39
Ranked in the World
#6
Ranked in the World
#175
Ranked in the World
#114
Peru
1,900
Ranked in the World
#49
Ranked in the World
#108
Ranked in the World
#20
Ranked in the World
#189
Philippines
Ranked in the World
#90
Ranked in the World
#194
Ranked in the World
#43
Ranked in the World
#92
Poland
4,500
Ranked in the World
#34
Ranked in the World
#71
Ranked in the World
#42
Ranked in the World
#190
Portugal
3,300
Ranked in the World
#38
Ranked in the World
#63
Ranked in the World
#55
Ranked in the World
#191
Puerto Rico
1,500
Ranked in the World
#52
Ranked in the World
#118
Ranked in the World
#16
Ranked in the World
#192
Republic of Macedonia
Ranked in the World
#91
Ranked in the World
#141
Ranked in the World
#134
Ranked in the World
#52
Romania
8,800
Ranked in the World
#27
Ranked in the World
#196
Ranked in the World
#3
Ranked in the World
#193
Russia
150,000
Ranked in the World
#7
Ranked in the World
#40
Ranked in the World
#110
Ranked in the World
#75
Serbia
1,400
Ranked in the World
#54
Ranked in the World
#105
Ranked in the World
#49
Ranked in the World
#97
Singapore
Ranked in the World
#61
Ranked in the World
#35
Ranked in the World
#154
Ranked in the World
#65
Slovakia
2,600
Ranked in the World
#43
Ranked in the World
#36
Ranked in the World
#87
Ranked in the World
#201
Slovenia
Ranked in the World
#92
Ranked in the World
#30
Ranked in the World
#102
Ranked in the World
#102
South Africa
52,000
Ranked in the World
#11
Ranked in the World
#39
Ranked in the World
#96
Ranked in the World
#115
South Korea
Ranked in the World
#93
Ranked in the World
#7
Ranked in the World
#148
Ranked in the World
#203
Spain
12,900
Ranked in the World
#23
Ranked in the World
#26
Ranked in the World
#107
Ranked in the World
#104
Suriname
Ranked in the World
#73
Ranked in the World
#75
Ranked in the World
#137
Ranked in the World
#67
Sweden
14,900
Ranked in the World
#21
Ranked in the World
#18
Ranked in the World
#123
Ranked in the World
#83
Switzerland
18,400
Ranked in the World
#18
Ranked in the World
#25
Ranked in the World
#114
Ranked in the World
#93
Taiwan
Ranked in the World
#94
Ranked in the World
#42
Ranked in the World
#172
Ranked in the World
#204
Thailand
Ranked in the World
#74
Ranked in the World
#205
Ranked in the World
#210
Ranked in the World
#89
The Bahamas
Ranked in the World
#75
Ranked in the World
#110
Ranked in the World
#18
Ranked in the World
#205
Tunisia
1,000
Ranked in the World
#59
Ranked in the World
#207
Ranked in the World
#211
Ranked in the World
#7
Turkey
14,500
Ranked in the World
#22
Ranked in the World
#143
Ranked in the World
#212
Ranked in the World
#13
Turkmenistan
Ranked in the World
#76
Ranked in the World
#208
Ranked in the World
#171
Ranked in the World
#28
Ukraine
43,000
Ranked in the World
#13
Ranked in the World
#46
Ranked in the World
#79
Ranked in the World
#116
United Arab Emirates
Ranked in the World
#72
Ranked in the World
#146
Ranked in the World
#160
Ranked in the World
#40
United Kingdom
292,000
Ranked in the World
#5
Ranked in the World
#15
Ranked in the World
#129
Ranked in the World
#88
United States of America
6,000,000
Ranked in the World
#2
Ranked in the World
#31
Ranked in the World
#106
Ranked in the World
#127
Uruguay
16,400
Ranked in the World
#19
Ranked in the World
#10
Ranked in the World
#133
Ranked in the World
#208
Uzbekistan
2,800
Ranked in the World
#40
Ranked in the World
#210
Ranked in the World
#191
Ranked in the World
#18
Venezuela
5,000
Ranked in the World
#32
Ranked in the World
#58
Ranked in the World
#59
Ranked in the World
#211
Zimbabwe
Ranked in the World
#77
Ranked in the World
#69
Ranked in the World
#73
Ranked in the World
#214