And surprisingly the US actually has a higher total number of Jews than Israel does (although much smaller share of the population).
From the map author:
Jewish people make their homes in nearly every country worldwide, with a global population of 15.7 million.
They represent 0.2% of the global population.
The two countries with the largest Jewish communities were the United States and Israel in 2022, with France being in a distant third place.
Geographically, Jews are concentrated primarily in North America (44%) and the Middle East- North Africa region (41%).
The remainder of the global Jewish population is found in Europe (10%), Latin America and the Caribbean (3%), Asia and the Pacific (between 1% and 2%) and sub-Saharan Africa (less than 1%).
Israel is the only country with a Jewish majority (76%).
The original data comes from World Population Review, and you can see the full list below:
| Country | Jewish Population 2023 |
|---|---|
| United States | 7,460,600 |
| Israel | 7,427,000 |
| France | 440,000 |
| Canada | 398,000 |
| United Kingdom | 312,000 |
| Argentina | 171,000 |
| Russia | 132,000 |
| Germany | 125,000 |
| Australia | 117,000 |
| Brazil | 90,500 |
| South Africa | 50,000 |
| Hungary | 46,000 |
| Mexico | 40,000 |
| Ukraine | 33,000 |
| Netherlands | 29,700 |
| Belgium | 29,000 |
| Italy | 26,900 |
| Switzerland | 20,500 |
| Uruguay | 16,200 |
| Chile | 15,700 |
| Sweden | 14,900 |
| Spain | 13,000 |
| Austria | 10,300 |
| Panama | 10,000 |
| Poland | 9,500 |
| Iran | 9,100 |
| Romania | 8,700 |
| New Zealand | 7,500 |
| Azerbaijan | 6,800 |
| Denmark | 6,400 |
| Belarus | 6,000 |
| India | 4,500 |
| Venezuela | 4,500 |
| Latvia | 4,200 |
| Greece | 4,000 |
| Czech Republic | 3,900 |
| Portugal | 3,800 |
| China | 3,500 |
| Ireland | 2,700 |
| Uzbekistan | 2,600 |
| Slovakia | 2,600 |
| Costa Rica | 2,600 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,300 |
| Lithuania | 2,200 |
| Morocco | 2,100 |
| Colombia | 2,000 |
| Bulgaria | 2,000 |
| Peru | 1,900 |
| Estonia | 1,900 |
| Croatia | 1,700 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,500 |
| Moldova | 1,500 |
| Serbia | 1,400 |
| Finland | 1,300 |
| Norway | 1,300 |
| Georgia | 1,200 |
| Paraguay | 1,100 |
| Japan | 1,000 |
| Tunisia | 1,000 |
| Guatemala | 900 |
| Singapore | 900 |
| Gibraltar | 800 |
| Luxembourg | 700 |
| Monaco | 700 |
| Ecuador | 600 |
| Taiwan | 500 |
| Bolivia | 500 |
| United Arab Emirates | 500 |
| Cuba | 500 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 500 |
| Jamaica | 500 |
| Cyprus | 500 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 400 |
| Thailand | 300 |
| Kenya | 300 |
| Sri Lanka | 300 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 300 |
| Philippines | 200 |
| South Korea | 200 |
| Zimbabwe | 200 |
| Turkmenistan | 200 |
| Suriname | 200 |
| Indonesia | 100 |
| Nigeria | 100 |
| Ethiopia | 100 |
| Egypt | 100 |
| DR Congo | 100 |
| Madagascar | 100 |
| Syria | 100 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 |
| El Salvador | 100 |
| Namibia | 100 |
| Armenia | 100 |
| Botswana | 100 |
| Slovenia | 100 |
| North Macedonia | 100 |
| Malta | 100 |
| Barbados | 100 |
| Guam | 100 |
| Bermuda | 100 |
Which country surprises you the most?
無名 says
Maybe Vietnam should be on this list. Seems like there was a couple hundred people at the Seder this past Passover