Top 10 Countries By Jewish Population

Map created by World In MapsThe map above shows the 10 countries in the world with the largest population of Jewish people.

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?