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At the beginning of 2014, the world’s Jewish population was estimated at 14,212,800—an increase of 93,400 (0.66 %) over the 2013 revised estimate of 14,119,400 (DellaPergola 2013b). The world’s total population increased by 1.13 % in 2013 (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division 2013). World Jewry hence increased at about half the general population growth rate.

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Acknowledgments

Since inception, the American Jewish Year Book has documented the Jewish world and gave significant attention to Jewish population issues. Since 1981, preparation of annual population estimates for world Jewry was the responsibility of the Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics of the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Division was founded by Roberto Bachi in 1959, headed by Uziel O. Schmelz until 1986, and by the present author until 2010. Prof. Uzi Rebhun has been Division head since 2010. Jewish population estimates appeared in the AJYB, then under the aegis of the American Jewish Committee, until 2008. World Jewish population estimates as of January 1, 2009 as well as of January 1, 2011 were prepared for publication but not issued. The interested reader may consult past AJYB volumes for further details on how the respective annual estimates were obtained. Since 2010, our world Jewish population estimates have appeared in the framework of the North American Jewish Data Bank (now the Berman Jewish Data Bank), and since 2012 within the new American Jewish Year Book.

The author expresses warm appreciation to the editors of AJYB during more than 30 years of a close collaboration: Morris Fine, Milton Himmelfarb, David Singer, Ruth Seldin, Lawrence Grossman, and Arnold Dashefsky and Ira M. Sheskin. The author also gratefully acknowledges the collaboration of many institutions and persons in various countries who supplied information or otherwise helped in the preparation of this study. Special thanks are due to my colleagues at The Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Uzi Rebhun, Mark Tolts, Shlomit Levy, and Dalia Sagi. I am also indebted to those who provided relevant information at different stages of the present study (alphabetically by the respective cities): Chris Kooyman (Amsterdam), the late Ralph Weill (Basel), Jim Schwartz (Bergen County, NJ), Shmuel Frankel (Bne Berak), Simon Cohn and Claude Kandiyoti (Brussels), András Kovács (Budapest), Ezequiel Erdei and Yaacov Rubel (Buenos Aires), Tally Frankental (Cape Town), Salomon Benzaquen and Tony Beker de Weinraub (Caracas), Cathleen Falsani and Tom W. Smith (Chicago), Frank Mott (Columbus, OH), Heike von Bassewitz and Ellen Rubinstein (Frankfurt a. M.), Frans van Poppel (The Hague), Barry Kosmin and Ariela Keysar (Hartford, CT), Maritza Corrales Capestrany (Havana), Lina Filiba (Istanbul), Steven Adler, Benjamin Anderman, Margalit Bejarano, Oren Cytto, Nurit Dovrin, Judith Even, the late Norma Gurovich, Israel Pupko, Liat Rehavi, Marina Sheps, and Emma Trahtenberg (Jerusalem), David Saks (Johannesburg), Jonathan Boyd, Marlena Schmool and Laura Staetsky (London), Pini Herman and Bruce Phillips (Los Angeles), Andrew Markus (Melbourne), Judit Bokser Liwerant, Susana Lerner, and Mauricio Lulka (Mexico City), Sarah Markowitz (Miami), Rafael Porzecanski (Montevideo), Evgueni Andreev and Eugeni Soroko (Moscow), David Bass (Neveh Daniel), the late Vivian Z. Klaff (Newark, DE), Alberto Senderey, and the late Doris Bensimon-Donat (Paris), Allen Glicksman (Philadelphia), Sidney Goldstein and Alice Goldstein (Providence, RI), Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz (Providence, RI), Erik H. Cohen (Ramat Gan), Gloria Arbib and Alberto Levy (Rome), René Decol and Alberto Milkewitz (São Paulo), Gary Eckstein and David Graham (Sydney), Allie A. Dubb (Tel Aviv), Gustave Goldman (Toronto), Jeffrey Scheckner (Union, NJ), Thomas Buettner and Hania Zlotnik (United Nations, NY), Sylvia Barack Fishman, Leonard Saxe, Charles Kadushin, and Benjamin Phillips (Waltham, MA), Barry R. Chiswick, Carmel U. Chiswick, Alan Cooperman and Greg Smith (Washington, DC).

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Appendix

Appendix

Jewish population by country, core definition and expanded definitions, 1/1/2014

Country

Total populationa

Core Jewish populationb

Jews per total 1,000 population

Accuracy ratingc

Population with Jewish parentsd

Enlarged Jewish populatione

Law of Return populationf

World

7,137,520,000

14,212,800

1.99

  

17,236,850

20,109,400

22,921,500

America total

957,830,000

6,468,800

6.75

  

8,963,600

11,175,100

13,398,600

Canada

35,300,000

385,300

10.92

B 2011

X

450,000

550,000

700,000

United States

316,200,000

5,700,000

18.03

B 2013

X

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

Total North America g

351,630,000

6,085,300

17.31

  

8,450,000

10,550,000

12,700,000

Bahamas

300,000

300

1.00

D 1995

 

350

400

500

Costa Rica

4,700,000

2,500

0.53

C 1993

 

2,750

3,000

3,200

Cuba

11,300,000

500

0.04

C 2000

 

1,000

1,500

2,000

Dominican Republic

10,300,000

100

0.01

D 2000

 

150

200

300

El Salvador

6,300,000

100

0.02

C 1993

 

150

200

300

Guatemala

15,400,000

900

0.06

B 1999

 

1,200

1,500

1,800

Jamaica

2,700,000

200

0.07

C 2010

 

300

400

500

Mexico

117,600,000

40,000

0.34

B 2010

 

45,000

50,000

65,000

Netherlands Antilles

304,000

200

0.66

C 1998

 

300

400

600

Panama

3,900,000

10,000

2.56

C 2012

 

10,500

11,000

12,000

Puerto Rico

3,600,000

1,500

0.42

C 2000

 

2,000

2,500

3,000

Virgin Islands

110,000

500

4.55

C 2006

 

600

700

800

Other

28,486,000

100

0.00

D

 

200

300

500

Total Central Amer., Caribbean

205,000,000

56,900

0.28

  

64,500

72,100

90,500

Argentina

41,300,000

181,300

4.39

B 2003

 

270,000

330,000

350,000

Bolivia

11,000,000

500

0.05

C 1999

 

700

900

1,000

Brazil

195,500,000

95,000

0.49

B 2010

 

120,000

150,000

175,000

Chile

17,600,000

18,500

1.05

B 2002

 

21,000

26,000

30,000

Colombia

48,000,000

2,500

0.05

C 1996

 

2,800

3,200

3,600

Ecuador

15,800,000

600

0.04

B 2011

 

800

1,000

1,200

Paraguay

6,800,000

900

0.13

B 1997

 

1,200

1,500

1,800

Peru

30,500,000

1,900

0.06

C 1993

 

2,300

3,000

3,500

Suriname

600,000

200

0.33

D 2000

 

300

400

500

Uruguay

3,400,000

17,200

5.06

B 2006

 

20,000

25,000

27,500

Venezuela

29,700,000

8,000

0.27

C 2012

 

10,000

12,000

14,000

Total South America g

401,200,000

326,600

0.81

  

449,100

553,000

608,100

Europe total

816,890,000

1,407,200

1.72

  

1,769,700

2,188,100

2,735,900

Austria

8,500,000

9,000

1.06

B 2011

 

14,000

17,000

20,000

Belgium

11,200,000

30,000

2.68

C 2002

 

35,000

40,000

45,000

Bulgaria

7,300,000

2,000

0.27

C 2011

 

4,000

6,000

7,500

Croatia

4,300,000

1,700

0.40

C 2001

 

2,400

3,000

3,500

Cyprus

1,100,000

100

0.09

D 2012

 

150

200

250

Czech Republic

10,500,000

3,900

0.37

C 2011

 

5,000

6,500

8,000

Denmark

5,600,000

6,400

1.14

C 2001

 

7,500

8,500

9,500

Estonia

1,300,000

1,900

1.46

B 2013

 

2,600

3,400

4,500

Finland

5,400,000

1,300

0.24

B 2010

 

1,500

1,800

2,500

Franceh

63,940,000

475,000

7.43

B 2012

 

530,000

600,000

700,000

Germany

80,600,000

118,000

1.46

B 2013

 

150,000

250,000

275,000

Greece

11,100,000

4,500

0.41

B 2000

 

5,500

6,000

7,000

Hungary

9,900,000

47,900

4.84

C 2001

 

75,000

95,000

150,000

Ireland

4,700,000

1,600

0.34

B 2011

X

2,000

2,400

2,800

Italy

59,800,000

28,000

0.47

B 2011

 

33,000

40,000

45,000

Latvia

2,000,000

5,600

2.80

B 2013

X

8,000

12,000

16,000

Lithuania

3,000,000

2,900

0.97

B 2013

X

4,700

6,500

10,000

Luxembourg

500,000

600

1.20

B 2000

 

750

900

1,000

Malta

400,000

100

0.25

D 2012

 

150

200

250

Netherlands

16,800,000

29,900

1.78

B 2000

 

43,000

50,000

57,000

Poland

38,500,000

3,200

0.08

C 2001

 

5,000

7,500

10,000

Portugal

10,500,000

600

0.06

C 2001

 

800

1,000

1,200

Romania

21,300,000

9,400

0.44

B 2001

 

13,500

17,000

20,000

Slovakia

5,400,000

2,600

0.48

C 2001

 

3,600

4,500

6,000

Slovenia

2,100,000

100

0.05

C 2003

 

150

200

300

Spain

46,600,000

12,000

0.26

D 2007

 

15,000

18,000

20,000

Sweden

9,600,000

15,000

1.56

C 2007

 

20,000

25,000

30,000

United Kingdomi

64,300,000

290,000

4.51

B 2011

 

330,000

370,000

410,000

Total European Union 28

506,240,000

1,103,300

2.18

  

1,312,300

1,592,600

1,862,300

Belarus

9,500,000

11,000

1.16

B 2009

 

18,000

25,000

33,000

Moldova

4,100,000

3,700

0.90

B 2004

 

5,700

7,500

11,000

Russian Federationj

143,500,000

186,000

1.30

C 2010

 

290,000

380,000

570,000

Ukraine

45,500,000

63,000

1.38

C 2001

 

97,000

130,000

200,000

Total FSU Republics

202,600,000

263,700

1.30

  

410,700

542,500

814,000

[Total FSU in Europe] k

208,900,000

274,100

1.31

  

426,000

564,400

844,500

Gibraltar

30,000

600

20.00

B 2001

 

700

800

900

Norway

5,100,000

1,300

0.25

B 2010

 

1,500

2,000

2,500

Switzerland

8,100,000

19,000

2.35

B 2012

X

22,000

25,000

28,000

Total other West Europe g

13,750,000

20,900

1.52

  

24,200

27,800

31,400

Bosnia-Herzegovina

3,800,000

500

0.13

C 2001

 

800

1,000

1,200

Macedonia

2,100,000

100

0.05

C 1996

 

150

200

250

Serbia

7,100,000

1,400

0.20

C 2001

 

2,100

2,800

3,500

Turkeyj

76,100,000

17,200

0.23

B 2002

 

19,300

21,000

23,000

Other

5,200,000

100

0.02

D

 

150

200

250

Total Balkans

94,300,000

19,300

0.20

  

22,500

25,200

28,200

Asia total

4,224,800,000

6,142,000

1.45

  

6,294,450

6,514,600

6,532,000

Israell

7,786,500

5,763,100

740.14

A 2014

X

5,900,000

6,103,100

6,103,100

West Bankm

2,689,500

340,100

126.45

A 2014

X

345,000

348,000

348,000

Gaza

1,673,600

0

0.00

A 2014

X

0

0

0

Total Israel and Palestine n

12,149,600

6,103,200

502.34

  

6,245,000

6,451,100

6,451,100

[Total Israel] o

8,134,500

6,103,200

750.29

  

6,245,000

6,451,100

6,451,100

Azerbaijan

9,400,000

8,700

0.93

B 2009

 

10,500

16,000

22,000

Georgia

4,500,000

2,800

0.62

C 2002

 

4,500

6,000

8,700

Kazakhstan

17,000,000

3,100

0.18

B 2009

 

4,800

6,500

9,600

Kyrgyzstan

5,700,000

500

0.09

B 2009

 

750

1,000

1,500

Turkmenistan

5,200,000

200

0.04

D 1989

 

300

400

500

Uzbekistan

30,200,000

3,800

0.13

D 1989

 

6,000

8,000

10,000

Total former USSR in Asia g

83,100,000

19,100

0.23

  

26,850

37,900

52,300

Chinap

1,365,200,000

2,500

0.00

D 2010

 

2,700

3,000

3,300

India

1,276,500,000

5,000

0.00

B 1996

 

6,000

7,000

8,000

Iran

76,500,000

10,000

0.13

D 1986

 

11,000

12,000

13,000

Japan

127,300,000

1,000

0.01

D 1993

 

1,200

1,400

1,600

Korea, South

50,200,000

100

0.00

C 1998

 

150

200

250

Philippines

96,200,000

100

0.00

D 2000

 

150

200

250

Singapore

5,400,000

300

0.06

C 1990

 

400

500

600

Syria

21,900,000

100

0.00

C 1995

 

150

200

250

Taiwan

23,400,000

100

0.00

D 2000

 

150

200

250

Thailand

66,200,000

200

0.00

D 1998

 

250

300

350

Yemen

25,200,000

200

0.01

C 1995

 

250

300

350

Other

995,550,400

100

0.00

D

 

200

300

400

Total other Asia

4,129,550,400

19,700

0.00

  

22,600

25,600

28,600

Africa total

1,100,000,000

74,700

0.07

  

80,950

87,400

94,750

Egypt

84,700,000

100

0.00

C 2008

 

150

200

250

Ethiopia

89,200,000

100

0.00

C 2008

 

500

1,000

2,500

Morocco

33,300,000

2,400

0.07

C 2006

 

2,500

2,700

2,900

Tunisia

10,900,000

900

0.08

C 2008

 

1,000

1,100

1,200

Total Northern Africa g

297,700,000

3,500

0.01

  

4,150

5,000

6,850

Botswana

1,900,000

100

0.05

C 1993

 

150

200

250

Congo D.R.

71,100,000

100

0.00

C 1993

 

150

200

250

Kenya

44,200,000

300

0.01

C 1990

 

500

700

800

Namibia

2,400,000

100

0.04

C 1993

 

150

200

250

Nigeria

173,600,000

100

0.00

D 2000

 

150

200

250

South Africa

53,000,000

70,000

1.32

B 2011

 

75,000

80,000

85,000

Zimbabwe

13,000,000

400

0.03

B 2001

 

500

600

700

Other

443,100,000

100

0.00

D

 

200

300

400

Total Sub-Saharan Africa q

802,300,000

71,200

0.09

  

76,800

82,400

87,900

Oceania total

38,000,000

120,100

3.16

  

128,150

144,200

160,250

Australia

23,100,000

112,500

4.87

B 2011

 

120,000

135,000

150,000

New Zealand

4,500,000

7,500

1.67

B 2006

 

8,000

9,000

10,000

Other

10,400,000

100

0.01

D

 

150

200

250

  1. aSource, with minor adjustments: Population Reference Bureau (2013). Mid-year 2013 estimates
  2. bIncludes all persons who, when asked, identify themselves as Jews, or, if the respondent is a different person in the same household, are identified by him/her as Jews; and do not have another religion. Also includes persons with a Jewish parent who claim no current religious or ethnic identity
  3. c(A) Base estimate derived from national census or reliable Jewish population survey; updated on the basis of full or partial information on Jewish population movements in the respective country during the intervening period. (B) Base estimate derived from less accurate but recent national Jewish population data; updated on the basis of partial information on Jewish population movements during the intervening period. (C) Base estimate derived from less recent sources and/or less reliable or partial coverage of country’s Jewish population; updated on the basis of demographic information illustrative of regional demographic trends. (D) Base estimate essentially speculative; no reliable updating procedure. In categories A, B, and C, the year in which the country’s base estimate or important partial updates were obtained is also stated. This is not the current estimate’s date but the basis for its attainment. An X is appended to the accuracy rating for several countries, whose Jewish population estimate for 2013 was not only updated but also revised in light of improved information
  4. dSum of (a) core Jewish population; (b) persons reported as partly Jewish; and (c) all others not currently Jewish with a Jewish parent
  5. eSum of (a) core Jewish population; (b) persons reported as partly Jewish; (c) all others not currently Jewish with a Jewish parent; and (d) all other non-Jewish household members (spouses, children, etc.)
  6. fSum of Jews, children of Jews, and grandchildren of Jews, and their respective spouses, regardless of Jewish identity
  7. gIncluding countries not listed because fewer than 100 core Jews live in each of those countries and in all of those countries combined
  8. hIncluding Monaco
  9. iIncluding the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
  10. jIncluding Asian regions
  11. kIncluding the Baltic countries which are already included above in the EU
  12. lIncluding East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, not including the West Bank
  13. mAuthor’s revised estimates of total Palestinian population on 1/1/2014: West Bank (without East Jerusalem): 2,341,500; Gaza: 1,673,600; Total: 4,015,100. The West Bank also includes 340,100 Jews and 7,900 non-Jewish members of Jewish households, for a total of 348,000 Jews and others. The reported West Bank total of 2,689,500 includes Palestinian, Jewish and other residents
  14. nNot including foreign workers and refugees
  15. oAs defined by Israel’s legal system, not including foreign workers and refugees
  16. pIncluding Hong Kong and Macao
  17. qExcluding Sudan and Ethiopia included in Northern Africa

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DellaPergola, S. (2015). World Jewish Population, 2014. In: Dashefsky, A., Sheskin, I. (eds) American Jewish Year Book 2014. American Jewish Year Book, vol 114. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09623-0_19

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