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American Jewish Year Book 2013

Part of the book series: American Jewish Year Book ((AJYB,volume 113))

Abstract

At the beginning of 2013, the world’s Jewish population was estimated at 13,854,800—an increase of 101,500 (0.74 %) over the 2012 revised estimate (DellaPergola 2010, 2012). The world’s total population increased by 1.16 % in 2012 (Population Reference Bureau 2012). World Jewry hence increased at less than two thirds the general population growth rate.

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    Just prior to this chapter going to press, the Pew Research Center- an organization specializing in the study of religion-conducted a new survey of the size and characteristics of US Jews (see: Lugo, L., Cooperman, A., et al., Portrait of Jewish Americans, Washington DC: Pew Research Center, 2013). The resulting core Jewish population of 5.6–5.7 million (see definition below in this chapter) will require revision of the Jewish population estimates reported in this chapter for the United States, North America, and the world. These updated figures will be reported in the 2014 volume of the American Jewish Year Book.

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Since inception the American Jewish Year Book 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 DataBank), 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, 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 (alphabetically by the respective cities): Chris Kooyman (Amsterdam), the late Ralph Weill (Basel), Jim Schwartz (Bergen County, NJ), 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 (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, Judith Even, Norma Gurovich, Israel Pupko, Liat Rehavi, Marina Sheps, and Emma Trahtenberg (Jerusalem), David Saks (Johannesburg), Jonathan Boyd and Marlena Schmool (London), 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), and 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), 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), and Barry R. Chiswick and Carmel U. Chiswick (Washington, DC).

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The Appendix: Jewish Population by Country, Core Definition and Expanded Definitions, 1/1/2013

The Appendix: Jewish Population by Country, Core Definition and Expanded Definitions, 1/1/2013

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

7,056,611,000

13,854,800

1.96

 

15,772,800

18,197,400

21,649,500

America total

947,950,000

6,189,900

6.53

 

7,723,600

9,399,100

12,256,900

Canada

34,900,000

380,000

10.89

B 2011

X

425,000

500,000

600,000

US

313,900,000

5,425,000

17.28

B 2011

 

6,800,000

8,300,000

11,000,000

Total North America g

348,950,000

5,805,000

16.64

  

7,225,000

8,800,000

11,600,000

Bahamas

400,000

300

0.75

D 1995

 

350

400

500

Costa Rica

4,500,000

2,500

0.56

C 1993

 

2,750

3,000

3,200

Cuba

11,200,000

500

0.04

C 2000

 

1,000

1,500

1,800

Dominican Republic

10,100,000

100

0.01

D 2000

 

150

200

300

El Salvador

6,300,000

100

0.02

C 1993

 

150

200

300

Guatemala

15,000,000

900

0.06

B 1999

 

1,000

1,200

1,400

Jamaica

2,700,000

200

0.07

C 2010

 

300

400

500

Mexico

116,100,000

40,000

0.34

B 2010

X

45,000

50,000

65,000

Netherlands Antilles

310,000

200

0.65

C 1998

 

300

400

600

Panama

3,600,000

10,000

2.78

C 2012

X

10,500

11,000

12,000

Puerto Rico

3,700,000

1,500

0.41

C 2000

 

1,700

2,000

2,500

Virgin Islands

110,000

500

4.55

C 2006

 

600

700

800

Other

27,980,000

100

0.00

D

 

200

300

500

Total Central Amer., Caribbean

202,000,000

56,900

0.28

  

64,000

71,300

89,400

Argentina

40,800,000

181,500

4.45

B 2003

 

270,000

330,000

350,000

Bolivia

10,800,000

500

0.05

C 1999

 

700

900

1,000

Brazil

194,300,000

95,200

0.49

B 2001

 

105,000

125,000

135,000

Chile

17,400,000

18,500

1.06

B 2002

 

21,000

26,000

30,000

Colombia

47,400,000

2,500

0.05

C 1996

 

2,800

3,000

3,500

Ecuador

14,900,000

600

0.04

B 2011

 

800

1,000

1,200

Paraguay

6,700,000

900

0.13

B 1997

 

1,200

1,500

1,800

Peru

30,100,000

1,900

0.06

C 1993

 

2,300

3,000

3,500

Suriname

500,000

200

0.40

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

9,000

0.30

C 2012

 

10,500

12,000

13,500

Total South America g

397,000,000

328,000

0.83

  

434,600

527,800

567,500

Europe total

815,761,000

1,416,400

1.74

  

1,743,300

2,170,800

2,722,300

Austria

8,500,000

9,000

1.06

B 2001

 

12,000

15,000

18,000

Belgium

11,100,000

30,000

2.70

C 2002

 

35,000

40,000

45,000

Bulgaria

7,200,000

2,000

0.28

C 2001

 

4,000

6,000

7,500

Cyprus

1,200,000

100

0.08

D 2012

 

150

200

250

Czech Republic

10,500,000

3,900

0.37

C 2001

 

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

2,000

1.54

B 2012

 

2,600

3,400

5,000

Finland

5,400,000

1,300

0.24

B 2010

 

1,500

1,800

2,500

Franceh

63,640,000

478,000

7.51

B 2002

 

528,000

600,000

700,000

Germany

81,800,000

118,000

1.44

B 2017

 

150,000

250,000

270,000

Greece

10,800,000

4,500

0.42

B 2000

 

5,700

6,000

7,000

Hungary

9,900,000

48,000

4.85

C 2001

 

75,000

95,000

150,000

Ireland

4,700,000

1,200

0.26

B 2001

 

1,400

1,600

1,800

Italy

60,900,000

28,100

0.46

B 2011

 

33,000

37,000

40,000

Latvia

2,000,000

6,300

3.15

B 2012

X

8,500

12,500

18,000

Lithuania

3,200,000

3,400

1.06

B 2012

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

X

150

200

250

Netherlands

16,700,000

29,900

1.79

B 2000

 

43,000

50,000

55,000

Poland

38,200,000

3,200

0.08

C 2001

 

5,000

7,500

10,000

Portugal

10,600,000

600

0.06

C 2001

 

800

1,000

1,200

Romania

21,400,000

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

46,200,000

12,000

0.26

D 2007

 

15,000

18,000

20,000

Sweden

9,500,000

15,000

1.58

C 2007

 

20,000

25,000

27,000

United Kingdomi

63,220,000

290,000

4.59

B 2011

 

320,000

360,000

400,000

Total European Union 27

501,960,000

1,105,700

2.20

  

1,296,000

1,574,300

1,833,300

Belarus

9,500,000

11,500

1.21

B 2009

 

17,500

23,000

36,000

Moldova

4,100,000

3,800

0.93

B 2004

 

5,700

7,500

11,400

Russian Federationj

143,200,000

190,000

1.33

C 2010

 

280,000

380,000

570,000

Ukraine

45,600,000

65,000

1.43

B 2011

 

97,000

130,000

210,000

Total FSU Republics

202,400,000

270,300

1.34

  

400,200

540,500

827,400

[Total FSU in Europe] k

208,900,000

282,000

1.35

  

416,000

562,900

860,400

Gibraltar

31,000

600

19.35

B 2001

 

700

800

900

Norway

5,000,000

1,300

0.26

B 2010

 

1,500

2,000

2,500

Switzerland

8,000,000

17,400

2.18

B 2000

 

20,000

25,000

27,000

Total other West Europe g

13,501,000

19,300

1.43

  

22,200

27,800

30,400

Bosnia-Herzegovina

3,800,000

500

0.13

C 2001

 

800

1,000

1,200

Croatia

4,300,000

1,700

0.40

C 2001

 

2,400

3,000

3,500

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

3,000

Turkeyj

74,900,000

17,300

0.23

B 2002

 

19,300

21,000

23,000

Other

5,700,000

100

0.02

D

 

150

200

250

Total Balkans

97,900,000

21,100

0.22

  

24,900

28,200

31,200

Asia total

4,183,900,000

6,053,700

1.45

  

6,096,900

6,396,000

6,415,800

Israell

7,640,600

5,680,400

743.45

A 2012

 

5,710,500

5,992,000

5,992,000

West Bankm

2,631,800

333,900

126.87

B 2012

 

337,000

340,900

340,900

Gaza

1,637,400

0

0.00

A 2012

 

0

0

0

Total Israel and Palestine n

11,909,800

6,014,300

504.99

  

6,047,500

6,332,900

6,332,900

Azerbaijan

9,300,000

8,800

0.95

B 2009

 

10,500

16,000

24,000

Georgia

4,500,000

2,900

0.64

B 2002

 

4,500

5,800

8,700

Kazakhstan

16,800,000

3,200

0.19

B 2009

 

4,800

6,400

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

 

250

300

500

Uzbekistan

29,800,000

4,000

0.13

D 1989

 

6,000

8,000

10,000

Total FSU in Asia g

81,700,000

19,600

0.24

  

26,800

37,500

54,300

Chinao

1,350,400,000

2,500

0.00

D 2010

 

2,700

3,000

3,300

India

1,259,700,000

5,000

0.00

B 1996

 

6,000

7,000

8,000

Iran

78,900,000

10,100

0.13

D 1986

 

11,000

12,000

13,000

Japan

127,600,000

1,000

0.01

D 1993

 

1,200

1,400

1,600

Korea, South

48,900,000

100

0.00

C 1998

 

150

200

250

Philippines

96,200,000

100

0.00

D 2000

 

150

200

250

Singapore

5,300,000

300

0.06

C 1990

 

400

500

600

Syria

22,500,000

100

0.00

C 1995

 

150

200

250

Taiwan

23,300,000

100

0.00

D 2000

 

150

200

250

Thailand

69,900,000

200

0.00

D 1998

 

250

300

350

Yemen

25,600,000

200

0.01

C 1995

 

250

300

350

Other

981,990,200

100

0.00

D

 

200

300

400

Total other Asia

4,090,290,200

19,800

0.00

  

22,600

25,600

28,600

Africa total

1,072,000,000

74,700

0.07

  

80,900

87,300

94,200

Egypt

82,300,000

100

0.00

C 2008

 

150

200

300

Ethiopia

87,000,000

100

0.00

C 2008

 

500

1,000

2,000

Morocco

32,600,000

2,400

0.07

C 2006

 

2,500

2,700

2,900

Tunisia

10,800,000

900

0.08

C 2008

 

950

1,000

1,100

Total Northern Africa g

300,100,000

3,500

0.01

  

4,100

4,900

6,300

Botswana

1,900,000

100

0.05

C 1993

 

150

200

250

Congo D.R.

69,100,000

100

0.00

C 1993

 

150

200

250

Kenya

43,000,000

300

0.01

C 1990

 

500

700

800

Namibia

2,400,000

100

0.04

C 1993

 

150

200

250

Nigeria

170,100,000

100

0.00

D 2000

 

150

200

250

South Africa

51,100,000

70,000

1.37

B 2001

 

75,000

80,000

85,000

Zimbabwe

12,600,000

400

0.03

B 2001

 

500

600

700

Other

421,700,000

100

0.00

D

X

200

300

400

Total Sub-Saharan Africa p

771,900,000

71,200

0.09

  

76,800

82,400

87,900

Oceania total

37,000,000

120,100

3.25

  

128,100

144,200

160,300

Australia

22,000,000

112,500

5.11

B 2011

 

120,000

135,000

150,000

New Zealand

4,400,000

7,500

1.70

B 2006

 

8,000

9,000

10,000

Other

10,600,000

100

0.01

D

 

100

200

300

  1. aSource, with minor adjustments: Population Reference Bureau (2013). Mid-year 2012 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 Jewish parents who claim no current religious or ethnic identity
  3. c(A) Base estimate derived from a 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 unsatisfactory or partial coverage of a 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 and (b) all other not currently Jewish persons with a Jewish parent
  5. eSum of (a) core Jewish population, (b) all other not currently Jewish persons with a Jewish parent, and (c) all other non-Jewish household members (spouses, children, etc.)
  6. fSum of Jews, children, and grandchildren of Jews, and the respective spouses, regardless of Jewish identity
  7. gIncluding countries not listed separately
  8. hIncluding Monaco
  9. iIncluding Channel Islands and Isle of Man
  10. jIncluding Asian regions
  11. kIncluding Baltic countries already included above in EU
  12. lThe total legal population of the State of Israel on 1/1/2013, including Jews (enlarged definition) in East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank, and Arabs and other non-Jews in East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, but not in the West Bank and Gaza, and excluding foreign workers and refugees, was 7,981,500. Jews constituted 753.5 per 1,000 of this total
  13. mTotal Palestinian population on 1/1/2013 in the West Bank (without East Jerusalem): 2,290,900; Gaza: 1,637,400; Total: 3,928,300 (our revised estimate). For the West Bank, 333,900 Jews and 7,000 non-Jewish members of Jewish households were added, for a total of 340,900 Jews and others. The reported West Bank total of 2,631,800 includes Palestinian, Jewish and other residents
  14. nThe total legal population on 1/1/2013 of the State of Israel plus the total population of the Palestinian Territory, excluding foreign workers and refugees, was 11,909,800. Jews constituted 504.99 per 1,000 of this total
  15. oIncluding Hong Kong and Macao
  16. pExcluding Sudan and Ethiopia included in Northern Africa

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DellaPergola, S. (2014). World Jewish Population, 2013. In: Dashefsky, A., Sheskin, I. (eds) American Jewish Year Book 2013. American Jewish Year Book, vol 113. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01658-0_6

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