how many jews in the world

There are roughly 15–16 million Jews in the world today, which is about 0.2% of the global population.

Current best estimates

Most recent large-scale estimates for 2024–2025 cluster around:

• About 15.8 million Jews worldwide.

• Roughly 7.2–7.3 million in Israel.

• Roughly 6.2–6.3 million in the United States.

• The remaining ~2.2 million spread across other countries, especially France, Canada, the UK, Argentina, Germany, and Brazil.

Because different studies use slightly different definitions of who counts as Jewish (for example “core” Jewish population vs. people with partial Jewish heritage or those eligible for Israel’s Law of Return), you’ll see totals ranging from about 15.3 million to 16.5 million in recent analyses.

Quick country snapshot (top communities)

Here are approximate numbers for some of the largest Jewish communities, based mainly on 2024–2025 demographic summaries:

• Israel: ~7.2–7.3 million.

• United States: ~6.2–6.3 million.

• France: ~430,000–440,000.

• Canada: ~398,000–400,000.

• United Kingdom: ~312,000–313,000.

• Argentina: ~170,000–171,000.

Together, Israel and the U.S. hold well over three‑quarters of the world’s Jewish population.

Information gathered from public demographic sources and Jewish community data available on the internet and portrayed here.