Jewish Population of Israel Relative to World Jewish Population
(1882 - Present)
Year |
Jews in Israel |
World Jewry |
% in Israel |
1882 |
24,000 |
7,800,000 |
0.3% |
1900 |
50,000 |
10,600,000 |
0.5% |
1914 |
85,000 |
13,500,000 |
0.6% |
1922 |
84,000 |
14,400,000 |
0.6% |
1925 |
126,000 |
14,800,000 |
0.9% |
1939 |
449,000 |
16,728,000 |
2.7% |
1948 |
650,000 |
11,500,000 |
5.7% |
1955 |
1,590,000 |
11,800,000 |
13.5% |
1970 |
2,582,000 |
12,630,000 |
20.5% |
1980 |
3,283,000 |
12,840,000 |
25.6% |
1990 |
3,947,000 |
12,870,000 |
30.6% |
2003 |
5,143,000 |
13,296,100 |
38.7% |
2008 |
5,550,000 |
13,300,000 |
41.7% |
2012 |
5,901,100 |
13,746,100 |
42.9% |
Sources: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics |