Largest Jewish Populated Metropolitan Areas, Worldwide
(Updated January 2015)
Rank |
Metro Area |
Country |
Jewish Population |
% of World Jewry |
1 |
|
Israel |
3,173,000 |
22.3% |
2 |
|
United States |
2,100,000 |
14.8% |
3 |
|
Israel |
872,000 |
6.1% |
4 |
|
Israel |
690,000 |
4.9% |
5 |
|
United States |
689,000 |
4.8% |
6 |
|
United States |
489,000 |
3.4% |
7 |
|
Israel |
414,000 |
2.9% |
8 |
|
United States |
346,000 |
2.4% |
9 |
|
United States |
333,000 |
2.3% |
10 |
|
United States |
295,000 |
2.1% |
11 |
|
United States |
291,000 |
2.0% |
12 |
|
France |
282,000 |
2.0% |
13 |
|
United States |
280,000 |
2.0% |
14 |
|
United Kingdom |
195,000 |
1.4% |
15 |
|
Canada |
186,000 |
1.3% |
Sources: Sergio DellaPergola. "World Jewish Population, 2012," in Arnold Dashefsky and Ira M. Sheskin. (Editors)�The American Jewish Year Book�(2012) (Dordrecht: Springer) pp. 212-283.
The American Jewish Year Book |