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Share of the population: Jews

What this indicator measures

Share of the population that identifies as Jewish, based on Pew Research Center estimates for 2020. The figures come from Pew Research Center estimates based on censuses and surveys; each person is counted according to their own religious identity, regardless of practice.

How to read this?

A value of 30 means 30% of inhabitants identify as Jewish.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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192countries with data
77.1 %maximum · Israel
0 %median
0 %minimum · Zimbabwe
2020data year(s)

In brief

Share of the population: Jews: across 192 countries and territories, values range from 0 % (Zimbabwe) to 77.1 % (Israel), with a world median of 0 %. Data: 2020. The top 10% of countries exceed 0.2 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 0 %. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (0.1 %) and lowest in Africa (0 %).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • Europe 0.1 % (40)
  • North America 0 % (24)
  • South America 0 % (12)
  • Oceania 0 % (13)
  • Asia 0 % (49)
  • Africa 0 % (51)

Why this indicator matters

This indicator gives the share of the population that identifies as Jewish. It helps compare the religious composition of countries in a factual way.

What makes this indicator vary

It depends on the country's history, migration, differences in birth rates between groups, conversions and the share of people who say they no longer identify with a religion.

Reading precautions

Estimates come from censuses and surveys; they are modeled for poorly covered countries. Each person is classified according to their declaration, regardless of practice or beliefs. Internal branches of each religion are not distinguished.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇮🇱 Israel77.1 %2020
2e🇺🇸 United States1.7 %2020
3e🇨🇦 Canada0.9 %2020
4e🇫🇷 France0.7 %2020
5e🇱🇺 Luxembourg0.5 %2020
6e🇺🇾 Uruguay0.5 %2020
7e🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.4 %2020
8e🇦🇺 Australia0.4 %2020
9e🇦🇷 Argentina0.4 %2020
10e🇦🇼 Aruba0.4 %2020
11e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands0.3 %2020
12e🇲🇹 Malta0.3 %2020
13e🇧🇪 Belgium0.3 %2020
14e🇨🇭 Switzerland0.2 %2020
14e🇱🇻 Latvia0.2 %2020
14e🇵🇦 Panama0.2 %2020
17e🇧🇿 Belize0.2 %2020
18e🇨🇼 Curaçao0.2 %2020
19e🇳🇱 Netherlands0.2 %2020
20e🇮🇸 Iceland0.2 %2020
20e🇸🇪 Sweden0.2 %2020
22e🇩🇪 Germany0.1 %2020
22e🇪🇪 Estonia0.1 %2020
24e🇭🇺 Hungary0.1 %2020
25e🇩🇰 Denmark0.1 %2020
25e🇳🇿 New Zealand0.1 %2020
27e🇳🇴 Norway0.1 %2020
27e🇺🇦 Ukraine0.1 %2020
29e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan0.1 %2020
29e🇨🇱 Chile0.1 %2020
29e🇷🇺 Russia0.1 %2020
32e🇧🇾 Belarus0.1 %2020
32e🇮🇹 Italy0.1 %2020
32e🇿🇦 South Africa0.1 %2020
35e🇦🇹 Austria0.1 %2020
35e🇫🇮 Finland0.1 %2020
35e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea0.1 %2020
38e🇧🇬 Bulgaria0.1 %2020
38e🇧🇸 Bahamas0.1 %2020
38e🇧🇧 Barbados0.1 %2020
38e🇨🇷 Costa Rica0.1 %2020
38e🇮🇪 Ireland0.1 %2020
38e🇲🇽 Mexico0.1 %2020
38e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico0.1 %2020
38e🇵🇫 French Polynesia0.1 %2020
38e🇷🇴 Romania0.1 %2020
47e🇧🇷 Brazil0 %2020
47e🇨🇾 Cyprus0 %2020
47e🇬🇪 Georgia0 %2020
47e🇬🇷 Greece0 %2020
47e🇬🇾 Guyana0 %2020
47e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan0 %2020
47e🇱🇹 Lithuania0 %2020
47e🇳🇨 New Caledonia0 %2020
47e🇸🇰 Slovakia0 %2020
56e🇨🇿 Czechia0 %2020
56e🇪🇸 Spain0 %2020
56e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China0 %2020
56e🇵🇹 Portugal0 %2020
56e🇸🇷 Suriname0 %2020
56e🇹🇷 Türkiye0 %2020
62e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0 %2020
62e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina0 %2020
62e🇫🇯 Fiji0 %2020
62e🇭🇷 Croatia0 %2020
62e🇯🇲 Jamaica0 %2020
62e🇲🇩 Moldova0 %2020
62e🇵🇾 Paraguay0 %2020
62e🇸🇬 Singapore0 %2020
62e🇸🇮 Slovenia0 %2020
62e🇸🇿 Eswatini0 %2020
62e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago0 %2020
62e🇻🇪 Venezuela0 %2020
74e🇦🇱 Albania0 %2020
74e🇧🇭 Bahrain0 %2020
74e🇨🇲 Cameroon0 %2020
74e🇨🇻 Cape Verde0 %2020
74e🇨🇺 Cuba0 %2020
74e🇬🇹 Guatemala0 %2020
74e🇭🇳 Honduras0 %2020
74e🇮🇷 Iran0 %2020
74e🇰🇼 Kuwait0 %2020
74e🇱🇧 Lebanon0 %2020
74e🇲🇦 Morocco0 %2020
74e🇴🇲 Oman0 %2020
74e🇵🇪 Peru0 %2020
74e🇵🇱 Poland0 %2020
74e🇶🇦 Qatar0 %2020
74e🇷🇸 Serbia0 %2020
74e🇹🇳 Tunisia0 %2020
74e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan0 %2020
74e🇻🇺 Vanuatu0 %2020
74e🇼🇸 Samoa0 %2020
94e🇦🇫 Afghanistan0 %2020
94e🇦🇴 Angola0 %2020
94e🇦🇲 Armenia0 %2020
94e🇧🇮 Burundi0 %2020
94e🇧🇯 Benin0 %2020
94e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso0 %2020
94e🇧🇩 Bangladesh0 %2020
94e🇧🇴 Bolivia0 %2020
94e🇧🇳 Brunei0 %2020
94e🇧🇹 Bhutan0 %2020
94e🇧🇼 Botswana0 %2020
94e🇨🇫 Central African Republic0 %2020
94e🇨🇳 China0 %2020
94e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire0 %2020
94e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa0 %2020
94e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville0 %2020
94e🇨🇴 Colombia0 %2020
94e🇰🇲 Comoros0 %2020
94e🇩🇯 Djibouti0 %2020
94e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic0 %2020
94e🇩🇿 Algeria0 %2020
94e🇪🇨 Ecuador0 %2020
94e🇪🇬 Egypt0 %2020
94e🇪🇷 Eritrea0 %2020
94e🇪🇹 Ethiopia0 %2020
94e🇫🇲 Micronesia0 %2020
94e🇬🇦 Gabon0 %2020
94e🇬🇭 Ghana0 %2020
94e🇬🇳 Guinea0 %2020
94e🇬🇲 Gambia0 %2020
94e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau0 %2020
94e🇬🇩 Grenada0 %2020
94e🇬🇺 Guam0 %2020
94e🇭🇹 Haiti0 %2020
94e🇮🇩 Indonesia0 %2020
94e🇮🇳 India0 %2020
94e🇮🇶 Iraq0 %2020
94e🇯🇴 Jordan0 %2020
94e🇯🇵 Japan0 %2020
94e🇰🇪 Kenya0 %2020
94e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan0 %2020
94e🇰🇭 Cambodia0 %2020
94e🇰🇮 Kiribati0 %2020
94e🇰🇷 South Korea0 %2020
94e🇱🇦 Laos0 %2020
94e🇱🇷 Liberia0 %2020
94e🇱🇾 Libya0 %2020
94e🇱🇨 St. Lucia0 %2020
94e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka0 %2020
94e🇱🇸 Lesotho0 %2020
94e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China0 %2020
94e🇲🇬 Madagascar0 %2020
94e🇲🇻 Maldives0 %2020
94e🇲🇰 North Macedonia0 %2020
94e🇲🇱 Mali0 %2020
94e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)0 %2020
94e🇲🇪 Montenegro0 %2020
94e🇲🇳 Mongolia0 %2020
94e🇲🇿 Mozambique0 %2020
94e🇲🇷 Mauritania0 %2020
94e🇲🇺 Mauritius0 %2020
94e🇲🇼 Malawi0 %2020
94e🇲🇾 Malaysia0 %2020
94e🇳🇦 Namibia0 %2020
94e🇳🇪 Niger0 %2020
94e🇳🇬 Nigeria0 %2020
94e🇳🇮 Nicaragua0 %2020
94e🇳🇵 Nepal0 %2020
94e🇵🇰 Pakistan0 %2020
94e🇵🇭 Philippines0 %2020
94e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea0 %2020
94e🇰🇵 North Korea0 %2020
94e🇷🇼 Rwanda0 %2020
94e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia0 %2020
94e🇸🇩 Sudan0 %2020
94e🇸🇳 Senegal0 %2020
94e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands0 %2020
94e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone0 %2020
94e🇸🇻 El Salvador0 %2020
94e🇸🇴 Somalia0 %2020
94e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe0 %2020
94e🇸🇨 Seychelles0 %2020
94e🇸🇾 Syria0 %2020
94e🇹🇩 Chad0 %2020
94e🇹🇬 Togo0 %2020
94e🇹🇭 Thailand0 %2020
94e🇹🇯 Tajikistan0 %2020
94e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan0 %2020
94e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste0 %2020
94e🇹🇴 Tonga0 %2020
94e🇹🇼 Taiwan0 %2020
94e🇹🇿 Tanzania0 %2020
94e🇺🇬 Uganda0 %2020
94e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines0 %2020
94e🇻🇳 Vietnam0 %2020
94e🇽🇰 Kosovo0 %2020
94e🇾🇪 Yemen0 %2020
94e🇿🇲 Zambia0 %2020
94e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe0 %2020

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Share of the population: Jews"?

The highest value is in Israel, at 77.1 % (2020).

Which country has the lowest value for "Share of the population: Jews"?

The lowest value is in Zimbabwe, at 0 % (2020).

What is the world median value of "Share of the population: Jews"?

The world median is 0 %, calculated across 192 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Share of the population: Jews" for France?

France scores 0.7 % (2020), ranking 4 out of 192 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Share of the population: Jews" data come from?

It comes from Pew Research Center (2025), via Our World in Data. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

What does "identifying as Jewish" mean?

The person states their own religion in a census or survey. This says nothing about their practice or specific beliefs.

Where do these figures come from?

They come from Pew Research Center estimates, which combine censuses and surveys, published by Our World in Data.

Source and update

Source : Pew Research Center (2025), via Our World in Data. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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