The global Jewish population has reached 16 million and now stands at almost the level of the 1930s, according to a new survey released by the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem on Monday.
The report estimates that the global Jewish population has now reached 14.2 million people. If accounting for people with one Jewish parent and people who identify as partially Jewish, the number reaches almost the pre-Holocaust levels of 16.5 million Jews.
The report says that the rise was due to natural growth, mainly in Israel. In addition, around three fifth of adult children in the US who have one Jewish parent identify as Jewish.
After Israel, which is home to 6,103,200 Jews, the United States has the second-highest Jewish population at 5,700,000.
The JPPI report says that over the last decade (2005-2015) the Jewish population had increased by eight percent, which was the biggest increase since the end of World War II. According to 'Ynet', the JPPI based these numbers on “halacha criteria for those living in Israel and self-identification for those living outside of Israel.”
Below is a list of countries and regions with the largest Jewish communities:
Israel– 6,103,200
United States– 5,700,000
France– 475,000
Canada- 385,300
Latin America– 383,500
Britain– 290,000
Russia– 186,000
Germany– 118,000
Australia– 112,500
Africa– 74,700
South Africa– 70,000
Ukraine– 63,000
Hungary– 47,900
Iran– 20,000
Asia– 19,700
Romania– 9,400
New Zealand– 7,600
Morocco– 2,400
