Rosh Hashanah will be celebrated with a world Jewish population of 14.7 million, according to new Jewish Agency figures. And research by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) suggests the Israeli population will reach 10 million by the end of 2024.
The Jewish Agency survey shows that around 45 per cent of the 14.7 million (6.6 million) live in Israel. Of the 8.1 million elsewhere, 5.7 million are in America, 453,000 in France, 391,000 in Canada, 290,000 in Britain and 180,000 in Argentina. Russia has 172,000 Jews, Germany 116,000 and Australia 113,000.
Among Arab countries, there are 8,500 Jews in Iran, 2,000 in Morocco and 1,000 in Tunisia. Fewer than 500 Jews live in Yemen, Syria and Egypt respectively.
Ninety-eight countries have at least 100 Jews living in them.
