Judaism

Global Jewish Population

Judaism Shifts

Because of 20th century European migrations, more Jewish people live in the United States than in any other country. Israel, however, is predicted to have the world’s largest Jewish population by 2050.

More Jews identify as ‘Secular’ (Hiloni) than any other category. And while Judaism is expected to grow modestly in the coming decades, it is projected that only 16 million people (or 0.2 percent of the global population) will be Jewish in 2050.

Jewish Population Growth 2020-2050

Largest Jewish Populations

Different Contexts

The large US Jewish population has frequent interactions with the country’s Christian majority.

The situation is different in Israel, where only two percent of the population identifies as Christian, the majority of which are Catholic and Orthodox. Muslims, however, make up over 20 percent of Israel’s population.