Jewish population increases by 100,000 this year, to 15.8 million worldwide

In time for the Jewish New Year 5785, the Jewish Agency announced on Wednesday that the entire world’s population of Jewry increased by 100,000 over the last year.

The Jewish population worldwide currently stands at 15.8 million, an increase of about 100,000 compared to 15.7 million in 5784, the agency reported, based on research conducted by demographer Prof. Sergio Della Pergola from the Hebrew University for the American Jewish Yearbook (2024 AJYB).

Nearly half of the global Jewish population, 7.3 million, live in Israel, while 8.3 million live in the diaspora.

Outside of Israel, the most popular destination for the world’s Jewry is the United States, according to the research, where 6.3 million Jews reside.

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