Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judaism | Bahamas | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Moore, James E. Pelican Guide to the Bahamas. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Co. (1999); pg. 52. | "There are also several Jewish synagogues [in the Bahamas]... " |
| Judaism | Barbados | 275 | - | - | - | 1715 | Feldman, Egal. Dual Destinies: The Jewish Encounter with Protestant America; Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press (1990); pg. 6. | "By 1715, 275 Jews resided in Barbados alone. " |
| Judaism | Barbados | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* tourism page: "Fun Barbados " | Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. " |
| Judaism | Belarus | - | - | 657 units |
- | 1916 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 63. | "Before 1917, Belarus had 2,466 religious congregations, including 1,650 Orthodox, 127 Roman Catholic, 657 Jewish, 32 Protestant, and several Muslim communities. Many congregations were destroyed during the early Soviet years... " |
| Judaism | Belarus | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1993 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 63. | "In 1993, there were about 1,500 religious congregations in Belarus, including 787 Orthodox, 305 Roman Catholic, 170 Pentecostal, 141 Baptist, 26 Old Believer... 17 Seventh-Day Adventist, 9 Apostolic Christian, 8 Uniate, 8 New Apostolic, 8 Muslim, 7 Jewish, and 15 others. " |
| Judaism | Belarus | 107,350 | - | - | - | 1998 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything 1999. New York: DK Publishing (1998); pg. 77. | Table: "Top 10 Largest Jewish Populations in the World "; Rank: #10 |
| Judaism | Belarus | 60,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Judaism | Belgium | 44,000 | 0.80% | - | - | 1937 | Gilbert, Martin (ed.) The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization: 4,000 Years of Jewish History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. (1990); pg. 161. | Map: "European Jewry on the Eve of the Holocaust 1937-41 "; "Figures show Jewish populations in 1937 and percentage of total population. " |
| Judaism | Belgium | - | 0.40% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992); pg. 204-205. | Chart |
| Judaism | Belgium | 32,000 | 0.36% | - | - | 1993 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 66-67. | "Population: About 9 million "; "In [1993] Belgium had a Jewish population of over 32,000. " |
| Judaism | Belgium | 40,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Judaism | Belgium | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Stack, Peggy Fletcher. A World of Faith. USA: Signature Books (1998); pg. 25. | "Jews. In the ancient land of Canaan near the Mediterranean Sea lived a man named Abraham... Illustration: Bouwneesterstraat Synagogue at Antwerp, Belgium... " |
| Judaism | Belize | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Judaism | Bolivia | 380 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Judaism | Bosnia | 2,000 | - | - | - | 1810 | Malcom, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press (1994); pg. 112. | "In the first few decades of the 19th century the Jewish population of Bosnia was 2000 or more. " |
| Judaism | Bosnia | 9,311 | - | - | - | 1900 | Malcom, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press (1994); pg. 113. | "The population of Jews in other parts of Bosnia was also swelled by immigration: by 1900 there were 9311 in the whole of the country. " |
| Judaism | Bosnia | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Black, Eric. Bosnia: Fractured Region. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co. (1999); pg. 14. | "Bosnia also includes a small number of Jews, Roma... and Albanians... " |
| Judaism | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 600 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Judaism | Bosnia: Sarajevo | 2,000 | - | - | - | 1813 | Malcom, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press (1994); pg. 112. | "In one detailed report the French consul in Salonica, who went to Bosnia to gather information about trading conditions in 1813, said that there were 2000 Jews in Sarajevo... " |
| Judaism | Bosnia: Sarajevo | 2,618 | - | - | - | 1885 | Malcom, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press (1994); pg. 113. | "...growth of the Jewish population in [Sarajevo]: having stayed at around 2000 for most of the century, it rose to 2618 in 1885, 4058 in 1895 and 6397 in 1910. " |
| Judaism | Bosnia: Sarajevo | 4,058 | - | - | - | 1895 | Malcom, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press (1994); pg. 113. | "...growth of the Jewish population in [Sarajevo]: having stayed at around 2000 for most of the century, it rose to 2618 in 1885, 4058 in 1895 and 6397 in 1910. " |
| Judaism | Bosnia: Sarajevo | 6,397 | - | - | - | 1910 | Malcom, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press (1994); pg. 113. | "...growth of the Jewish population in [Sarajevo]: having stayed at around 2000 for most of the century, it rose to 2618 in 1885, 4058 in 1895 and 6397 in 1910. " |
| Judaism | Bosnia: Travnik | 60 | 0.86% | - | - | 1813 | Malcom, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press (1994); pg. 112. | "In one detailed report the French consul in Salonica, who went to Bosnia to gather information... There was also by now a small Jewish community, of roughly sixty people, in Travnik: this town had gained importance as the seat of the governor of Bosnia, and now had a predominantly Muslim population of 70000. " |
| Judaism | Brazil | 175,000 | - | - | - | 1977 | Bermant, Chaim. The Jews. New York: NY Times Books (1977); pg. 239. | "...Chile with its 30,000 Jews... " |
| Judaism | Brazil | 150,000 | - | - | - | 1981 | Unterman, Alan. "Judaism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984]; pg. 25. | Map: "Figure 1.4: Main centres of Jewish population, 1981 " |
| Judaism | Brazil | 175,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Gilbert, Martin (ed.) The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization: 4,000 Years of Jewish History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. (1990); pg. 216. | "...Brazil, which has always had friendly relations with Israel. Here is the second-largest Jewish community in South America, comprising 175,000 people, which has always had a stable existence. " |
| Judaism | Brazil | 150,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything, DK Publishing, Inc.: New York (1997); pg. 160-161. | List: "Top 10 Largest Jewish Populations in the World "; (Rank: 8) |
| Judaism | Brazil | 107,692 | - | - | - | 1998 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything 1999. New York: DK Publishing (1998); pg. 77. | Table: "Top 10 Largest Jewish Populations in the World "; Rank: #9 |
| Judaism | Brazil | 130,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Judaism | Brazil: Recife | 1,450 | - | - | - | 1645 | Hertzberg, Arthur. The Jews in America: Four Centuries of an Uneasy Encounter: A History; New York: Simon & Schuster (1989); pg. 19-20. | "According to their own minute book, in 1645 there were 1,450 Jewish souls in Recife. There they had founded a large, European-style community... There was a synagogue in Recife and two schools. " |
| Judaism | British Columbia | 16,400 | 0.50% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), [Orig. source: Canadian Census]; pg. 24. | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had... 36,100 Buddhists, 26,250 Moslems, 19700 Hindus, and 16,400 Jews. " |
| Judaism | British Columbia | 16,600 | 0.51% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Jewish " |
| Judaism | Bulgaria | 50,000 | 0.80% | - | - | 1937 | Gilbert, Martin (ed.) The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization: 4,000 Years of Jewish History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. (1990); pg. 161. | Map: "European Jewry on the Eve of the Holocaust 1937-41 "; "Figures show Jewish populations in 1937 and percentage of total population. " |
| Judaism | Bulgaria | 71,913 | 0.80% | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 1990 estimate 8,989,172 [total pop.]. In 1991 Bulgarian Orthodox (85 percent), Muslim (13 percent), Jewish (.8 percent), Roman Catholic (.5 percent). Significant increase in public worship and observance of religious holidays beginning 1990. |
| Judaism | Bulgaria | 66,328 | 0.80% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Bulgarian Orthodox 85%, Muslim 13%, Jewish 0.8%, Roman Catholic 0.5%, Uniate Catholic 0.2%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 0.5%; Total population: 8,290,988. |
| Judaism | Bulgaria | 3,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Judaism | California | - | 3.20% | - | - | 1983 | *LINK* web page: "A REVIEW OF DATA ON JEWISH-AMERICANS " (1998) [Orig. source: Feldstein, Donald. The American Jewish Community in the 21st Century - A Projection. New York, NY: American Jewish Congress (March 1984)] | "TABLE 1: STATES WITH JEWISH POPULATIONS OF ONE PERCENT OR GREATER, 1983 " |
| Judaism | California | 918,935 | 3.09% | 293 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Jewish Estimate.'] |
| Judaism | California | - | 2.30% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Judaism | California | 920,000 | - | - | - | 1992 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 267. | "In 1992, the three states with the largest Jewish populations were New York (1.85 million), California (920,000), and Florida (600,000). " |
| Judaism | California | 909,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | Krantz, Les & Jim McCormick. The Peoplepedia: The Ultimate Reference on the American People, Henry Holt and Company: New York (1996); pg. 188. | Table: "Top 10 Jewish States "; "The table below shows where most religiously affiliated Jews... live, according to the... American Jewish Yearbook "; California: ranked #2 (ranked by sheer numbers). |
| Judaism | California | 922,000 | 2.90% | - | - | 1995 | Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1997, 117th Edition. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce (Oct. 1997). [Orig. source: American Jewish Year Book. New York, NY: American Jewish Committee (1995)]; pg. 70. | Table: "No. 87: Christian Church Adherents, 1990, and Jewish Population, 1995 - States "; "The Jewish population includes Jews who define themselves as Jewish by religion as well as those who define themselves as Jewish in cultural terms. Data... based primarily on a compilation of individual estimates made by local Jewish federations. " |
| Judaism | California | - | 2.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York. | ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Jewish " [The study specifically asked follow up questions of self-identified Jews to separate non-religious ethnic-only Jews from religious Jews and Jews who self-identify with a religion other than Judaism. Statistic here refers to religious Jews only.] |
| Judaism | California: Alameda-Contra Costa-Oakland | 48,300 | 2.30% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 111. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Californian Metropolitan Areas ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total area pop: 2.1 million. |
| Judaism | California: Los Angeles | 455,000 | - | - | - | 1982 | Charing, Douglas. The Jewish World. London, UK: Silver Burdett Co. (1983); pg. 14. | Graphic "City population comparisons "; New York: 1,998,000; Los Angeles: 455,000; Paris: 380,000; Tel Aviv: 335,000; Jerusalem: 298,000; Moscow: 285,000; Buenos Aires: 250,000 " |
| Judaism | California: Los Angeles | 490,000 | - | - | - | 1992 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 267. | "The metropolitan areas with the largest Jewish populations were New York City (1.45 million), Los Angeles (490,000), Chicago (261,000), Philadelphia (250,000), Boston (228,000), an San Francisco Bay area (210,000), Miami (189,000), and Washington, D.C. (165,000). " |
| Judaism | California: Los Angeles | 490,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Judaism | California: Los Angeles County | 347,100 | 3.90% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 111. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Californian Metropolitan Areas ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total LA County pop: 8.9 million. |
| Judaism | California: Orange County | 64,800 | 2.70% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 111. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Californian Metropolitan Areas ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total Orange County pop: 2.4 million. |
| Judaism | California: San Diego County | 47,500 | 1.90% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 111. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Californian Metropolitan Areas ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total San Diego County pop: 2.5 million. |
| Judaism | California: San Francisco | 223,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Naisbitt, John & Patricia Aburdene. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990's. New York: William Morrow and Co. (1990); pg. 278. | "There is a Jewish renaissance in the San Francisco area, home of 223,000 Jews, the country's eight-largest community--many of them baby boomers. There are several Jewish newspapers, a film festival, two Jewish theater groups, and five community centers. the religious revival there has a distinctly Californian flavor: the Aquarian Minyan, New Age-style Friday night Sabbath services, and a synagogue 'without walls' which holds outdoor services. " |
| Judaism | California: San Francisco | 210,000 | - | - | - | 1992 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 267. | "The metropolitan areas with the largest Jewish populations were New York City (1.45 million), Los Angeles (490,000), Chicago (261,000), Philadelphia (250,000), Boston (228,000), an San Francisco Bay area (210,000), Miami (189,000), and Washington, D.C. (165,000). " |
| Judaism | California: San Francisco | 210,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Judaism | California: San Francisco-Marin-San Mateo | 65,600 | 4.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 111. | Table 3-5: "Religious Profiles of Selected Californian Metropolitan Areas ". Based on self-identification, phone interviews, conducted by Graduate School of the City University of New York, 1990. Total area pop: 1.6 million. |
| Judaism | Canada | - | 1.30% | - | - | 1977 | Wallechinsky, David & Irving Wallace; The People's Almanac: #2; New York: William Morrow & Co.: (1978); pg. 253. | "Canada: Religions: Roman Catholic, 46.2%; United Church of Canada, 17.5%; Anglican Church of Canada, 11.8%; Presbyterian, 4.0%; Lutheran, 3.3%; Greek Orthodox, 1.5%; Judaism, 1.3%; Ukrainian Catholic, 1.1%; others, 13.3%. " |
| Judaism | Canada | 296,425 | 1.20% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table | Total population = 24,083,495. |
| Judaism | Canada | 305,000 | - | - | - | 1981 | Unterman, Alan. "Judaism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984]; pg. 25. | Map: "Figure 1.4: Main centres of Jewish population, 1981 " |
| Judaism | Canada | 310,000 | - | - | - | 1984 | Palmer, Spencer J. & Roger R. Keller. Religions of the World: A Latter-day Saint View, Brigham Young University: Provo, Utah (1990). [Orig. source: American Jewish Yearbook, Jewish Publication Society of America, 1987]; pg. 148. | Table: top seven countries of Jewish population in 1984 (USA, Israel, USSR, France, U.K., Canada, Argentina) |
| Judaism | Canada | 310,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997); pg. 200. | "The estimated Jewish population in 1990 was 310,000. " |
| Judaism | Canada | 300,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Gilbert, Martin (ed.) The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization: 4,000 Years of Jewish History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. (1990); pg. 218. | "Canada has about 300,000 Jews, most living in Toronto and Montreal. In the later city, they are largely of eastern European origin and identify with the English-speaking community, but the influx of immigrants from north Africa during the 1960s increased the number whose mother tongue is French. " |
| Judaism | Canada | 318,100 | 1.18% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table | Total population = 26,994,000. |
| Judaism | Canada | 318,100 | 1.18% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Jewish " |
| Judaism | Canada | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Judaism | Canada | - | 1.20% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992); pg. 204-205. | Chart |
| Judaism | Canada | 360,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | Breuilly, Elizabeth, et al. Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions & Festivals. Facts on File Inc.: New York, NY (1997); pg. 41. | 1995 Chart and accompanying text: "The third largest Jewish population is in France (550,000), followed by Russia (375,000), Canada (360,000) and then by Great Britain (294,000). " Numbers represent self-identified religious Jews. |
