World Jewish Population in the 1980s: A Short Outline


 

Publication Date: January 1992

Publisher: Institute of Contemporary Jewry

Author(s): Uziel O. Schmelz

Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics

Keywords: Jewish Identification; Population Estimate; Demography; Study

Type: Report

Abstract:

The author outlines the data on world Jewish population in the 1980s. He begins by describing the data sources and the size and geographical distribution of the population. He then presents a picture of the demographic characteristics of Israel and Diaspora Jewries and concludes by offering some demographic projections for both.

In Jewish Population Studies (World Jewish Population: Trends and Policies) vol. 23, pp. 37-52.