World Jewish Population, 1978 Estimates


 

Publication Date: January 1980

Publisher: American Jewish Committee

Author(s): Leon Shapiro

Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics

Keywords: Demography; Population Estimate; Study

Type: Report

Abstract:

There are no precise data on Jewish population in the various countries. The figures presented below represent the best possible estimates for 1978. They are based in local censuses, communal registration, and data obtained from a special inquiry conducted in 1977. We have also used estimates supplied by knowledgeable private local informants, mostly people involved in Jewish communal affairs.