July 24, 2008
This is one of those “just in case you’re interested” posts. I am, so here goes.
……………Population………% Jewish…..Estimated number
Afghanistan..30 million……..0.0000033……..1
Argentina…..40 million……..1%………………100
Brazil……….186 million…….0.05%…………..95,000
Canada……..33 million……..1.2%…………….394,000
Congo……….60 million……..0.0002%………..120
Egypt………..77 million……..0.0001%………..100
France………61 million………1%……………….606,000
Iran………….68 million………0.03%…………..20,000
Iraq………….26 million………0.0004%………..100
Israel……….6 million………..80%……………..5 million
S. Korea……48 million……….0.0002%………..100
Nigeria……..129 million………0.00008%………100
Russia………143 million………0.5%…………….717,000
Syria………..18 million………..0.0005%……….100
Thailand…….65 million……….0.0003%………..199
Ukraine……..47 million……….0.3%…………….143,000
U.K…………..60 million……….0.5%…………….302,000
U.S.A………..295 million………2%………………6 million
With all the others:
6.5 billion……..0.227%…..14.6 million.
