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OronD

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Hi,

There is no exact figure but there are several research that estimated it. I read several fugures from 12 million to about 20 millions. Here are some figures (from Google):
According to the World Jewish Population Survey of 2002,[1] "The size of world Jewry at the beginning of 2002 is assessed at 13,296,100." According to a 2002 study by the Jewish Agency,[2] "There are 12.9 million Jews in the world....". Estimates for 2006 usually place the world population of Jews around 14 million. Adherents.com cites sources stating that there are 14 million Jews in the world in 1970, 1977, 1983, 1992, 1995, and 1998. Additional sources cite the population at numbers ranging from 12.8 million to 18.2 million.[3] All of these estimates include approximately 4.5 million unaffiliated and secular Jews, as well as those who practice Judaism and belong to a congregation.
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nosmo29

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Not as easy to answer as you would think as, apart from Israel, there are no truly reliable statistics.

A lot depends on which USA survey result is believed. The 2000/2001 National Jewish Survey found 5.2 million, but a subsequent survey (involving Dr. Ira Sheskin) found and extra 1.4 million. This has been attacked by other Jewish demographers for 'double counting'.

I think the best estimate is about 13 million and if the former US survey is believed, Israel is already the largest Jewish community in the world.

What is important assessing future trends is to consider the births talking place. In the diaspora (of now < 8 million) there can only be some 70-80,000 births. In Israel the latest Jewish births figure is 106,000

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Michele

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The jews represent o,12% of the world population(Israeli TV on the 7th of june 2008).

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nosmo29

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Michele's answer seems to be the nearest that we can currently get

As I write, world population is estimated to be in excess of 6,700,000,000 and the consensus is that world Jewry totals around 13,000,000. That would represent a percentage of 0. 12.

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