---
title: "Israel and the U.S. are Home to More Than Four-Fifths of the World’s Jews"
description: "U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the Middle East from March 20-23. He will spend much of the time in Israel, home to 41% of the world’s Jews. Another 41% of the world’s Jewish population lives in the United States, according to Pew Research Center estimates."
date: "2013-03-20"
authors:
  - name: "Benjamin Wormald"
    job_title: "Senior Engineer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/benjamin-wormald/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/03/20/israel-and-the-us-are-home-to-more-than-fourfifths-of-the-worlds-jews/"
categories:
  - "Global Religious Demographics"
  - "Judaism"
  - "Size & Demographic Characteristics of Religious Groups"
---

# Israel and the U.S. are Home to More Than Four-Fifths of the World’s Jews

U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the Middle East from March 20-23, starting his trip in Tel Aviv, Israel. He will spend much of the trip in Israel, home to 41% of the world’s Jews. Another 41% of the world’s Jewish population lives in the United States, according to [Pew Research Center estimates](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/global-religious-landscape-jew.aspx).

![Obama-Israel-trip](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2013/03/PF_13.03.20_ObamaIsraelTrip-02.png)