8. Jewish population change
Jewish people make up 0.2% of the world population. Jews rose in number by 6% from 2010 to 2020, mostly due to growth in Israel.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Jewish people make up 0.2% of the world population. Jews rose in number by 6% from 2010 to 2020, mostly due to growth in Israel.
Find out what percentage of adults have joined or left Judaism, or remained Jewish since childhood, in the U.S. and Israel.
21% of Israelis think Israel and a Palestinian state can coexist peacefully, the lowest share since 2013.
A slight majority of Americans (54%) say the Israel-Hamas war is either very or somewhat important to them personally.
About one-fifth of Israeli Jews (22%) have switched from one Jewish group to another since childhood.
Most Israelis see lack of trust between Israelis and Palestinians and the status of Jerusalem as major obstacles to lasting peace.
In a number of countries with sizable Muslim and Jewish populations, we asked Muslim and Jewish adults for their views on religion and governance – specifically, whether religious law should be the official or state law for people who share their religion, and whether their country can be both a democratic country and a Muslim […]
Every religious group grew in count in the Middle East and North Africa – a Muslim-majority region – between 2010 and 2020.
We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion’s role in society, government and national identity.
Religion in a country tends to decline in three transitional stages that unfold across generations, a new paper using Center data proposes.
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