Jewish population by Metropolitan Area

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is the second-largest religion practiced in

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, with approximately 1.6 million adherents as of 2022, representing the largest Jewish community of any city in the world, greater than the combined totals of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

and

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. Nearly half of the city’s Jews live in

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. The ethno-religious population makes up 18.4% of the city and its religious demographic makes up 8%. Census enumerations in many countries do not record religious or ethnic background, leading to a lack of certainty regarding the exact numbers of Jewish adherents. Therefore, the following list of cities ranked by Jewish population may not be complete.

Jewish population by towns and villages as a percentage of total population

List does not include cities in Israel.

References

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Israelbooks.com
The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute Annual Assessment 2004–2005: ''Between Thriving and Decline''. Gefen Publishing House. * Publications o
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Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner

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Jewish population by Metropolitan Area

Jewish population by towns and villages as a percentage of total population

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