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A 2003 “Alert Paper” from the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, this article considers the strategic implications of known and anticipated changes in the size and profile of the worldwide Jewish population.
Based on research conducted at the Harman’s Institute’s Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics, this article forecasts multiple scenarios in the development of the worldwide Jewish population between 2000 and 2080. The research focuses on potential changes between 2000 and 2020, and also includes projections for each of the six largest Jewish population clusters. See pages 103-146.
This 2008 article reviews current demographic questions regarding American Jewry and briefly considers the ramifications of expected future contraction.
Utilizing American examples, this 1988 article reviews many of the technical issues which arise in estimating Jewish population size. See pages 204-221.
Population Figures
Published in 2007, this article reviews current assessments of the size and distribution of the Jewish population in the United States.
Published in 2007, this article reviews current assessments of the size and distribution of the Jewish population worldwide.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews’ 2008 community statistics report compiles the number of marriages, divorces, deaths and circumcisions taking place within the United Kingdom.
This Board of Deputies of British Jews’ special report considers population trends amongst two significant enclaves of haredim: Stamford Hill, London and Broughton Park, Manchester.
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Likely the longest-operating Jewish community research department in the world, this unit within the Board of Deputies of British Jews publishes annual lifecycle statistics and researches trends impacting the UK Jewish community’s future needs.
The longest-established and largest research body in the area of Jewish demography, this Hebrew University-based group conducts, compiles and publishes research on Jewish population trends worldwide.
A joint project of the United Jewish Communities and the University of Connecticut, the Data Bank serves as a virtual archive for social scientific studies of North American Jewry.
