 Hi there and welcome back to my YouTube channel, this is Daniel Rosal. I'm recording this video two days before Israel's National Independence Day called Yom HaTzema'ut in Hebrew. This Yom HaTzema'ut, Israel will turn 75. This of course makes Israel one of the youngest countries in the world, although we're pipped to the youngest country in the world title by a few other states including South Sudan, Kosovo and East Timor. Because I've been talking about demographics a lot recently, I thought this would be a good opportunity to discuss an interesting fact about Israel. This is that despite the country having existed as an independent Jewish state for three quarters of a century, the majority of Jews in the world actually do not live in Israel. I make this comment not to suggest that Israel has somehow failed, but rather because I think it's interesting. If you were to ask a random person on the street whether more Jews live in Israel or in other countries, I reckon at least a third of them would probably choose the wrong answer. Of course, this fact also speaks to why so many in Israel and abroad are currently concerned about the relationship between Israel and the global Jewish diaspora, which has traditionally played an important role in funding Israel's growth and providing it with material support. So with all that introduction out of the way, here are the numbers. According to numbers shared by the Jewish agency last September, 46.2% of world Jews currently live in Israel. The number of US Jews was estimated by data gathered by the Pew Research Center. While this fact is true, it's also worth noting that Israel has more Jews living in it than any other country in the world. According to the last estimate, there were just over 7 million Jews living in Israel. However, there are also an estimated 15.3 million Jews in the world. So in percentage terms, although it's getting close, it's still true to say that more Jews live outside of Israel than live in it. Using a looser standard of those eligible for aliyah according to the terms of Israel's law of return, the number of Jews worldwide rises to 25.5 million globally. Other major centers of Jewish population include France with 442,000, the UK with 292,000, Argentina with 173,000, and of course the USA. Also of note, the Jewish population has not yet recovered from its historical peak of 17 million, which was reached in 1939 before the tragedy of the Holocaust. Thanks for watching another video, and for those who will shortly be celebrating, Happy Yom At-Ma'ut!