Statistical Overview
The following table shows the number of immigrants who arrived in 2000 and 2001
as a whole, as well as in the months 01 - 05 of 2000 , 2001 and 2002.
| Countries | Total No. | Total No. of Immig. | No. of Immigrants | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of Jews | January - December | 01 - 05 | ||||
| (beginning of 2000) | 2000 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Total Asia | 39,200 | 792 | 529 | 249 | 214 | 187 |
| Total Africa | 88,300 | 2,507 | 3,573 | 638 | 1,746 | 1,589 |
| Ethiopia | 100 | 2,201 | 3,272 | 527 | 1,619 | 1,487 |
| South Africa | 79,000 | 192 | 158 | 78 | 69 | 70 |
| Morocco, Tangier | 5,700 | 76 | 92 | 26 | 32 | 22 |
| Rest of Africa | 3,500 | 38 | 51 | 7 | 26 | 10 |
| Total Eastern Europe | 78,100 | 817 | 546 | 295 | 229 | 94 |
| Bulgaria | 2,500 | 222 | 140 | 63 | 65 | 26 |
| Hungary | 51,500 | 165 | 103 | 67 | 36 | 30 |
| Yugoslavia (Former) | 1,700 | 96 | 43 | 49 | 12 | 7 |
| Poland | 3,500 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 8 |
| Romania | 11,000 | 268 | 201 | 88 | 85 | 19 |
| Rest of E. Europe | 7,900 | 46 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| Total FSU | 462,000 | 50,817 | 33,550 | 19,507 | 12,979 | 6,980 |
| Total Western Europe | 1,051,800 | 1,901 | 1,668 | 633 | 518 | 535 |
| Italy | 29,500 | 42 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 |
| Belgium | 31,500 | 101 | 62 | 32 | 25 | 18 |
| Germany | 98,000 | 78 | 62 | 30 | 31 | 17 |
| Holland | 28,000 | 29 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 14 |
| Great Britain | 275,000 | 326 | 307 | 146 | 106 | 124 |
| Spain | 12,000 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| France | 520,000 | 1,153 | 1,002 | 338 | 277 | 313 |
| Switzerland | 17,800 | 85 | 90 | 27 | 23 | 28 |
| Rest of W. Europe | 40,000 | 70 | 67 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| Total North America | 6,064,000 | 1,401 | 1,378 | 410 | 469 | 460 |
| United States | 5,700,000 | 1,237 | 1,243 | 370 | 434 | 425 |
| Canada | 364,000 | 164 | 135 | 40 | 35 | 35 |
| Total South America | 415,300 | 1,879 | 2,160 | 780 | 957 | 2,477 |
| Mexico | 40,500 | 67 | 61 | 24 | 10 | 21 |
| Uruguay | 22,500 | 102 | 162 | 48 | 88 | 71 |
| Argentina | 197,000 | 1,053 | 1,367 | 433 | 610 | 2,102 |
| Brazil | 97,500 | 230 | 202 | 109 | 94 | 63 |
| Venezuela | 16,000 | 106 | 55 | 37 | 19 | 13 |
| Colombia | 3,500 | 60 | 57 | 29 | 20 | 25 |
| Rest of S. America | 38,300 | 261 | 256 | 100 | 116 | 182 |
| Total Oceania | 103,200 | 76 | 58 | 34 | 28 | 21 |
| Australia | 98,000 | 75 | 53 | 34 | 24 | 18 |
| New Zealand | 5,200 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Unknown | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 8,301,900 | 60,192 | 43,471 | 22,546 | 17,141 | 12,344 |
- The report only includes those countries from which at least 50 Jews immigrated in 1996.
- Data taken from Central Bureau of Statistics
- Source of Jews data: Prof. Della Pergola, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- Not all Ethiopians who are eligible to immigrate are Jewish.
- Morocco and Tangier - No. of Jews relates only to Morocco. No. of immigrants includes Tangier as well.
- Data does not include Returning minors,Immigrant citizens,Returning citizens and Minor citizens
who are handled by Aliyah Shlichim.
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