Jewish population decrease in Eastern Europe 1930-1991| ��ƽ��

Share of total population who were Jewish in select Eastern European countries and in select years between 1930-31 and 1977-1991

Characteristic	1930-31	1977-91
Poland (1931 & 1991)	8.5%	0%
Czechoslovakia (1930 & 1991)	2.4%	0.1%
Hungary (1930 & 1990)	4.8%	1%
Romania (1930 & 1977)	4%	0.1%
Yugoslavia (1931 & 1981)	0.1%	0%

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December 1999

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Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania

Survey time period

1930 to 1991

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The total Jewish populations in each country in these years are as follows (in thousands):
Poland - 1931: 2,700, 1991: 15
Czechoslovakia - 1930: 354, 1991: 12
Hungary - 1930: 500, 1990: 100
Romania - 1930: 728, 1977: 25
Yugoslavia - 1931: 18, 1981: 1

These estimates may differ from other figures on the platform, as different sources used a variety of criteria when making these estimates.

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The Jewish population of Europe decreased dramatically during the 20^th century, as millions of Jews were killed during the Holocaust of the Second World War, while millions of others emigrated to escape persecution (notably to Israel and the U.S.). Some estimates suggest that the total number of Jews in Europe in 1933 was approximately 9.5 million people, with the majority of these living in Eastern Europe. Jews were a minority in most countries, however they still made up a significant portion of the population in countries such as Hungary, Poland and Romania. Following the war however, the Jewish populations in these countries dropped drastically, and by the end of the century they made up just 0.1 percent or less in several countries.