Jewish population in London boroughs
- Ben Vos
- Jan 5, 2024
- 1 min read

The results of the 2021 census are still producing data of great interest and relevance to the Jewish community. Here is a table of some of the most basic information: Jewish population change across some key boroughs, between 2001 and 2021. The first table below can be 'copied and pasted' so you can muck around with the figures yourself. The second is a jpeg but does hopefully give a sense of trajectory in each of the featured boroughs (not all of which are in London and which do not cover the whole of the city and suburbs).
Census respondents in 2001, 2011 and 2021 who defined their religion as 'Jewish': raw numbers
Jews 2001 | Jews 2011 | Jews 2021 | |
Barnet, LB | 46,686 | 54,084 | 56,616 |
Hertsmere (Herts.) | 10,712 | 14,293 | 18,346 |
Watford (Herts.) | 892 | 1,023 | 944 |
Ealing, LB | 1,488 | 1,131 | 1,041 |
Hillingdon, LB | 1,977 | 1,753 | 1,392 |
Brent, LB | 6,464 | 4,357 | 3,723 |
Harrow, LB | 13,112 | 10,538 | 7,304 |
Redbridge, LB | 14,796 | 10,213 | 6,412 |
Census respondents in 2001, 2011 and 2021 who defined their religion as 'Jewish': change in numbers and by percentage, by decade and over the whole period

It is clear that the greatest growth has been in Barnet, with Hertsmere second. The growth in Hertsmere sped up in the last decade though, while that in Barnet dropped off. I would welcome conversations about these and other boroughs, and more detailed data, with any member of a US Executive or Synagogue Council. The interplay with local community data is worth examining.
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