Judaism in Hungary - 1890 / 1900 / 1910 Census Summaries

1890 / 1900 / 1910 Census Summaries

1890 1900 1910
Total population of Hungary, without Croatia 15,162,988 16,838,255 18,264,533
Emigration to the US in the previous decade, '00-'09 164,119 261,444 1,162,271
Jewish population, again without Croatia 707,961 831,162 911,227
Increase of the total population in the previous decade 10.28% 11.05% 8.47%
(Emigration to the US in the previous decade, '00-'09) / population at previous census 1.19% 1.72% 6.90%
Increase of the Jewish population in the previous decade 13.31% 17.40% 9.62%
Jewish/Total 4.67% 4.94% 4.99%

Almost a quarter (22.35%) of the Jews of Hungary lived in Budapest in 1910. Some of the surviving large synagogues in Budapest include the following:

  • Interior of Dohány Street Synagogue

  • Hegedus Gyula Utca Synagogue

  • Rumbach Street Synagogue

  • Vasvari Pal Street Synagogue

  • Kazinczy Street Orthodox Synagogue

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