Ultra-Orthodox Jews to be majority of UK Jewish population by 2031, study reveals
Ultra-Orthodox Jews are expected to account for 50 percent of the overall Jewish population in England by 2031, a new study has revealed. That compares to the current 16 percent of the Jewish community they currently make up.
The increase in ultra-Orthodox Jews – also known as the ‘Haredi community’ – is spurred on by its staggering birth rate of seven children per woman, according to research by Daniel Staetsky and Jonathan Boyd and published this week by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR). The Haredi birth rate is in stark contrast to the current mainstream Jewish birth rate of 1.98.The 2011 census and community survey shows the Haredi community is growing at 4.8% a year, while thopulation declined in the latter half of the 20th century. In 2011, according to the census, 271,259 people identified as Jewish by religion, with the vast majority living in England.
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The Haredi community has a very strict adherence to the principles of Judaism, seen in their devo…
The increase in ultra-Orthodox Jews – also known as the ‘Haredi community’ – is spurred on by its staggering birth rate of seven children per woman, according to research by Daniel Staetsky and Jonathan Boyd and published this week by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR). The Haredi birth rate is in stark contrast to the current mainstream Jewish birth rate of 1.98.The 2011 census and community survey shows the Haredi community is growing at 4.8% a year, while thopulation declined in the latter half of the 20th century. In 2011, according to the census, 271,259 people identified as Jewish by religion, with the vast majority living in England.
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The Haredi community has a very strict adherence to the principles of Judaism, seen in their devo…