Overview
- Half of the remaining survivors live in Israel, with 18 percent in North America and 17 percent in Western Europe, including 31,000 in the United States.
- The median age is 87, nearly 30 percent are at least 90, just over 1 percent are 100 or older, and 97 percent are classified as child survivors born between 1928 and 1946.
- Women account for 62 percent of survivors, reflecting long-standing differences in wartime survival and postwar longevity.
- About 34 percent receive monthly pensions negotiated by the Claims Conference, 71 percent have accessed social welfare services in the past year, and 67,600 qualify for Basic Needs Fund assistance.
- The Claims Conference reported $530 million in compensation and $960 million for welfare in 2025, as its president called the moment an inflection point with survivor voices rapidly receding.