Country rankings
MLB Players by Country
United States has the highest MLB Players in 2025 (1,081), followed by Dominican Republic (144) and Venezuela (93). Bahamas has the lowest (1).
24 of 235 countries
MLB Players, 2025
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All 24 ranked
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
3.5
Middle half 1.75 – 16.75
Average
61.29
24 countries
Highest
1,081
United States
Lowest
1
Bahamas
Over time · 2022–2025
The top 5 in 2025, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- United States
- Dominican Republic
- Venezuela
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
Data
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24 countries · # = rank by MLB Players
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 1,081 | 73.5% |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic | 144 | 9.79% |
| 3 |  Venezuela | 93 | 6.32% |
| 4 |  Cuba | 34 | 2.31% |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico | 27 | 1.84% |
| 6 |  Canada | 22 | 1.5% |
| 7 |  Mexico | 15 | 1.02% |
| 8 |  Japan | 13 | 0.88% |
| 9 |  Colombia | 8 | 0.54% |
| 10 |  Panama | 6 | 0.41% |
| 11 |  South Korea | 5 | 0.34% |
| 12 |  Curacao | 4 | 0.27% |
| 13 |  Nicaragua | 3 | 0.2% |
| 14 |  Germany | 2 | 0.14% |
| 14 |  Italy | 2 | 0.14% |
| 14 |  Australia | 2 | 0.14% |
| 14 |  Taiwan | 2 | 0.14% |
| 14 |  Aruba | 2 | 0.14% |
| 19 |  United Kingdom | 1 | 0.07% |
| 19 |  South Africa | 1 | 0.07% |
| 19 |  Peru | 1 | 0.07% |
| 19 |  Honduras | 1 | 0.07% |
| 19 |  Portugal | 1 | 0.07% |
| 19 |  Bahamas | 1 | 0.07% |
What correlates with MLB Players (2025)?
Pearson r against 1,691 other country metrics sharing at least 15 countries. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher MLB Players tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest MLB Players?
- United States has the highest MLB Players in 2025, at 1,081, followed by Dominican Republic (144) and Venezuela (93).
- Which country has the lowest MLB Players?
- Bahamas has the lowest MLB Players in 2025, at 1.
- What is the median MLB Players across countries?
- The median is 3.5 across the 24 countries with data in 2025.
- Where does this mlb players by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: MLB Players by Birthplace During the 2023 Season - Baseball Almanac; MLB Players by Birthplace During the 2024 Season - Baseball Almanac; MLB Players by Birthplace During the 2025 Season - Baseball Almanac.