Country rankings

NBA Players by Country

United States has the highest Active Players (2025-26 Season) (444), followed by Canada (24) and France (20). Saint Lucia has the lowest (1).

Sports78 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Sep 24, 2025Original page
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Active Players (2025-26 Season)

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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
2
Middle half 1 – 3
Average
12.48
48 countries
Highest
444
United States
Lowest
1
Saint Lucia

Data

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78 countries · # = rank by Active Players (2025-26 Season)
#
1United States4444534,557
2Canada242553
3France201455
4Australia181236
5Germany7915
6Cameroon546
6Serbia5635
8Nigeria4613
8Lithuania4216
10Japan334
10DR Congo323
10Italy3311
10Ukraine3211
10Belgium334
10Switzerland324
10Croatia3422
10Bahamas334
18Russia2—12
18United Kingdom229
18Spain2317
18Senegal2215
18Netherlands236
18South Sudan216
18Dominican Republic237
18Sweden224
18Greece2211
18Israel214
18Georgia226
18Bosnia and Herzegovina226
18Slovenia2211
31China1—8
31Brazil1118
31Turkey1214
31Sudan111
31Uganda1—1
31Poland114
31Mali124
31Guinea112
31Czechia114
31Portugal111
31Austria111
31Finland113
31New Zealand112
31Puerto Rico1—8
31Jamaica115
31Latvia117
31Montenegro116
31Saint Lucia111
—Mexico——3
—Egypt——1
—Iran——1
—Tanzania——1
—Colombia——1
—South Korea——1
—Argentina——16
—Angola——1
—Ghana——2
—Venezuela——2
—Romania——1
—Tunisia——1
—Haiti——2
—Cuba——2
—Bulgaria——2
—Republic of the Congo——2
—Denmark——1
—Norway——1
—Ireland——1
—Panama——1
—Uruguay——1
—Gabon——2
—Trinidad and Tobago——1
—Estonia—12
—Cape Verde——1
—Belize——1
—Saint Vincent and the Grenadines——1
—Antigua and Barbuda——1
—United States Virgin Islands——2
—British Virgin Islands——1

What correlates with Active Players (2025-26 Season)?

Pearson r against 1,763 other country metrics sharing at least 29 countries, 10 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Active Players (2025-26 Season) tend to score higher on these

  1. Total Civilian FirearmsGun Ownership by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 48
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  2. Global Traffic ShareReddit Users by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 30
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  3. Subway RestaurantsSubway Restaurants by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 33
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  4. LDS CongregationsLatter-Day Saints (LDS) Population by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 42
    Plot
  5. Annual Reddit UsersReddit Users by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 39
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  6. Accident-Related DeathsCountries with the Most Car Accidents
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 29
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Active Players (2025-26 Season) tend to score lower on these

  1. Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
    r = −0.95 · very strong · n = 37
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  2. Travelpass Cost per DayVerizon Travelpass Countries
    r = −0.64 · strong · n = 46
    Plot
  3. First Referendum Initiative HeldReferendums by Country
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 41
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  4. Minimum Driving AgeMinimum Driving Age by Country
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 42
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  5. Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 36
    Plot
  6. Sales TaxHighest Taxed Countries
    r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 44
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Active Players (2025-26 Season)?
United States has the highest Active Players (2025-26 Season), at 444, followed by Canada (24) and France (20).
Which country has the lowest Active Players (2025-26 Season)?
Saint Lucia has the lowest Active Players (2025-26 Season), at 1.
What is the median Active Players (2025-26 Season) across countries?
The median is 2 across the 48 countries with data.
Where does this nba players by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: League Roster - NBA; NBA rosters feature 120 international players from 40 countries - NBA Official Website; Rosters set for 2022-23 NBA regular season - NBA Official Website; NBA Announces Opening Night Rosters For 2022/23 - HoopsRumors.

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