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Soccer Players by Country

Mexico has the highest Professional Men's Soccer Players in 2024 (9,464), followed by Spain (8,560) and United Kingdom (5,582). Liechtenstein has the lowest (25).

Sports185 countries · 5 metricsUpdated Jan 29, 2025Original page
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Year 2024100 of 235 countries
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Professional Men's Soccer Players, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 100 countries.

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
652
Middle half 394 – 1,301
Average
1,128
100 countries
Highest
9,464
Mexico
Lowest
25
Liechtenstein

Data

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100 countries · # = rank by Professional Men's Soccer Players
#
1Mexico9,464
2Spain8,560
3United Kingdom5,582
4Turkey3,917
5Russia3,633
6Argentina3,613
7Italy3,101
8France2,906
9United States2,791
10Japan2,126
11Brazil2,123
12Portugal2,074
13Iran1,800
14Poland1,710
15El Salvador1,700
16Australia1,597
17China1,586
18Germany1,562
19Belarus1,534
20India1,506
21Saudi Arabia1,505
22Belgium1,491
23Indonesia1,431
24Chile1,350
25Thailand1,338
26Ukraine1,288
27Kazakhstan1,195
28Croatia1,188
29Colombia1,163
30Netherlands1,150
31Switzerland1,140
32Greece1,086
33Hungary1,055
34Uganda991
35Serbia972
36Guatemala945
37Slovakia907
38Ecuador897
39Albania869
40Israel818
40Costa Rica818
42Austria814
43Malaysia782
44South Korea780
45Vietnam770
46Haiti720
47Bulgaria711
48Ghana704
49Denmark673
50Paraguay662
51Egypt642
52Armenia637
53Azerbaijan630
54Cambodia614
55Uzbekistan611
56Bolivia563
57Peru555
58Angola550
59Algeria549
60South Africa541
61Georgia533
62Romania531
62Oman531
64United Arab Emirates530
64Malta530
66Ethiopia517
67Uruguay516
68Cyprus511
69Venezuela505
70Kuwait451
71Jamaica447
72Qatar430
73Norway420
74Botswana400
75Panama396
76Bosnia and Herzegovina387
77Bangladesh368
78Mozambique360
79Estonia347
80Iceland330
81Honduras328
82Ireland326
83Finland311
84Fiji307
85Montenegro296
86Hong Kong288
86Lithuania288
88Slovenia271
89Mongolia264
90Nicaragua263
91Belize260
92Tajikistan227
93Singapore220
94Palestine207
95Latvia200
96Canada189
97Moldova180
98Andorra170
99Philippines136
100Liechtenstein25

What correlates with Professional Men's Soccer Players (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,687 other country metrics sharing at least 60 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Professional Men's Soccer Players tend to score higher on these

  1. Tourist Arrivals (UN)Most Famous Country in the World
    r = +0.68 · strong · n = 88
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  2. Male ExpatsAmerican Expats by Country
    r = +0.67 · strong · n = 86
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  3. Total ExpatsAmerican Expats by Country
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 86
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  4. Female ExpatsAmerican Expats by Country
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 86
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  5. Total Heritage SitesWorld Heritage Sites by Country
    r = +0.64 · strong · n = 96
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  6. Cultural SitesArchaeological Sites by Country
    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 95
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Professional Men's Soccer Players tend to score lower on these

  1. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 90
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  2. Travelpass Cost per DayVerizon Travelpass Countries
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 97
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  3. Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 88
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  4. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 100
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  5. Country CodePhone Number Length by Country
    r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 99
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  6. Openness for BusinessEntrepreneurial Countries
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 79
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Professional Men's Soccer Players?
Mexico has the highest Professional Men's Soccer Players in 2024, at 9,464, followed by Spain (8,560) and United Kingdom (5,582).
Which country has the lowest Professional Men's Soccer Players?
Liechtenstein has the lowest Professional Men's Soccer Players in 2024, at 25.
What is the median Professional Men's Soccer Players across countries?
The median is 652 across the 100 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this soccer players by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Professional Football Landscape - FIFA; Women's Football MA Survey Report - FIFA; Competitions Index - FBref.