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MS SQL Server - COUNT() function example

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In this article, we would like to show you how to use COUNT() function in MS SQL Server.

Quick solution:

SELECT COUNT(*) AS [alias_name] FROM [table_name];

Practical example

To show how the COUNT() function works, we will use the following table: 

MS SQL Server - example data used with COUNT() function
MS SQL Server - example data used with COUNT() function

Note:

At the end of this article you can find database preparation SQL queries.

Example

In this example, we will display the number of users.

Query: 

SELECT COUNT(*) AS [number of users] FROM [users];

Output: 

MS SQL Server - COUNT() function result
MS SQL Server - COUNT() function result

Database preparation

create_tables.sql file:

CREATE TABLE [users] (
	[id] INT IDENTITY(1,1),
	[name] VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
	[surname] VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
	[department_id] INT,
    [salary] DECIMAL(15,2) NOT NULL,
	PRIMARY KEY ([id])
);

insert_data.sql file:

INSERT INTO [users]
	( [name], [surname], [department_id], [salary])
VALUES
	('John', 'Stewart', 1, '3512.00'),
	('Chris', 'Brown', 2, '1344.00'),
	('Kate', 'Lewis', 3, '6574.00'),
	('Ailisa', 'Gomez', NULL, '6500.00'),
	('Gwendolyn', 'James', 2, '4200.00'),
	('Simon', 'Collins', 4, '3320.00'),
	('Taylor', 'Martin', 2, '1500.00'),
	('Andrew', 'Thompson', NULL, '2100.00');
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