Sql Select Count
Sql select count statement returns the number of records in a table.
In this sql select count tutorial we will use the sample table below for our sql select count statement examples.
We will count the number of rows (records) in the users table.
Users Table; tbl_users
| id | Name | Password | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Doe | johndoe@j.com | e56Hdf-2 | 34 |
| 2 | Jane Doe | janedoe@j.com | p59Hdf-2 | 32 |
| 2 | Gary Doe | garydoe@j.com | y02Tdf-2 | 23 |
SQL Select Count Code
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tbl_users
This sql query will return 1 row that contains the number of records from users table.
Query Result3
Note that you can also filter results by using WHERE in your sql queries.
Selected Rows Count
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tbl_users WHERE Age > 30
In this sql count query we only select the number of records where the age is bigger then 30 from users table.
Query Result2