This is a list of primate species by estimated global population. This list is not comprehensive, as not all primates have had their numbers quantified.

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Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Hainan black crested gibbon	Nomascus hainanus	20[1]	CR[1]	[1]	Population was estimated at over 2,000 in the late 1950s.[1]
Eastern black crested gibbon	Nomascus nasutus	35–37[2]	CR[2]	[2]	Previously thought to be possibly extinct. Numbers may be higher.[2]
Sarawak surili	Presbytis chrysomelas	200–500[3]	CR[3]	[3]
Perrier's sifaka	Propithecus perrieri	230[4]	CR[4]	[4]	One of the 25 most endangered primates.[4]
Silky sifaka	Propithecus candidus	250[5]	CR[5]	[5]	Estimate is believed to be a maximum.[5]
Tonkin snub-nosed monkey	Rhinopithecus avunculus	250[6]	CR[6]	[6]
Barbara Brown's titi	Callicebus barbarabrownae	260[7]	CR[7]	[7]	Minimum estimation.[7]
Myanmar snub-nosed monkey	Rhinopithecus strykeri	260–330[8]	CR[8]	[8]
Superagui lion tamarin	Leontopithecus caissara	400[9]	CR[9]	[9]	Maximum estimate.[9]
Blond capuchin	Cebus flavius	500	EN	[10]
Greater bamboo lemur	Prolemur simus	500[11]	CR
Kashmir gray langur	Semnopithecus ajax	500[12]	EN[12]	[12]	Maximum estimate; 250 mature.[12]
Coimbra Filho's titi	Callicebus coimbrai	500–1,000[13]	EN[13]	[13]
Gray-shanked douc	Pygathrix cinerea	550–700[14]	CR[14]	[14]
Arunachal macaque	Macaca munzala	569[15]	EN[15]	[15]	While one source gives a minimum estimate of 569, another claims adult species number less than 250.[15]
Gray snub-nosed monkey	Rhinopithecus brelichi	750[16]	EN[16]	[16]
White-headed langur	Trachypithecus poliocephalus	764–864[17]	CR[17]	[17]
Northern muriqui	Brachyteles hypoxanthus	855[18]	CR[18]	[18]	Minimum estimate.[18]
Black lion tamarin	Leontopithecus chrysopygus	1,000[19]	EN[19]	[19]
Tana River mangabey	Cercocebus galeritus	1,000–1,200[20]	EN[20]	[20]
Kipunji	Rungwecebus kipunji	1,117[21]	EN[21]	[21]
Sanje mangabey	Cercocebus sanjei	1,300[22]	EN[22]	[22]	Estimate is likely a maximum.[22]
Southern muriqui	Brachyteles arachnoides	1,300[23]	EN[23]	[23]
Black crested gibbon	Nomascus concolor	1,300–2,000[24]	CR[24]	[24]
Siau Island tarsier	Tarsius tumpara	1,358–12,470[25]	CR[25]	[25]	Amongst the world's top 25 most endangered primates.[25]
Golden bamboo lemur	Hapalemur aureus	1,479[26]	CR[26]	[26]	[26]
Red slender loris	Loris tardigradus	1,500[27]	EN[27]	[27]
Sangihe tarsier	Tarsius sangirensis	1,505–2,795[28]	EN[28]	[28]	Population estimates are considered inconclusive.[28]
Zanzibar red colobus	Procolobus kirkii	2,000[29]	EN[29]	[29]	Maximum estimate.[29]
Black snub-nosed monkey	Rhinopithecus bieti	2,000[30]	EN[30]	[30]	Maximum estimate; less than 1,000 mature organisms.[30]
Pagai Island macaque	Macaca pagensis	2,100–3,700[31]	CR[31]	[31]	Numbered 15,000 in 1980.[31]
Javan surili	Presbytis comata	2,285–2,500[32]	EN[32]	[32]
Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur	Hapalemur alaotrensis	2,500[33]	CR[33]	[33]	Estimates were for 2002 and showed a decline of over 50% in under ten years.[33]
Moor macaque	Macaca maura	3,000–5,000[34]	EN[34]	[34]
Golden lion tamarin	Leontopithecus rosalia	3,200[35]	EN[35]	[35]	Minimum estimate; wild only.[35] In addition to these, there are about 490 golden lion tamarins in 150 zoos around the world.[36]
Lion-tailed macaque	Macaca silenus	4,000[37]	EN[37]	[37]	Estimate is a maximum.[37]
Silvery gibbon	Hylobates moloch	4,000–4,500[38]	EN[38]	[38]
Gee's golden langur	Trachypithecus geei	5,500[39]	EN[39]	[39]	Maximum estimate; mature individuals number less than 2,500.[39]
Eastern gorilla	Gorilla beringei	5,880[40]	CR[40]	[40]	Approximately 5,000 eastern lowland gorillas (G. b. graueri)[40] and 880 mountain gorillas (G. b. beringei).[41]
Cotton-top tamarin	Saguinus oedipus	6,000[42]	EN[42]	[42]	Estimate for mature organisms is 2,000.[42]
Golden-crowned sifaka	Propithecus tattersalli	6,000–10,000[43]	CR[43]	[43]
Golden-headed lion tamarin	Leontopithecus chrysomelas	6,000–15,000[44]	EN[44]	[44]
Pig-tailed langur	Simias concolor	6,700–17,300[45]	EN[45]	[45]	Down from an estimated 26,000 in 1980.[45]
Gray-headed lemur	Eulemur cinereiceps	7,265[46]	CR[46]	[46]	Maximum population estimate is 7265 +/- 2,268.[46]
Sumatran orangutan	Pongo abelii	7,300[47]	CR[47]	[47]
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur	Microcebus berthae	8,000[48]	EN[48]	[48]	Estimate is a maximum.[48]
Natuna Island surili	Presbytis natunae	10,000[49]	VU[49]	[49]
Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset	Callibella humilis	10,000[50]	VU[50]	[50]
Barbary macaque	Macaca sylvanus	15,000[51]	EN[51]	[51]	Population may be underestimated.[51]
Udzungwa red colobus	Procolobus gordonorum	15,400[52]	EN[52]	[52]	Population may be overestimated.[52]
Northern giant mouse lemur	Mirza zaza	16,500–17,500[53]	VU[53]	[53]
Siberut macaque	Macaca siberu	17,000–30,000[54]	VU[54]	[54]	Numbered 39 000 in 1980.[54]
Nilgiri langur	Trachypithecus johnii	20,000[55]	VU[55]	[55]	Maximum estimate; mature individuals number less than 10,000.[55]
Red-eared guenon	Cercopithecus erythrotis	20,000[56]	VU[56]	[56]	Minimum estimate.[56]
Kloss's gibbon	Hylobates klossii	20,000–25,000[57]	EN[57]	[57]
Bonobo	Pan paniscus	29,500–50,000[58]	EN[58]	[58]	Population may be underestimated.[58]
Mentawai langur	Presbytis potenziani	36,000[59]	EN[59]	[59]	Maximum estimate.[59]
Bornean orangutan	Pongo pygmaeus	47,000–73,000[60]	CR[60]	[60]
Japanese macaque	Macaca fuscata	114,431 [61]	LC[62]
Western gorilla	Gorilla gorilla	150,000–250,000[63]	CR[63]	[63]	Figures are considered an overestimation.[63]
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	172,700–299,700[64]	EN[64]	[64]
Gelada	Theropithecus gelada	200,000[65]	LC[65]	[65]
Müller's Bornean gibbon	Hylobates muelleri	250,000–375,000[66]	EN[66]	[66]
Crab-eating macaque	Macaca fascicularis	2,500,000[67]	EN[68]		2003 estimate
Human	Homo sapiens	7,983,000,000[69]	LC[70]	[70]

Mammals by population
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See also

• Lists of organisms by population
• Lists of mammals by population
• Human population
• The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates

References