List of primates by population

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.

Unless specified in the Notes section, primary population values given are for number of mature individuals.

Common nameBinomial namePopulationStatusTrendNotesImage Hainan black crested gibbon (Hainan gibbon)Nomascus hainanus 10 Population was estimated at over 2,000 in the late 1950s. Current total population is estimated to be more than 25 individuals. Cat Ba langur (Cat Ba hooded black leaf monkey)Trachypithecus poliocephalus 30-35 Total confirmed population (2016) is 51-54 individuals. Eastern black crested gibbon (Cao-vit gibbon)Nomascus nasutus 45–47 Previously thought to be possibly extinct, rediscovered in 2002. Total population is estimated to be 129 individuals. Golden bamboo lemur Hapalemur aureus 50-249 Total population is estimated to be 600–1,000 individuals. Tonkin snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus avunculus 80-100 Total population is estimated to be 200-250 individuals. Barbara Brown's titi monkey (Blond titi monkey) Callicebus barbarabrownae 100-250 Total population is estimated to be less than 1,000 individuals. Tana River mangabey Cercocebus galeritus 100-1,000 Total population is estimated to be 1,000 individuals. Perrier's sifaka Propithecus perrieri 125 Total population is estimated to be less than 500 individuals. Popa langurTrachypithecus popa135–176 Values given are for mature individuals. Gray snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus brelichi 200 Total population is estimated to be 750 individuals.Raffles' banded langurPresbytis femoralis200–250Total population is estimated to be "only a few hundred individuals." Sarawak surili (Bornean banded langur) Presbytis chrysomelas 200–500 Values given are for total population.White-headed langur (White-headed black langur)Trachypithecus leucocephalus230-250 Total population is estimated to be 600 individuals.Delacour's langur Trachypithecus delacouri 234-275 Accessed 27 July 2023. Values given are for total population. Arunachal macaque Macaca munzala 240-250 Total population is at least 569 individuals. Silky sifaka Propithecus candidus 249 Value given is a maximum estimate for number of mature individuals. Superagüi lion tamarin (Black-faced lion tamarin) Leontopithecus caissara 250 Total population is estimated to be, at maximum, 400 individuals. Black lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysopygus > 250 Total population is estimated to be 1,600 individuals. Coimbra Filho's titi Callicebus coimbrai 250-2,499 Total population is estimated to be 4,500 individuals. Mentawai langur Presbytis potenziani 300–1,200 Values given are for total population. Myanmar snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus strykeri 350-400 Total population is estimated to be less than 950 individuals. Greater bamboo lemurProlemur simus 500 Total population is estimated to be approximately 1,000 individuals.Blond capuchin (Blonde capuchin)Cebus flavius 500 Gray-shanked douc Pygathrix cinerea 550–700 Values given are for total population. Northern muriqui Brachyteles hypoxanthus < 1,000 Value given is for total population. Black snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus bieti < 1,000 Total population is estimated to be less than 2,000 individuals. Southern muriqui Brachyteles arachnoides 1,100-1,200 Values given are for total population. Kipunji Rungwecebus kipunji 1,117 Value given is for total population. Sanje mangabey Cercocebus sanjei 1,300-3,500 Values given are for total population. Siau Island tarsier Tarsius tumpara 1,358–12,470 Values given are for total population. Golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia 1,400 Total wild population is estimated to be 3,700 individuals. 372 individuals are currently held in captivity. Kashmir gray langur Semnopithecus ajax 1,400-1,500 Values are a maximum estimate for number of mature individuals. Black crested gibbon Nomascus concolor 1,500 Value given is for mature individuals. Sangihe tarsier Tarsius sangirensis 1,505–2,795 Values given are for total population; do not include "brush" habitat of unknown suitability. If this species does inhabit this habitat, upper bound could be as high as 52,734 individuals. Cotton-top tamarin (Cotton-headed tamarin) Saguinus oedipus 2,000 Total population is estimated to be 7,400 individuals. François' langurTrachypithecus francoisi2,000–2,100 Accessed 27 July 2023. Estimate for mature individuals. Red slender loris Loris tardigradus 2,000-2,250 Total population is estimated to be less than 2,650 individuals. Pagai Island macaqueMacaca pagensis 2,100–3,700 Values given are for mature individuals. Numbered 15,000 in 1980. Javan suriliPresbytis comata 2,300–5,500 Total population is estimated to be 5,000–12,000 individuals.Javan fuscous leaf monkeyPresbytis fredericae2,300-7,800 Total population is estimated to be 5,000–17,000 individuals. Some taxonomists classify this species as a subspecies of Javan surili. Lion-tailed macaqueMacaca silenus 2,400-2,500 Total population is estimated to be 4,000 individuals. Indochinese gray langurTrachypithecus crepusculus2,400–2,500Values given are for mature individuals. Golden-headed lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas < 2,500 Value given is most recent estimate for number of mature individuals. Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Alaotra reed lemur)Hapalemur alaotrensis 2,500 Value given is for total population. Eastern gorillaGorilla beringei 2,600 Total population is estimated to be less than 5,000 individuals. As of 2015, subspecies populations for eastern lowland gorillas (G. b. graueri) and mountain gorillas (G. b. beringei) are 3,800 and 1,000 individuals, respectively. Silvery gibbonHylobates moloch 4,000-4,500 Values given are for total population from 2008 IUCN Assessment. Current IUCN Assessment does not provide a population estimate. Golden-crowned sifaka Propithecus tattersalli 4,000-5,000 Total population is estimated to be 11,000-26,000 individuals. Siberut macaque Macaca siberu 4,639–18,438 Values given are estimate for total population living in Siberut National Park. Total population is almost certainly slightly higher. Zanzibar red colobusProcolobus kirkii 5,862 Value given is for total population. Gee's golden langurTrachypithecus geei 6,000–6,500 Values given are for mature individuals.Muna-Buton macaque (Buton macaque)Macaca brunnescens6,221–18,435 Values given are an estimate of total population from 2007. Pig-tailed langur (Pig-tailed snub-nosed langur) Simias concolor 6,700–17,300 Values given are an estimate of total population from 2006. Gray-headed lemur (White-collared lemur) Eulemur cinereiceps 7,265 Maximum total population estimate for the year 2000 was 7,265±2,268. Population is now expected to be much lower. Madame Berthe's mouse lemurMicrocebus berthae 8,000 Value given is a maximum estimate of total population from 2005. Natuna Island surili Presbytis natunae 9,000 Total population is estimated to be less than 10,000 individuals. Nilgiri langur Semnopithecus johnii 9,500-10,000 Total population is estimated to be less than 20,000 individuals. Moor macaqueMacaca maura < 10,000 Total population is unknown, having last been estimated as less than 10,000 individuals in 1999.Siberut langurPresbytis siberu11,014–27,439 Values given are estimate for total population living in Siberut National Park. Total population is almost certainly slightly higher. Sumatran orangutanPongo abelii 13,846 Value given is an estimate of total population. Barbary macaque Macaca sylvanus 15,000 Value given is an estimate of total population in 1999; may be an underestimate. Bonobo Pan paniscus 15,000–20,000 Values given are a minimum estimate for total population. Northern giant mouse lemur Mirza zaza 16,500–177,500 Values given are for total population, assuming different rates of habitat occupancy. Kloss's gibbon Hylobates klossii 17,500 Value given is for total population.Capped langurTrachypithecus pileatus18,600Values given is for total population. Golden snub-nosed monkeyRhinopithecus roxellana 20,000 Value given is an estimate of total population, compiled from estimates of three subspecies. Red-eared guenon (Red-eared monkey) Cercopithecus erythrotis 20,000 Value given is an estimate of total population from 2008 IUCN estimate. Current IUCN estimate does not provide a population estimate. Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset (Black-crowned dwarf marmoset)Callibella humilis 30,000 ? Population was estimated to be 10,000 individuals 2003. However, range is now known to be 3x larger than this estimate supposed, leading to current estimate of at least 30,000 individuals. Udzungwa red colobusProcolobus gordonorum 30,000–40,000 Values given are for total population. Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus 47,000–104,700 Values given are for total population; lower arm is projected 2025 population. Müller's gibbon (Bornean gibbon)Hylobates muelleri 80,000-100,000 Values given are for total population.Heck's macaqueMacaca hecki100,000 Estimate is for mature individuals only. Japanese macaqueMacaca fuscata 114,431 IUCN Assessment does not provide a population estimate. Tonkean macaqueMacaca tonkeana150,000 Value given is for total population.Booted macaqueMacaca ochreata180,000 Value given is an estimate for total population from 2001. Western gorillaGorilla gorilla 316,000 Value given is the projected total population of G. g. gorilla circa 2018. Subspecies G. g. diehli is expected to have only a few hundred individuals. ChimpanzeePan troglodytes 345,000–470,000 Values given are an estimate of total population, determined by adding populations of four subspecies: P. t. ellioti (6,000-9,000 individuals) P. t. schweinfurthii (181,000-256,000 individuals) P. t. troglodytes (140,000 individuals) P. t. verus (18,000-65,000 individuals) Crab-eating macaque (Long-tailed macaque)Macaca fascicularis 904,638 Value given is an estimate of total population, determined by country-specific analyses of threats and rate of decline. See supplementary material on IUCN Assessment for further details.Senegal bushbaby (Northern lesser galago)Galago senegalensis 107,000,000 Rough estimate based on population density and range. Human Homo sapiens 8,163,000,000 2024 estimate

Species without population estimates Common nameBinomial namePopulationStatusTrendNotesImage GeladaTheropithecus gelada unknown Total population was estimated between 440,000 and 884,000 individuals in 1977. Current IUCN Assessment does not provide a population estimate, but the largest known population has decreased by 57% since the 1970s.

List of primates by population

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