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.

Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Hainan black crested gibbon	Nomascus hainanus	20–50[1]	CR[1]	[1]	Population was estimated at over 2,000 in the late 1950s.[1]
Eastern black crested gibbon	Nomascus nasutus	45–47[2]	CR[2]	[2]	Previously thought to be possibly extinct. Numbers may be higher.[2]
Cat Ba langur	Trachypithecus poliocephalus	51–54[3]	CR[3]	[3]
Popa langur	Trachypithecus popa	135–176[4]	CR[4]	[4]	Estimate for mature individuals.[4]
Raffles' banded langur	Presbytis femoralis	200–250[5]	CR[5]	[5]
Sarawak surili	Presbytis chrysomelas	200–500[6]	CR[6]	[6]
Perrier's sifaka	Propithecus perrieri	230[7]	CR[7]	[7]	One of the 25 most endangered primates.[7]
Delacour's langur	Trachypithecus delacouri	234–275[8]	CR[8]	[8]	The population of the species has radically decreased over the past decade.[8]
Silky sifaka	Propithecus candidus	250[9]	CR[9]	[9]	Estimate is believed to be a maximum.[9]
Tonkin snub-nosed monkey	Rhinopithecus avunculus	250[10]	CR[10]	[10]
Barbara Brown's titi	Callicebus barbarabrownae	260[11]	CR[11]	[11]	Minimum estimation.[11]
Myanmar snub-nosed monkey	Rhinopithecus strykeri	260–330[12]	CR[12]	[12]
Mentawai langur	Presbytis potenziani	300–1,200[13]	CR[13]	[13]
Superagui lion tamarin	Leontopithecus caissara	400[14]	CR[14]	[14]	Maximum estimate.[14]
Blond capuchin	Cebus flavius	500	EN	[15]
Greater bamboo lemur	Prolemur simus	500[16]	CR
Kashmir gray langur	Semnopithecus ajax	500[17]	EN[17]	[17]	Maximum estimate; 250 mature.[17]
Coimbra Filho's titi	Callicebus coimbrai	500–1,000[18]	EN[18]	[18]
Gray-shanked douc	Pygathrix cinerea	550–700[19]	CR[19]	[19]
Arunachal macaque	Macaca munzala	569[20]	EN[20]	[20]	While one source gives a minimum estimate of 569, another claims adult species number less than 250.[20]
White-headed langur	Trachypithecus leucocephalus	600[21]	CR[21]	[21]
Gray snub-nosed monkey	Rhinopithecus brelichi	750[22]	EN[22]	[22]
Northern muriqui	Brachyteles hypoxanthus	855[23]	CR[23]	[23]	Minimum estimate.[23]
Black lion tamarin	Leontopithecus chrysopygus	1,000[24]	EN[24]	[24]
Tana River mangabey	Cercocebus galeritus	1,000–1,200[25]	EN[25]	[25]
Kipunji	Rungwecebus kipunji	1,117[26]	EN[26]	[26]
Sanje mangabey	Cercocebus sanjei	1,300[27]	EN[27]	[27]	Estimate is likely a maximum.[27]
Southern muriqui	Brachyteles arachnoides	1,300[28]	EN[28]	[28]
Black crested gibbon	Nomascus concolor	1,300–2,000[29]	CR[29]	[29]
Siau Island tarsier	Tarsius tumpara	1,358–12,470[30]	CR[30]	[30]	Amongst the world's top 25 most endangered primates.[30]
Golden bamboo lemur	Hapalemur aureus	1,479[31]	CR[31]	[31]	[31]
Red slender loris	Loris tardigradus	1,500[32]	EN[32]	[32]
Sangihe tarsier	Tarsius sangirensis	1,505–2,795[33]	EN[33]	[33]	Population estimates are considered inconclusive.[33]
Zanzibar red colobus	Procolobus kirkii	2,000[34]	EN[34]	[34]	Maximum estimate.[34]
Black snub-nosed monkey	Rhinopithecus bieti	2,000[35]	EN[35]	[35]	Maximum estimate; less than 1,000 mature organisms.[35]
François' langur	Trachypithecus francoisi	2,000–2,100[36]	EN[36]	[36]	Estimate for mature individuals.[36]
Pagai Island macaque	Macaca pagensis	2,100–3,700[37]	CR[37]	[37]	Numbered 15,000 in 1980.[37]
Indochinese gray langur	Trachypithecus crepusculus	2,400–2,500[38]	EN[38]	[38]	Estimate for mature individuals.[38]
Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur	Hapalemur alaotrensis	2,500[39]	CR[39]	[39]	Estimates were for 2002 and showed a decline of over 50% in under ten years.[39]
Moor macaque	Macaca maura	3,000–5,000[40]	EN[40]	[40]
Golden lion tamarin	Leontopithecus rosalia	3,200[41]	EN[41]	[41]	Minimum estimate; wild only.[41] In addition to these, there are about 490 golden lion tamarins in 150 zoos around the world.[42]
Lion-tailed macaque	Macaca silenus	4,000[43]	EN[43]	[43]	Estimate is a maximum.[43]
Silvery gibbon	Hylobates moloch	4,000–4,500[44]	EN[44]	[44]
Javan surili	Presbytis comata	5,000–12,000[45]	VU[45]	[45]
Javan fuscous leaf monkey	Presbytis fredericae	5,000–17,000[46]	VU[46]	[46]
Gee's golden langur	Trachypithecus geei	6,000–6,500[47]	EN[47]	[47]	Estimate is for mature individuals.[47]
Eastern gorilla	Gorilla beringei	5,880[33]	CR[33]	[33]	Approximately 5,000 eastern lowland gorillas (G. b. graueri)[33] and 880 mountain gorillas (G. b. beringei).[48]
Cotton-top tamarin	Saguinus oedipus	6,000[49]	CR[49]	[49]	Estimate for mature organisms is 2,000.[49]
Golden-crowned sifaka	Propithecus tattersalli	6,000–10,000[50]	CR[50]	[50]
Golden-headed lion tamarin	Leontopithecus chrysomelas	6,000–15,000[51]	EN[51]	[51]
Muna-buton macaque	Macaca brunnescens	6,221–18,435[52]	VU[52]	[52]	Estimate is from 2007.[52]
Pig-tailed langur	Simias concolor	6,700–17,300[53]	EN[53]	[53]	Down from an estimated 26,000 in 1980.[53]
Gray-headed lemur	Eulemur cinereiceps	7,265[54]	CR[54]	[54]	Maximum population estimate is 7,265±2,268.[54]
Sumatran orangutan	Pongo abelii	7,300[55]	CR[55]	[55]
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur	Microcebus berthae	8,000[56]	EN[56]	[56]	Estimate is a maximum.[56]
Natuna Island surili	Presbytis natunae	10,000[57]	VU[57]	[57]
Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset	Callibella humilis	10,000[58]	VU[58]	[58]
Siberut langur	Presbytis siberu	11,014–27,439[59]	EN[59]	[59]	Population is for Siberut National Park.[59]
Barbary macaque	Macaca sylvanus	15,000[60]	EN[60]	[60]	Population may be underestimated.[60]
Udzungwa red colobus	Procolobus gordonorum	15,400[61]	EN[61]	[61]	Population may be overestimated.[61]
Northern giant mouse lemur	Mirza zaza	16,500–17,500[62]	VU[62]	[62]
Siberut macaque	Macaca siberu	17,000–30,000[63]	VU[63]	[63]	Numbered 39,000 in 1980.[63]
Capped langur	Trachypithecus pileatus	18,600[64]	VU[64]	[64]
Nilgiri langur	Trachypithecus johnii	20,000[65]	VU[65]	[65]	Maximum estimate; mature individuals number less than 10,000.[65]
Red-eared guenon	Cercopithecus erythrotis	20,000[66]	VU[66]	[66]	Minimum estimate.[66]
Kloss's gibbon	Hylobates klossii	20,000–25,000[67]	EN[67]	[67]
Bonobo	Pan paniscus	29,500–50,000[68]	EN[68]	[68]	Population may be underestimated.[68]
Bornean orangutan	Pongo pygmaeus	47,000–73,000[69]	CR[69]	[69]
Heck's macaque	Macaca hecki	100,000[70]	VU[70]	[70]	Little is known about its populations. Estimate is for mature individuals only.[70]
Japanese macaque	Macaca fuscata	114,431[71]	LC	[72]
Tonkean macaque	Macaca tonkeana	150,000[73]	VU[73]	[73]
Western gorilla	Gorilla gorilla	150,000–250,000[74]	CR[74]	[74]	Figures are considered an overestimation.[74]
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	172,700–299,700[75]	EN[75]	[75]
Booted macaque	Macaca ochreata	180,000[76]	VU[76]	[76]	Estimate is from 2001.[76]
Gelada	Theropithecus gelada	200,000[77]	LC[77]	[77]
Müller's Bornean gibbon	Hylobates muelleri	250,000–375,000[78]	EN[78]	[78]
Crab-eating macaque	Macaca fascicularis	3,000,000[79]	EN[79]	[79]	Latest full estimation was made at the start of the 2000s.[79]
Senegal bushbaby	Galago senegalensis	107,000,000[80]	LC[81]		Rough estimate based on population density and range.
Human	Homo sapiens	8,200,000,000[82]	LC[83]	[83]

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