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 gibbonNomascus hainanus20–50CRPopulation was estimated at over 2,000 in the late 1950s.
Eastern black crested gibbonNomascus nasutus45–47CRPreviously thought to be possibly extinct. Numbers may be higher.
Cat Ba langurTrachypithecus poliocephalus51–54CR
Popa langur Trachypithecus popa 135–176CR Estimate for mature individuals.
Raffles' banded langur Presbytis femoralis 200–250 CR
Sarawak suriliPresbytis chrysomelas200–500CR
Perrier's sifakaPropithecus perrieri230CROne of the 25 most endangered primates.
Delacour's langurTrachypithecus delacouri234–275CR The population of the species has radically decreased over the past decade.
Silky sifakaPropithecus candidus250CREstimate is believed to be a maximum.
Tonkin snub-nosed monkeyRhinopithecus avunculus250CR
Barbara Brown's titiCallicebus barbarabrownae260CRMinimum estimation.
Myanmar snub-nosed monkeyRhinopithecus strykeri260–330CR
Mentawai langurPresbytis potenziani300–1,200CR
Superagui lion tamarinLeontopithecus caissara400CRMaximum estimate.
Blond capuchinCebus flavius500EN|
Greater bamboo lemurProlemur simus500CR
Kashmir gray langurSemnopithecus ajax500ENMaximum estimate; 250 mature.
Coimbra Filho's titiCallicebus coimbrai500–1,000EN
Gray-shanked doucPygathrix cinerea550–700CR
Arunachal macaqueMacaca munzala569ENWhile one source gives a minimum estimate of 569, another claims adult species number less than 250.
White-headed langur Trachypithecus leucocephalus 600CR
Gray snub-nosed monkeyRhinopithecus brelichi750EN
Northern muriquiBrachyteles hypoxanthus855CRMinimum estimate.
Black lion tamarinLeontopithecus chrysopygus1,000EN
Tana River mangabeyCercocebus galeritus1,000–1,200EN
KipunjiRungwecebus kipunji1,117EN|
Sanje mangabeyCercocebus sanjei1,300ENEstimate is likely a maximum.
Southern muriquiBrachyteles arachnoides1,300EN
Black crested gibbonNomascus concolor1,300–2,000CR
Siau Island tarsierTarsius tumpara1,358–12,470CRAmongst the world's top 25 most endangered primates.
Golden bamboo lemurHapalemur aureus1,479CR
Red slender lorisLoris tardigradus1,500EN
Sangihe tarsierTarsius sangirensis1,505–2,795ENPopulation estimates are considered inconclusive.
Zanzibar red colobusProcolobus kirkii2,000ENMaximum estimate.
Black snub-nosed monkeyRhinopithecus bieti2,000ENMaximum estimate; less than 1,000 mature organisms.
François' langur Trachypithecus francoisi 2,000–2,100EN Estimate for mature individuals.
Pagai Island macaqueMacaca pagensis2,100–3,700CRNumbered 15,000 in 1980.
Indochinese gray langur Trachypithecus crepusculus 2,400–2,500 EN Estimate for mature individuals.
Lac Alaotra bamboo lemurHapalemur alaotrensis2,500CREstimates were for 2002 and showed a decline of over 50% in under ten years.
Moor macaqueMacaca maura3,000–5,000EN
Golden lion tamarinLeontopithecus rosalia3,200ENMinimum estimate; wild only. In addition to these, there are about 490 golden lion tamarins in 150 zoos around the world.
Lion-tailed macaqueMacaca silenus4,000ENEstimate is a maximum.
Silvery gibbonHylobates moloch4,000–4,500EN
Javan suriliPresbytis comata5,000–12,000VU|
Javan fuscous leaf monkey Presbytis fredericae 5,000–17,000VU
Gee's golden langurTrachypithecus geei6,000–6,500ENEstimate is for mature individuals.
Eastern gorillaGorilla beringei5,880CRApproximately 5,000 eastern lowland gorillas (G. b. graueri) and 880 mountain gorillas (G. b. beringei).
Cotton-top tamarinSaguinus oedipus6,000CREstimate for mature organisms is 2,000.
Golden-crowned sifakaPropithecus tattersalli6,000–10,000CR
Golden-headed lion tamarinLeontopithecus chrysomelas6,000–15,000EN
Muna-buton macaque Macaca brunnescens 6,221–18,435VU | Estimate is from 2007.
Pig-tailed langurSimias concolor6,700–17,300ENDown from an estimated 26,000 in 1980.
Gray-headed lemurEulemur cinereiceps7,265CRMaximum population estimate is 7,265±2,268.
Sumatran orangutanPongo abelii7,300CR
Madame Berthe's mouse lemurMicrocebus berthae8,000ENEstimate is a maximum.
Natuna Island suriliPresbytis natunae10,000VU
Roosmalens' dwarf marmosetCallibella humilis10,000VU
Siberut langur Presbytis siberu 11,014–27,439EN Population is for Siberut National Park.
Barbary macaqueMacaca sylvanus15,000ENPopulation may be underestimated.
Udzungwa red colobusProcolobus gordonorum15,400ENPopulation may be overestimated.
Northern giant mouse lemurMirza zaza16,500–17,500VU
Siberut macaqueMacaca siberu17,000–30,000VUNumbered 39,000 in 1980.
Capped langur Trachypithecus pileatus 18,600 VU
Nilgiri langurTrachypithecus johnii20,000VUMaximum estimate; mature individuals number less than 10,000.
Red-eared guenonCercopithecus erythrotis20,000VUMinimum estimate.
Kloss's gibbonHylobates klossii20,000–25,000EN
BonoboPan paniscus29,500–50,000ENPopulation may be underestimated.
Bornean orangutanPongo pygmaeus47,000–73,000CR
Heck's macaque Macaca hecki 100,000VU Little is known about its populations. Estimate is for mature individuals only.
Japanese macaqueMacaca fuscata114,431LC
Tonkean macaque Macaca tonkeana 150,000VU
Western gorillaGorilla gorilla150,000–250,000CRFigures are considered an overestimation.
ChimpanzeePan troglodytes172,700–299,700EN
Booted macaque Macaca ochreata 180,000VU Estimate is from 2001.
GeladaTheropithecus gelada200,000LC
Müller's Bornean gibbonHylobates muelleri250,000–375,000EN
Crab-eating macaqueMacaca fascicularis3,000,000ENLatest full estimation was made at the start of the 2000s.
Senegal bushbabyGalago senegalensis107,000,000LC Rough estimate based on population density and range.
HumanHomo sapiens8,009,000,000LC