2016 Summer Paralympics
Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
The IPC unanimously voted to ban Russian athletes from the 2016 Summer Paralympics in response to the discovery of a state-sponsored doping program.

2016 Summer Paralympics

Section Title: Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
Table Section Text: The IPC unanimously voted to ban Russian athletes from the 2016 Summer Paralympics in response to the discovery of a state-sponsored doping program.

IPC	Country	Athletes

CHN	China	308

BRA	Brazil	285

USA	United States	279

GBR	Great Britain	264

AUS	Australia	177

UKR	Ukraine	168

GER	Germany	155

CAN	Canada	153

JPN	Japan	132

FRA	France	126

NED	Netherlands	120

ESP	Spain	113

IRI	Iran	110

ITA	Italy	101

POL	Poland	90

ARG	Argentina	84

KOR	South Korea	82

TUR	Turkey	81

MEX	Mexico	71

ALG	Algeria	60

SWE	Sweden	58

RSA	South Africa	44

EGY	Egypt	45

THA	Thailand	45

IRL	Ireland	44

HUN	Hungary	43

COL	Colombia	39

CZE	Czech Republic	37

POR	Portugal	37

ISR	Israel	33

UZB	Uzbekistan	32

NZL	New Zealand	31

TUN	Tunisia	31

BEL	Belgium	29

SVK	Slovakia	28

AUT	Austria	27

FIN	Finland	26

MAR	Morocco	26

AZE	Azerbaijan	25

NOR	Norway	25

HKG	Hong Kong	24

SUI	Switzerland	24

VEN	Venezuela	23

CUB	Cuba	22

DEN	Denmark	21

BLR	Belarus	20

CRO	Croatia	19

IND	India	19

KEN	Kenya	19

MAS	Malaysia	19

UAE	United Arab Emirates	18

SRB	Serbia	16

CHI	Chile	15

BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	14

IRQ	Iraq	14

LTU	Lithuania	13

RWA	Rwanda	13

SIN	Singapore	13

TPE	Chinese Taipei	13

ROU	Romania	12

KAZ	Kazakhstan	11

LAT	Latvia	11

VIE	Vietnam	11

JOR	Jordan	10

NAM	Namibia	10

SRI	Sri Lanka	9

INA	Indonesia	9

PUR	Puerto Rico	9

MGL	Mongolia	8

SLO	Slovenia	8

BUL	Bulgaria	7

EST	Estonia	6

KUW	Kuwait	6

PER	Peru	6

ZIM	Zimbabwe	6

ECU	Ecuador	5

ETH	Ethiopia	5

GEO	Georgia	5

ISL	Iceland	5

CIV	Ivory Coast	5

PHI	Philippines	5

ANG	Angola	4

URU	Uruguay	4

CRC	Costa Rica	3

GHA	Ghana	3

JAM	Jamaica	3

KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	3

LBA	Libya	3

LUX	Luxembourg	3

MDA	Moldova	3

QAT	Qatar	3

KSA	Saudi Arabia	3

TRI	Trinidad and Tobago	3

ARM	Armenia	2

BRN	Bahrain	2

BER	Bermuda	2

CPV	Cape Verde	2

CYP	Cyprus	2

COD	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2

DOM	Dominican Republic	2

FIJ	Fiji	2

HON	Honduras	2

IPA	Individual Paralympic Athletes	2

LES	Lesotho	2

MLI	Mali	2

MRI	Mauritius	2

MNE	Montenegro	2

MYA	Myanmar	2

NEP	Nepal	2

NCA	Nicaragua	2

NIG	Niger	2

NGE	Madagascar	2

PRK	North Korea	2

OMA	Oman	2

PAN	Panama	2

PNG	Papua New Guinea	2

SAM	Samoa	2

SEN	Senegal	2

SYR	Syria	2

TLS	East Timor	2

TGA	Tonga	2

TKM	Turkmenistan	2

MKD	Macedonia	1

AFG	Afghanistan	1

ARU	Aruba	1

BEN	Benin	1

BOT	Botswana	1

BUR	Burkina Faso	1

BDI	Burundi	1

CAM	Cambodia	1

CMR	Cameroon	1

CAF	Central African Republic	1

COM	Comoros	1

CGO	Republic of the Congo	1

ESA	El Salvador	1

FRO	Faroe Islands	1

GAB	Gabon	1

GAM	The Gambia	1

GUA	Guatemala	1

GUI	Guinea	1

GBS	Guinea-Bissau	1

HAI	Haiti	1

LAO	Laos	1

MAC	Macau	1

MAD	Madagascar	1

MAW	Malawi	1

MLT	Malta	1

MOZ	Mozambique	1

PAK	Pakistan	1

PLE	Palestine	1

STP	São Tomé and Príncipe	1

SEY	Seychelles	1

SLE	Sierra Leone	1

SOM	Somalia	1

SUR	Suriname	1

TJK	Tajikistan	1

TAN	Tanzania	1

TOG	Togo	1

UGA	Uganda	1

ISV	Virgin Islands	1

Total	4,342

Sentence(s)

4,342 athletes represent the National Paralympic Committees.

final_sentence: 4,342 athletes represent the National Paralympic Committees.