# 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 |
| Hainan black crested gibbon | Nomascus hainanus | 20–50 | CR | | Population was estimated at over 2,000 in the late 1950s. |
| Eastern black crested gibbon | Nomascus nasutus | 45–47 | CR | | Previously thought to be possibly extinct. Numbers may be higher. |
| Cat Ba langur | Trachypithecus poliocephalus | 51–54 | CR | | |
| Popa langur | Trachypithecus popa | 135–176 | CR | | Estimate for mature individuals. |
| Raffles' banded langur | Presbytis femoralis | 200–250 | CR | | |
| Sarawak surili | Presbytis chrysomelas | 200–500 | CR | | |
| Perrier's sifaka | Propithecus perrieri | 230 | CR | | One of the 25 most endangered primates. |
| Delacour's langur | Trachypithecus delacouri | 234–275 | CR | | The population of the species has radically decreased over the past decade. |
| Silky sifaka | Propithecus candidus | 250 | CR | | Estimate is believed to be a maximum. |
| Tonkin snub-nosed monkey | Rhinopithecus avunculus | 250 | CR | | |
| Barbara Brown's titi | Callicebus barbarabrownae | 260 | CR | | Minimum estimation. |
| Myanmar snub-nosed monkey | Rhinopithecus strykeri | 260–330 | CR | | |
| Mentawai langur | Presbytis potenziani | 300–1,200 | CR | | |
| Superagui lion tamarin | Leontopithecus caissara | 400 | CR | | Maximum estimate. |
| Blond capuchin | Cebus flavius | 500 | EN| | | |
| Greater bamboo lemur | Prolemur simus | 500 | CR | | |
| Kashmir gray langur | Semnopithecus ajax | 500 | EN | | Maximum estimate; 250 mature. |
| Coimbra Filho's titi | Callicebus coimbrai | 500–1,000 | EN | | |
| Gray-shanked douc | Pygathrix cinerea | 550–700 | CR | | |
| Arunachal macaque | Macaca munzala | 569 | EN | | While one source gives a minimum estimate of 569, another claims adult species number less than 250. |
| White-headed langur | Trachypithecus leucocephalus | 600 | CR | | |
| Gray snub-nosed monkey | Rhinopithecus brelichi | 750 | EN | | |
| Northern muriqui | Brachyteles hypoxanthus | 855 | CR | | Minimum estimate. |
| Black lion tamarin | Leontopithecus chrysopygus | 1,000 | EN | | |
| Tana River mangabey | Cercocebus galeritus | 1,000–1,200 | EN | | |
| Kipunji | Rungwecebus kipunji | 1,117 | EN| | | |
| Sanje mangabey | Cercocebus sanjei | 1,300 | EN | | Estimate is likely a maximum. |
| Southern muriqui | Brachyteles arachnoides | 1,300 | EN | | |
| Black crested gibbon | Nomascus concolor | 1,300–2,000 | CR | | |
| Siau Island tarsier | Tarsius tumpara | 1,358–12,470 | CR | | Amongst the world's top 25 most endangered primates. |
| Golden bamboo lemur | Hapalemur aureus | 1,479 | CR | | |
| Red slender loris | Loris tardigradus | 1,500 | EN | | |
| Sangihe tarsier | Tarsius sangirensis | 1,505–2,795 | EN | | Population estimates are considered inconclusive. |
| Zanzibar red colobus | Procolobus kirkii | 2,000 | EN | | Maximum estimate. |
| Black snub-nosed monkey | Rhinopithecus bieti | 2,000 | EN | | Maximum estimate; less than 1,000 mature organisms. |
| François' langur | Trachypithecus francoisi | 2,000–2,100 | EN | | Estimate for mature individuals. |
| Pagai Island macaque | Macaca pagensis | 2,100–3,700 | CR | | Numbered 15,000 in 1980. |
| Indochinese gray langur | Trachypithecus crepusculus | 2,400–2,500 | EN | | Estimate for mature individuals. |
| Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur | Hapalemur alaotrensis | 2,500 | CR | | Estimates were for 2002 and showed a decline of over 50% in under ten years. |
| Moor macaque | Macaca maura | 3,000–5,000 | EN | | |
| Golden lion tamarin | Leontopithecus rosalia | 3,200 | EN | | Minimum estimate; wild only. In addition to these, there are about 490 golden lion tamarins in 150 zoos around the world. |
| Lion-tailed macaque | Macaca silenus | 4,000 | EN | | Estimate is a maximum. |
| Silvery gibbon | Hylobates moloch | 4,000–4,500 | EN | | |
| Javan surili | Presbytis comata | 5,000–12,000 | VU| | | |
| Javan fuscous leaf monkey | Presbytis fredericae | 5,000–17,000 | VU | | |
| Gee's golden langur | Trachypithecus geei | 6,000–6,500 | EN | | Estimate is for mature individuals. |
| Eastern gorilla | Gorilla beringei | 5,880 | CR | | Approximately 5,000 eastern lowland gorillas (G. b. graueri) and 880 mountain gorillas (G. b. beringei). |
| Cotton-top tamarin | Saguinus oedipus | 6,000 | CR | | Estimate for mature organisms is 2,000. |
| Golden-crowned sifaka | Propithecus tattersalli | 6,000–10,000 | CR | | |
| Golden-headed lion tamarin | Leontopithecus chrysomelas | 6,000–15,000 | EN | | |
| Muna-buton macaque | Macaca brunnescens | 6,221–18,435 | VU | | Estimate is from 2007. | |
| Pig-tailed langur | Simias concolor | 6,700–17,300 | EN | | Down from an estimated 26,000 in 1980. |
| Gray-headed lemur | Eulemur cinereiceps | 7,265 | CR | | Maximum population estimate is 7,265±2,268. |
| Sumatran orangutan | Pongo abelii | 7,300 | CR | | |
| Madame Berthe's mouse lemur | Microcebus berthae | 8,000 | EN | | Estimate is a maximum. |
| Natuna Island surili | Presbytis natunae | 10,000 | VU | | |
| Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset | Callibella humilis | 10,000 | VU | | |
| Siberut langur | Presbytis siberu | 11,014–27,439 | EN | | Population is for Siberut National Park. |
| Barbary macaque | Macaca sylvanus | 15,000 | EN | | Population may be underestimated. |
| Udzungwa red colobus | Procolobus gordonorum | 15,400 | EN | | Population may be overestimated. |
| Northern giant mouse lemur | Mirza zaza | 16,500–17,500 | VU | | |
| Siberut macaque | Macaca siberu | 17,000–30,000 | VU | | Numbered 39,000 in 1980. |
| Capped langur | Trachypithecus pileatus | 18,600 | VU | | |
| Nilgiri langur | Trachypithecus johnii | 20,000 | VU | | Maximum estimate; mature individuals number less than 10,000. |
| Red-eared guenon | Cercopithecus erythrotis | 20,000 | VU | | Minimum estimate. |
| Kloss's gibbon | Hylobates klossii | 20,000–25,000 | EN | | |
| Bonobo | Pan paniscus | 29,500–50,000 | EN | | Population may be underestimated. |
| Bornean orangutan | Pongo pygmaeus | 47,000–73,000 | CR | | |
| Heck's macaque | Macaca hecki | 100,000 | VU | | Little is known about its populations. Estimate is for mature individuals only. |
| Japanese macaque | Macaca fuscata | 114,431 | LC | | |
| Tonkean macaque | Macaca tonkeana | 150,000 | VU | | |
| Western gorilla | Gorilla gorilla | 150,000–250,000 | CR | | Figures are considered an overestimation. |
| Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | 172,700–299,700 | EN | | |
| Booted macaque | Macaca ochreata | 180,000 | VU | | Estimate is from 2001. |
| Gelada | Theropithecus gelada | 200,000 | LC | | |
| Müller's Bornean gibbon | Hylobates muelleri | 250,000–375,000 | EN | | |
| Crab-eating macaque | Macaca fascicularis | 3,000,000 | EN | | Latest full estimation was made at the start of the 2000s. |
| Senegal bushbaby | Galago senegalensis | 107,000,000 | LC | | Rough estimate based on population density and range. |
| Human | Homo sapiens | 8,009,000,000 | LC | | |