Mar 24, 2024
The World's Most Common Primates 🍌
What we’re showing
The top 10 species of primates (excluding humans), ranked by their estimated global population. This data comes from WorldAtlas, and was last updated on in 2017.
Given the difficult nature of tracking wild animals, these numbers should be treated as approximations rather than exact figures.
Meet the gibbons
The gibbon family consists of around 20 species of small apes found swinging through Southeast Asian rainforests.
These acrobatic primates are known for their loud calls, impressive agility, and monogamous family structures.
Despite their ape status, they differ from great apes by being smaller and lacking nests.
Dataset
| Rank | Monkey | Country of Origin | Estimated Population as of 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muller's Bornean Gibbon | Indonesia | 312,500 |
| 2 | Gelada | Ethiopia | 200,000 |
| 3 | Common Chimpanzee | Sub-Saharan Africa | 236,200 |
| 4 | Western Gorilla | Western Africa | 175,000 |
| 5 | Bornean Orangutan | Indonesia / Malaysia | 57,000 |
| 6 | Mentawai Langur | Indonesia | 36,000 |
| 7 | Bonobo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39,750 |
| 8 | Kloss's Gibbon | Indonesia | 35,000 |
| 9 | Red-eared Guenon | West and Central Africa | 20,000 |
| 10 | Nilgiri Langur | India | 20,000 |
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