Here's more about the athletes of the 2024 Paris Games, by the numbers.
How many total athletes usually compete in the Olympics?
The number of athletes fluctuates each year, and depends on whether it's they're competing in the Summer or Winter Games. The Olympic Winter Games typically have around 2,900 athletes from 80 national committees, according to Olympics.com , while the Summer Games tend to amass a larger crowd.
Over the years, the number of athletes in the summer games has steadily increased . Since the 1996 Atlanta Games, the number of participants has surpassed 10,000. That's a big jump from the 1924 Paris Olympics, when just over 3,000 people competed.
The Rio Olympics in 2016 holds the record for the most athletes at the Summer Games: 11,238.
How many total athletes are competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics?
Around 10,500 athletes are set to take part in the Paris Games, plus coaches and team officials.
These athletes compete not as countries , but as members of "National Olympic Committees." This year, there are 206 committees.
Thirty-seven athletes will compete as part of the Refugee Olympic Team.
Which country has the most athletes competing in the Paris Games?
At 594 athletes, the United States will have the largest presence at the Olympics. Trailing the U.S. is France, with 572 athletes, and future Games host Australia, with 460 athletes.
On the opposite end of the scale, four countries – Belize, Liechtenstein, Nauru and Somalia – are sending just one athlete each to compete at the Olympics.
Which country has the most athletes per capita in the 2024 Olympics?
Among countries with populations exceeding 1 million, Slovenia ranked first. For countries with populations below 1 million, the Cook Islands came out on top.
How many athletes are on the U.S. Olympic team?
The United States is sending a total of 594 athletes to the Olympics who will compete in more than 30 sports ranging from badminton to breaking .
Countries competing in the Games, along with how many athletes from each country
Afghanistan, 6
Albania, 8
Algeria, 45
American Samoa, 2
Andorra, 2
Angola, 24
Antigua and Barbuda, 5
Argentina, 136
Armenia, 15
Aruba, 6
Australia, 460
Austria, 81
Azerbaijan, 47
Bahamas, 18
Bahrain, 14
Bangladesh, 5
Barbados, 4
Belgium, 165
Belize, 1
Benin, 5
Bermuda, 8
Bhutan, 3
Bolivia, 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5
Botswana, 13
Brazil, 277
Brunei Darussalam, 3
Bulgaria, 46
Burkina Faso, 8
Burundi, 7
Cabo Verde, 7
Cambodia, 3
Cameroon, 6
Canada, 316
Cayman Islands, 4
Central African Republic, 4
Chad, 3
Chile, 48
Chinese Taipei, 60
Colombia, 88
Comoros, 4
Congo, 4
Cook Islands, 2
Costa Rica, 6
Croatia, 73
Cuba, 61
Cyprus, 15
Czechia, 112
Côte d'Ivoire, 13
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 16
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, 4
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6
Denmark, 123
Djibouti, 7
Dominica, 4
Dominican Republic, 57
Ecuador, 40
Egypt, 149
El Salvador, 8
Equatorial Guinea, 3
Eritrea, 13
Estonia, 24
Eswatini, 3
Ethiopia, 32
Federated States of Micronesia, 3
Fiji, 33
Finland, 56
France, 572
Gabon, 5
Gambia, 7
Georgia, 28
Germany, 427
Ghana, 8
Great Britain, 327
Greece, 101
Grenada, 6
Guam, 8
Guatemala, 16
Guinea , 24
Guinea-Bissau, 6
Guyana, 5
Haiti, 7
Honduras, 4
Hong Kong, China, 34
Hungary, 169
Iceland, 5
India, 110
Indonesia, 29
Iraq, 22
Ireland, 133
Islamic Republic of Iran, 39
Israel, 87
Italy, 380
Jamaica, 63
Japan, 410
Jordan, 12
Kazakhstan, 79
Kenya, 70
Kiribati, 3
Kosovo, 9
Kuwait, 9
Kyrgyzstan, 16
Lao People's Democratic Republic, 4
Latvia, 29
Lebanon, 10
Lesotho, 3
Liberia, 8
Libya, 6
Liechtenstein, 1
Lithuania, 50
Luxembourg, 13
Madagascar, 7
Malawi, 3
Malaysia, 26
Maldives, 5
Mali, 23
Malta, 5
Marshall Islands, 4
Mauritania, 2
Mauritius, 13
Mexico, 106
Monaco, 6
Mongolia, 32
Montenegro, 19
Morocco, 60
Mozambique, 7
Myanmar, 2
Namibia, 4
Nauru, 1
Nepal, 7
Netherlands, 276
New Zealand, 195
Nicaragua, 7
Niger, 7
Nigeria, 85
North Macedonia, 7
Norway, 105
Oman, 4
Pakistan, 7
Palau, 3
Palestine, 8
Panama, 8
Papua New Guinea, 6
Paraguay, 28
People's Republic of China, 388
Peru, 26
Philippines, 22
Poland, 214
Portugal, 73
Puerto Rico, 51
Qatar, 14
Refugee Olympic Team, 37
Republic of Korea, 141
Republic of Moldova, 25
Romania, 107
Rwanda, 8
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 3
Saint Lucia, 4
Samoa, 24
San Marino, 5
Sao Tome and Principe, 3
Saudi Arabia, 9
Senegal, 11
Serbia, 112
Seychelles, 3
Sierra Leone, 5
Singapore, 23
Slovakia, 28
Slovenia, 90
Solomon Islands, 3
Somalia, 1
South Africa, 138
South Sudan, 14
Spain, 382
Sri Lanka, 6
St Vincent and the Grenadines, 4
Sudan, 4
Suriname, 5
Sweden, 117
Switzerland, 127
Syrian Arab Republic, 6
Tajikistan, 14
Thailand, 51
Togo, 5
Tonga, 4
Trinidad and Tobago, 17
Tunisia, 27
Turkmenistan, 6
Tuvalu, 2
Turkey, 100
Uganda, 25
Ukraine, 140
United Arab Emirates, 13
United Republic of Tanzania, 7
United States of America, 594
Uruguay, 25
Uzbekistan, 86
Vanuatu, 6
Venezuela, 32
Vietnam, 16
Virgin Islands, British 4
Virgin Islands, US, 5
Yemen, 4
Zambia, 28
Zimbabwe, 7
Individual Neutral Athletes from Russia and Belarus, 31
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