Vba excel count rows in range

Excel VBA Row Count

In VBA programming, referring to rows is most important as well, and counting them is one thing you must be aware of when it comes to VBA coding. We can get a lot of value if we understand the importance of counting rows with data in the worksheet. This article will show you how to count rows using VBA coding.

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How to Count Rows in VBA?

You can download this VBA Row Count Excel Template here – VBA Row Count Excel Template

Example #1

To count rowsThere are numerous ways to count rows in Excel using the appropriate formula, whether they are data rows, empty rows, or rows containing numerical/text values. Depending on the circumstance, you can use the COUNTA, COUNT, COUNTBLANK, or COUNTIF functions.read more, we need to use the RANGE object. In this object, we need to use the ROWS object. In this, we need to use the COUNT property.

Look at the below data in Excel.

From the above data, we need to identify how many rows are there from the range A1 to A8. So first, define the variable as an Integer to store the number of rows.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example1()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

End Sub

We will assign row numbers for this variable, so enter the variable name and the equal sign.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example1()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows =

End Sub

We need to provide a range of cells, so open the RANGE objectRange is a property in VBA that helps specify a particular cell, a range of cells, a row, a column, or a three-dimensional range. In the context of the Excel worksheet, the VBA range object includes a single cell or multiple cells spread across various rows and columns.read more and supply the range as “A1:A8”. 

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example1()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Range("A1:A8")

End Sub

Once we supply the range, we need to count the number of rows, so choose the ROWS property of the RANGE object.

We are counting several rows in the RANGE object’s ROWS property, so choose the “COUNT” property now.

Now in the message box, show the value of the variable.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example1()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Range("A1:A8").Rows.Count

MsgBox No_Of_Rows

End Sub

Now, run the code and see the count of rows of the supplied range of cells.

There are 8 rows supplied for the range, so the row count is 8 in the message box.

Example #2

We have other ways of counting rows as well. For the above method, we need to supply a range of cells, showing the number of rows selected.

But imagine the scenario where we need to find the last use of any column. For example, take the same data as seen above.

To move to the last used cell from cell A1, we press the shortcut excel keyAn Excel shortcut is a technique of performing a manual task in a quicker way.read more “Ctrl + Down Arrow,” so it will take you to the last cell before the empty cell.

First, supply the cell as A1 using the RANGE object.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example2()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Range("A1")

MsgBox No_Of_Rows

End Sub

From this cell, we need to move down. We use Ctrl + Down Arrow in the worksheet, but in VBA, we use the END propertyEnd is a VBA statement that can be used in a variety of ways in VBA applications. Anywhere in the code, a simple End statement can be used to instantly end the execution of the code. In procedures, the end statement is used to end a subprocedure or any loop function, such as ‘End if’.read more. Choose this property and open the bracket to see options.

Look there with the END key. We can see all the arrow keys like “xlDown, xlToLeft, xlToRight, and xlUp” since we need to move down and use the “xlDown” option.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example2()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Range("A1").End(xlDown)

MsgBox No_Of_Rows

End Sub

It will take you to the last cell before any break. We need the row number in the active cellThe active cell is the currently selected cell in a worksheet. Active cell in VBA can be used as a reference to move to another cell or change the properties of the same active cell or the cell’s reference provided from the active cell.read more so use the ROW property.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example2()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Range("A1").End(xlDown).Row

MsgBox No_Of_Rows

End Sub

Now, this will show the last row numberThe End(XLDown) method is the most commonly used method in VBA to find the last row, but there are other methods, such as finding the last value in VBA using the find function (XLDown).read more, which will be the count of the number of rows.

So in rows, we have data.

Example #3 – Find Last Used Row

Finding the last used row is important to decide how many times the loop has to run. Also, in the above method, the last row stops to select if there is any breakpoint cell. So in this method, we can find the last used row without any problems.

Open CELL propertyCells are cells of the worksheet, and in VBA, when we refer to cells as a range property, we refer to the same cells. In VBA concepts, cells are also the same, no different from normal excel cells.read more.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example3()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Cells(

MsgBox No_Of_Rows

End Sub

Now, we need to mention the row number to start with. The problem here is we are not sure how many rows of data we have so that we can go straight to the last row of the worksheet, for this mention, ROWS.COUNT property.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example3()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Cells(Rows.Count,

MsgBox No_Of_Rows

End Sub

Next, we need to mention in which column we are finding the last used row, so in this case, we are finding it in the first column, so mention 1.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example3()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Cells(Rows.Count, 1)

MsgBox No_Of_Rows

End Sub

At this moment, it will take you to the last cell of the first column. We need to move upwards to the last used cell from there onwards, so use the End(xlUp) property.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example3()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp)

MsgBox No_Of_Rows

End Sub

So, this will take you to the last used cell of column 1, and in this cell, we need the row number, so use the ROW property to get the row number.

Code:

Sub Count_Rows_Example3()

Dim No_Of_Rows As Integer

No_Of_Rows = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row

MsgBox No_Of_Rows

End Sub

Things to Remember

• The COUNT will give several rows in the worksheet.
• If you have a range, then it will give several rows selected in the range.
• The ROW property will return the active cell row number.

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You can use the following basic syntax to count the number of rows in a range in Excel using VBA:

Sub CountRows()
    Range("E2") = Range("A:A").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants).Count
End Sub

This particular example counts the number of rows in column A and then assigns the result to cell E2.

If you would instead like to display the row count in a message box, you can use the following syntax:

Sub CountRows()
    'Create variable to store number of rows
    Dim row_count As Integer
    
    'Calculate number of rows in range
    row_count = Range("A:A").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants).Count
    
    'Display the result
    MsgBox "Rows in Column A: " & row_count
End Sub

The following examples shows how to use each of these methods in practice with the following dataset in Excel that contains the names of basketball players on three different teams:

Example 1: Count Rows in Range Using VBA and Display Results in Cell

Suppose we would like to calculate the number of rows in column A and output the results in a specific cell.

We can create the following macro to do so:

Sub CountRows()
    Range("E2") = Range("A:A").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants).Count
End Sub

When we run this macro, we receive the following output:

Notice that cell E2 contains a value of 9.

This tells us that the there are 9 rows in column A with values.

Example 2: Count Rows in Range Using VBA and Display Results in Message Box

Suppose we would instead like to count the number of rows in column A and output the results in a message box.

We can create the following macro to do so:

Sub CountRows()
    'Create variable to store number of rows
    Dim row_count As Integer
    
    'Calculate number of rows in range
    row_count = Range("A:A").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants).Count
    
    'Display the result
    MsgBox "Rows in Column A: " & row_count
End Sub

When we run this macro, we receive the following output:

The message box tells us that there are 9 rows in column A with values.

Note that in this example we calculated the number of rows in all of column A using A:A as our range.

However, if you’d like to instead calculate the number of rows with values in a specific range, you could type A2:A9 (or whatever range you’re interested in) instead.

Additional Resources

The following tutorials explain how to perform other common tasks in VBA:

VBA: How to Write AVERAGEIF and AVERAGEIFS Functions
VBA: How to Write SUMIF and SUMIFS Functions
VBA: How to Write COUNTIF and COUNTIFS Functions