Count empty rows
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | |
| 4 | 20 |
| 5 |
Formula: C2: =COUNTBLANK(A2:A5)
Result: 2
A3 and A5 are blank.
Google Sheets function
COUNTBLANK in Google Sheets
COUNTBLANK with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the COUNTBLANK Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
No blanks
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
Formula: C2: =COUNTBLANK(A2:A3)
Result: 0
Both cells contain numbers.
Two-dimensional range
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | B |
| 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 |
Formula: D2: =COUNTBLANK(A2:B3)
Result: 2
The two empty cells are counted individually.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =COUNTBLANK(D2:D7)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region | Product | Units | Price | Result | |
| 2 | East | Pen | 120 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| 3 | West | Pen | 80 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | East | Book | 45 | |||
| 5 | North | Book | 60 | 12 | ||
| 6 | West | Lamp | 30 | 25 | ||
| 7 | East | Lamp | 15 | 25 |
Result in F2: 1
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