Count Rows in All Tables

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This script counts the number of rows in all objects in the current database.

T-SQL Code

SELECT 

   [TableName] = so.name, 
   [RowCount] = MAX(si.rows) 

FROM 

   sysobjects so, 
   sysindexes si 

WHERE 

   so.xtype = 'U' 
   AND 
   si.id = OBJECT_ID(so.name) 

GROUP BY 

   so.name 

ORDER BY 

   1

Query Test Checklist

• Works on SQL Server 2008: Yes
• Works on SQL Server 2005: Yes
• Works on SQL Server 2000: Yes
• Works on Standard Edition: Yes
• Works on case-sensitive servers: Yes