NBA Players by Country of Birth (2026-27)
110 of the 550 players on an NBA roster this season (20%) were born outside the United States, across 43 different countries.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Birth countries
- 43
- Born outside the US
- 110 (20%)
- Born in the US
- 421
- Biggest exporter after the US
- Canada (17)
Birthplace, not citizenship. These lists group players by the country they were born in, which is what the public roster data records. A player born in one country may hold another nationality, may have grown up elsewhere, and may represent a different country internationally.
The 2026-27 NBA roster database covers 550 players born across 43 countries. Of those, 421 were born in the United States and 110 were born outside it, accounting for 20 percent of the league. Birthplace data is unavailable for 19 players.
Each country listed here links to a page showing every player born in that country, with their team, position, height, age, and jersey number. A total of 14 countries have dedicated pages on HoopGuess.
Countries with 3+ current NBA players
- United States421
- Canada17
- France13
- Germany7
- Australia6
- Nigeria5
- England4
- Spain4
- Bahamas3
- Bosnia and Herzegovina3
- Cameroon3
- Netherlands3
- Russia3
- Switzerland3
Countries with 1–2 current NBA players
Too few current players for a page of their own, so here they are in full.
- Belgium (2) — Ajay Mitchell, Toumani Camara
- Dominican Republic (2) — Al Horford, David Jones Garcia
- Georgia (2) — Goga Bitadze, Sandro Mamukelashvili
- Israel (2) — Deni Avdija, Emanuel Sharp
- Italy (2) — Simone Fontecchio, Tristan Vukcevic
- Lithuania (2) — Domantas Sabonis, Kasparas Jakucionis
- Serbia (2) — Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nikola Jokic
- Austria (1) — Jakob Poeltl
- Brazil (1) — Gui Santos
- Congo (1) — Oscar Tshiebwe
- Croatia (1) — Mario Hezonja
- Czech Republic (1) — Vit Krejci
- Estonia (1) — Henri Veesaar
- Finland (1) — Lauri Markkanen
- Greece (1) — Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Guinea (1) — Moussa Cisse
- Jamaica (1) — Nick Richards
- Japan (1) — Rui Hachimura
- Latvia (1) — Kristaps Porzingis
- Mexico (1) — Karim Lopez
- New Zealand (1) — Steven Adams
- Portugal (1) — Neemias Queta
- Senegal (1) — Mouhamed Gueye
- Slovenia (1) — Luka Doncic
- South Sudan (1) — Khaman Maluach
- Sweden (1) — Pelle Larsson
- Trinidad and Tobago (1) — Malique Lewis
- Turkey (1) — Alperen Sengun
- Ukraine (1) — Svi Mykhailiuk
The most common birthplaces outside the US
Canada leads all non-US birthplaces with 17 players, followed by France with 13 and Germany with 7. Australia accounts for 6, Nigeria for 5, and both England and Spain for 4 each. The Bahamas, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, the Netherlands, Russia, and Switzerland each have 3 players born there.
How the remaining birthplaces break down
A large group of countries each account for 2 players born there: Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, and Serbia. Beyond that, a wide spread of countries — ranging from Austria and Brazil to South Sudan, Japan, and Trinidad and Tobago — each have 1 player born there, reflecting how broadly the league's birthplaces extend across every continent.