NBA Players by Country of Birth (2026-27)

120 of the 630 players on an NBA roster this season (19%) were born outside the United States, across 46 different countries.

Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason

Birth countries

46

Born outside the US

120 (19%)

Born in the US

488

Biggest exporter after the US

Canada (19)

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.

Countries with 3+ current NBA players

• United States488
• Canada19
• France10
• Australia9
• Germany7
• Nigeria5
• Spain5
• Cameroon4
• England4
• Bahamas3
• Bosnia and Herzegovina3
• Georgia3
• Netherlands3
• Russia3
• Senegal3
• 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
• 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
• Democratic Republic of Congo (1) — Jonathan Kuminga
• Estonia (1) — Henri Veesaar
• Finland (1) — Lauri Markkanen
• Greece (1) — Giannis Antetokounmpo
• Guinea (1) — Moussa Cisse
• Haiti (1) — Skal Labissiere
• Jamaica (1) — Nick Richards
• Japan (1) — Rui Hachimura
• Latvia (1) — Kristaps Porzingis
• Mexico (1) — Karim Lopez
• Mongolia (1) — Mike Sharavjamts
• New Zealand (1) — Steven Adams
• Nicaragua (1) — Norchad Omier
• Portugal (1) — Neemias Queta
• Slovenia (1) — Luka Doncic
• South Sudan (1) — Khaman Maluach
• Sweden (1) — Pelle Larsson
• Turkey (1) — Alperen Sengun
• Ukraine (1) — Svi Mykhailiuk