Most Populous Countries With No NBA Players

Can you name the most populous countries that have never produced an NBA player?
As of the end of the 2024-25 season
Population according to 2025 estimates
Quiz by squidpsyco
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Last updated: June 14, 2025
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First submittedAugust 4, 2020
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Population
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1,463,865,525
India
285,721,236
Indonesia
255,219,554
Pakistan
175,686,899
Bangladesh
135,472,051
Ethiopia
116,786,962
Philippines
101,598,527
Vietnam
71,619,863
Thailand
57,532,493
Kenya
54,850,648
Myanmar
51,384,894
Uganda
47,435,312
Algeria
47,020,774
Iraq
43,844,111
Afghanistan
41,773,878
Yemen
5 Comments
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Level 60
Aug 4, 2020
Do you guys think I should color-code by continent or just leave it?
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Level 93
Aug 5, 2020
I think it is good as it is.
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Level 60
Aug 5, 2020
Ok, thanks!
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Level 91
Sep 10, 2023
India doing as well in the NBA as in the Winter Olympics.
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Level 60
Sep 10, 2023
Updating this quiz after 3 years and only one removal from the list. Colombia saw its first NBA player in 2021 when Jaime Echenique from Barranquilla entered the game and played 3 minutes and didn't record a single stat.