NEW - IFFHS RANKING COUNTRIES ON AVERAGE ATTENDANCES

• Feb 25, 2024
• History Statistics

IFFHS Ranking Countries on Average Attendances in World Cup Qualifiers

·       more than 8500 world cup qualifiers have been played until March 31, 2022

·       average for each country based on attendances of matches they featured in

·       67 matches have no documented attendance yet and were not considered

·       no distinction between home, neutral ground or away match classification

·       countries are assigned to their current confederation, even if they switched before

·       historical aggregations:

o    Yugoslavia + Serbia-Montenegro + Serbia  Serbia

o    FR Germany + Germany DR + Germany  Germany

o    USSR + Russia  Russia

o    UAR + Egypt  Egypt

o    Zaire + Congo DR  Congo DR

o    Netherland Antilles + Curacao  Curacao

o    Rhodesia + Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe

o    Dahomey + Benin  Benin

o    Upper Volta + Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso

o    North Yemen + South Yemen + Yemen  Yemen

o    Czechoslovakia remained listed as a separate entry as there is no single successor

o    Saarland remained listed as a separate entry with no official single successor

WORLD	Confed	CCODE	Country	attendance (total)	matches	attendance (avg)
1	UEFA	ENG	England	6 323 926	122	51 835
2	CONMEBOL	BRA	Brazil	6 431 090	128	50 243
3	CONMEBOL	CHI	Chile	7 060 382	164	43 051
4	CONCACAF	MEX	Mexico	7 993 861	189	42 296
5	UEFA	SAA	*Saarland	166 000	4	41 500
6	CONMEBOL	ARG	Argentina	6 329 043	154	41 098
7	UEFA	GER	Germany	6 187 891	151	40 979
8	UEFA	SCO	Scotland	5 515 102	136	40 552
9	CONMEBOL	URU	Uruguay	6 766 791	172	39 342
10	UEFA	FRAU	France	4 612 075	119	38 757
11	AFC	IRN	Iran	5 484 128	145	37 822
12	CONMEBOL	COL	Colombia	6 282 755	169	37 176
13	CONMEBOL	PER	Peru	6 171 505	168	36 735
14	UEFA	RUS	Russia	4 456 084	124	35 936
15	CAF	EGY	Egypt	3 501 973	99	35 373
16	UEFA	POL	Poland	4 466 117	127	35 166
17	CONMEBOL	PAR	Paraguay	6 033 186	172	35 077
18	UEFA	NED	Netherlands	4 701 365	135	34 825
19	CONMEBOL	ECU	Ecuador	5 599 286	161	34 778
20	UEFA	ITA	Italy	4 102 421	118	34 766
21	CAF	COD	DR Congo	2 869 541	83	34 573
22	UEFA	AUT	Austria	4 491 481	134	33 519
23	UEFA	UKR	Ukraine	2 668 952	80	33 362
24	CAF	CMR	Cameroon	3 098 325	94	32 961
25	UEFA	IRL	Ireland Rep.	4 836 700	149	32 461
26	UEFA	ESP	Spain	4 023 419	125	32 187
27	UEFA	POR	Portugal	4 717 255	149	31 659
28	AFC	JPN	Japan	4 357 728	138	31 578
29	UEFA	SWE	Sweden	4 449 348	141	31 556
30	CAF	NGA	Nigeria	3 480 900	111	31 359
31	UEFA	TCH	*Czechoslovakia	2 187 605	71	30 811
32	UEFA	HUN	Hungary	4 026 555	132	30 504
33	CAF	ALG	Algeria	2 948 299	97	30 395
34	UEFA	WAL	Wales	3 928 372	130	30 218
35	CONMEBOL	BOL	Bolivia	5 041 876	167	30 191
36	UEFA	DEN	Denmark	3 887 865	132	29 454
37	CAF	SEN	Senegal	1 995 956	70	28 514
38	CAF	ZIM	Zimbabwe	2 004 384	71	28 231
39	CAF	GHA	Ghana	2 480 637	88	28 189
40	CAF	ANG	Angola	1 795 156	64	28 049
41	CAF	MAR	Morocco	3 195 134	114	28 027
42	CAF	RSA	South Africa	1 588 268	57	27 864
43	UEFA	SRB	Serbia	3 771 916	136	27 735
44	CONCACAF	HON	Honduras	4 484 986	162	27 685
45	CONMEBOL	VEN	Venezuela	4 386 748	159	27 590
46	UEFA	TUR	Turkey	3 775 445	139	27 161
47	CAF	ZAM	Zambia	2 716 113	100	27 161
48	CAF	TUN	Tunisia	3 012 323	111	27 138
49	UEFA	ROU	Romania	3 708 859	138	26 876
50	AFC	UZB	Uzbekistan	2 704 535	102	26 515
51	AFC	KSA	Saudi Arabia	3 501 966	135	25 940
52	UEFA	SUI	Switzerland	3 610 190	140	25 787
53	UEFA	BEL	Belgium	3 562 283	141	25 264
54	AFC	KOR	South Korea	3 738 382	150	24 923
55	CONCACAF	USA	USA	4 133 751	167	24 753
56	CAF	GAB	Gabon	1 553 538	63	24 659
57	UEFA	GRE	Greece	3 304 334	136	24 297
58	AFC	CHN	China	2 922 985	122	23 959
59	CONCACAF	SLV	El Salvador	3 692 926	155	23 825
60	UEFA	ISR	Israel	3 044 608	128	23 786
61	AFC	IDN	Indonesia	1 805 275	76	23 754
62	CAF	MLI	Mali	1 139 481	48	23 739
63	UEFA	BUL	Bulgaria	3 250 967	137	23 730
64	AFC	AUS	Australia	3 812 038	161	23 677
65	AFC	PRK	North Korea	2 072 681	88	23 553
66	UEFA	NOR	Norway	3 188 290	136	23 443
67	CAF	KEN	Kenya	1 637 298	70	23 390
68	CAF	CIV	Ivory Coast	1 978 413	85	23 275
69	CONCACAF	CRC	Costa Rica	4 128 263	179	23 063
70	CAF	LBR	Liberia	1 520 899	66	23 044
71	CAF	LBY	Libya	1 309 860	57	22 980
72	UEFA	NIR	Northern Ireland	3 257 642	142	22 941
73	CAF	MWI	Malawi	1 461 500	66	22 144
74	CAF	SUD	Sudan	1 117 805	51	21 918
75	CAF	UGA	Uganda	993 870	46	21 606
76	AFC	CAM	Cambodia	760 846	36	21 135
77	CONCACAF	GUA	Guatemala	2 443 255	116	21 063
78	CAF	SLE	Sierra Leone	966 396	46	21 009
79	UEFA	FIN	Finland	2 867 280	137	20 929
80	UEFA	CRO	Croatia	1 495 868	72	20 776
81	CAF	CGO	Congo	1 406 759	68	20 688
82	AFC	THA	Thailand	1 957 018	95	20 600
83	AFC	KUW	Kuwait	1 977 356	96	20 597
84	UEFA	GEO	Georgia	1 315 378	64	20 553
85	CONCACAF	CAN	Canada	2 762 867	135	20 466
86	UEFA	KAZ	Kazakhstan	1 379 740	68	20 290
87	CAF	TAN	Tanzania	892 666	44	20 288
88	CONCACAF	JAM	Jamaica	2 350 810	116	20 266
89	UEFA	BLR	Belarus	1 308 629	66	19 828
90	AFC	BHR	Bahrain	1 891 787	96	19 706
91	CAF	BFA	Burkina Faso	1 257 383	65	19 344
92	CAF	CHA	Chad	345 964	18	19 220
93	CAF	TOG	Togo	1 337 064	70	19 101
94	CONCACAF	PAN	Panama	1 997 993	106	18 849
95	CAF	GUI	Guinea	1 499 027	82	18 281
96	AFC	MAS	Malaysia	1 246 353	69	18 063
97	AFC	SYR	Syria	1 764 046	98	18 000
98	AFC	OMA	Oman	1 580 053	88	17 955
99	CAF	MRI	Mauritius	352 173	20	17 609
100	AFC	UAE	United Arab Emirates	2 032 272	116	17 520
101	AFC	SIN	Singapore	1 313 542	75	17 514
102	CAF	MAD	Madagascar	731 803	42	17 424
103	CAF	BEN	Benin	831 989	50	16 640
104	CAF	BDI	Burundi	364 806	22	16 582
105	AFC	IND	India	827 579	50	16 552
106	UEFA	AZE	Azerbaijan	1 080 817	66	16 376
107	CAF	GAM	Gambia	425 149	26	16 352
108	CAF	STP	São Tomé and Príncipe	162 890	10	16 289
109	CAF	MOZ	Mozambique	681 776	42	16 233
110	UEFA	ALB	Albania	1 846 604	114	16 198
111	AFC	JOR	Jordan	1 225 161	76	16 121
112	AFC	IRQ	Iraq	1 942 221	121	16 051
113	AFC	HKG	Hong Kong	1 278 694	80	15 984
114	CONCACAF	TRI	Trinidad & Tobago	2 160 521	136	15 886
115	AFC	QAT	Qatar	1 861 466	118	15 775
116	UEFA	BIH	Bosnia-Herzegovina	1 029 249	66	15 595
117	CAF	RWA	Rwanda	700 497	45	15 567
118	CAF	ERI	Eritrea	155 374	10	15 537
119	UEFA	CZE	Czechia	1 150 715	75	15 343
120	CAF	BOT	Botswana	545 941	36	15 165
121	CAF	ETH	Ethiopia	772 193	51	15 141
122	UEFA	MNE	Montenegro	595 623	40	14 891
123	AFC	YEM	Yemen	845 158	57	14 827
124	CONCACAF	HAI	Haiti	1 289 184	88	14 650
125	CAF	LES	Lesotho	358 558	25	14 342
126	AFC	TJK	Tajikistan	629 251	44	14 301
127	AFC	NEP	Nepal	541 883	38	14 260
128	AFC	MDV	Maldives	569 879	40	14 247
129	CAF	SOM	Somalia	183 447	13	14 111
130	AFC	TKM	Turkmenistan	639 038	47	13 597
131	AFC	KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	525 151	39	13 465
132	UEFA	MDA	Moldova	899 911	68	13 234
133	CONCACAF	CUB	Cuba	872 365	66	13 218
134	UEFA	MKD	North Macedonia	942 507	72	13 090
135	UEFA	CYP	Cyprus	1 614 669	124	13 022
136	AFC	VIE	Vietnam	765 899	59	12 981
137	UEFA	LUX	Luxembourg	1 842 656	142	12 976
138	CAF	SDN	Sudan	204 911	16	12 807
139	UEFA	ARM	Armenia	916 214	72	12 725
140	UEFA	SVN	Slovenia	910 116	72	12 641
141	UEFA	MLT	Malta	1 413 119	112	12 617
142	AFC	BAN	Bangladesh	710 055	57	12 457
143	OFC	NZL	New Zealand	1 231 231	100	12 312
144	UEFA	EST	Estonia	1 028 796	84	12 248
145	CAF	NIG	Niger	427 544	35	12 216
146	AFC	LBN	Lebanon	919 893	76	12 104
147	UEFA	SVK	Slovakia	894 963	74	12 094
148	AFC	MAC	Macau	417 450	35	11 927
149	CONCACAF	GUY	Guyana	356 323	30	11 877
150	CAF	CPV	Cape Verde	469 230	40	11 731
151	CAF	NAM	Namibia	596 686	51	11 700
152	UEFA	ISL	Iceland	1 323 673	116	11 411
153	CAF	SWZ	Eswatini	225 694	20	11 285
154	AFC	TPE	Chinese Taipei	731 420	66	11 082
155	CAF	CTA	Central African Republic	173 141	16	10 821
156	CONCACAF	SUR	Suriname	705 358	66	10 687
157	CAF	EQG	Equatorial Guinea	298 900	28	10 675
158	AFC	AFG	Afghanistan	231 085	22	10 504
159	UEFA	LTU	Lithuania	833 058	81	10 285
160	UEFA	SMR	San Marino	778 323	76	10 241
161	UEFA	LVA	Latvia	866 961	85	10 200
162	CAF	GNB	Guinea-Bissau	200 851	20	10 043
163	AFC	PAK	Pakistan	307 532	32	9 610
164	UEFA	AND	Andorra	572 290	62	9 230
165	CONCACAF	CUW	Curacao	497 931	54	9 221
166	UEFA	FRO	Faroe Islands	718 793	80	8 985
167	AFC	MYA	Myanmar	185 990	21	8 857
168	CONCACAF	NCA	Nicaragua	194 605	22	8 846
169	AFC	GUM	Guam	176 022	20	8 801
170	UEFA	LIE	Liechtenstein	594 590	70	8 494
171	AFC	BRU	Brunei Darussalam	122 042	15	8 136
172	CONCACAF	VIN	St. Vincent & The Grenadines	456 688	57	8 012
173	AFC	BHU	Bhutan	95 745	12	7 979
174	CONCACAF	BLZ	Belize	204 748	26	7 875
175	AFC	LAO	Laos	211 529	27	7 834
176	CAF	DJI	Djibouti	164 236	21	7 821
177	AFC	PHI	Philippines	225 846	29	7 788
178	CAF	COM	Comoros	77 124	10	7 712
179	AFC	MNG	Mongolia	178 385	24	7 433
180	UEFA	KVX	Kosovo	132 321	18	7 351
181	CAF	MTN	Mauritania	171 395	24	7 141
182	AFC	PLE	Palestine	256 478	37	6 932
183	CAF	SSD	South Sudan	27 700	4	6 925
184	AFC	SRI	Sri Lanka	263 541	39	6 757
185	CAF	SEY	Seychelles	106 680	16	6 668
186	CONCACAF	DMA	Dominica	128 164	20	6 408
187	AFC	TLS	Timor-Leste	94 632	16	5 915
188	OFC	SOL	Solomon Islands	308 648	54	5 716
189	UEFA	GIB	Gibraltar	112 269	20	5 613
190	CONCACAF	BRB	Barbados	185 066	37	5 002
191	CONCACAF	PUR	Puerto Rico	114 277	23	4 969
192	CONCACAF	DOM	Dominican Republic	142 969	29	4 930
193	CONCACAF	AIA	Anguilla	47 414	10	4 741
194	CONCACAF	BER	Bermuda	179 780	39	4 610
195	CONCACAF	GRN	Grenada	132 662	29	4 575
196	CONCACAF	LCA	St. Lucia	101 575	24	4 232
197	CONCACAF	ATG	Antigua & Barbuda	175 726	43	4 087
198	CONCACAF	BAH	Bahamas	48 661	13	3 743
199	OFC	NCL	New Caledonia	134 327	35	3 838
200	OFC	TAH	Tahiti	156 432	41	3 815
201	CONCACAF	SKN	St. Kitts & Nevis	111 580	30	3 719
202	OFC	PNG	Papua New Guinea	94 894	26	3 650
203	OFC	FIJ	Fiji	194 055	54	3 594
204	OFC	TGA	Tonga	58 265	22	2 648
205	OFC	COK	Cook Islands	47 942	19	2 523
206	CONCACAF	CAY	Cayman Islands	47 855	19	2 519
207	OFC	VUT	Vanuatu	67 071	36	1 863
208	CONCACAF	TCA	Turks & Caicos Islands	16 294	10	1 629
209	CONCACAF	VIR	US Virgin Islands	28 626	19	1 507
210	CONCACAF	ARU	Aruba	25 674	19	1 351
211	CONCACAF	MSR	Montserrat	15 200	13	1 169
212	OFC	SAM	Samoa	29 093	26	1 119
213	CONCACAF	VGB	British Virgin Islands	9 235	10	924
214	OFC	ASA	American Samoa	11 300	18	628