To count total rows in a range in Excel

If you need to count the number of rows in a range, use the ROWS function.

The ROWS counts the number of rows in the supplied range and returns that number as the result. See illustration below:

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Formula

=ROWS(range)

Explanation

In the example, the active cell contains this formula:

=ROWS(B4:C9)