Skip to content
Free Excel Tutorials
  • Home
  • Excel For Beginners
  • Excel Intermediate
  • Advanced Excel For Experts

Data Analysis

  • How to create dynamic reference table name in Excel
  • How to combine 2 or more chart types in a single chart in Excel
  • How to do a t-Test in Excel?
  • How to create Gauge Chart in Excel
  • How To Compare Two Lists in Excel

References

  • How to get relative row numbers in a range in Excel
  • How to use Excel VLOOKUP Function
  • How to use Excel MATCH Function
  • Convert text string to valid reference in Excel using Indirect function
  • How to use Excel ROW Function

Data Validations

  • How To Create Drop-down List in Excel
  • Excel Data validation unique values only
  • Excel Data validation number multiple 100
  • Excel Data validation whole percentage only
  • Prevent invalid data entering in specific cells

COUNTBLANK function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

by

What is COUNTBLANK function in Excel?

COUNTBLANK function is one of Statistical functions in Microsoft Excel used to count the number of empty cells in a range of cells.

Syntax of COUNTBLANK function

COUNTBLANK(range)

The COUNTBLANK function syntax has the following arguments:

  • Range    Required. The range from which you want to count the blank cells.

COUNTBLANK formula explanation

Cells with formulas that return “” (empty text) are also counted. Cells with zero values are not counted.

Example of COUNTBLANK function

Steps to follow:

1. Open a new Excel worksheet.

2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1

Note: For formulas to show results, select them, press F2 key on your keyboard and then press Enter.

You can adjust the column widths to see all the data, if need be.

Data Data
6
27
4 34
Formula Description Result
=COUNTBLANK(A2:B5) Counts empty cells in the range above. 2

Post navigation

Previous Post:

How to generate random date between two dates in Excel

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Learn Basic Excel

Ribbon
Workbook
Worksheets
Format Cells
Find & Select
Sort & Filter
Templates
Print
Share
Protect
Keyboard Shortcuts

Categories

  • Charts
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Validation
  • Excel Functions
    • Cube Functions
    • Database Functions
    • Date and Time Functions
    • Engineering Functions
    • Financial Functions
    • Information Functions
    • Logical Functions
    • Lookup and Reference Functions
    • Math and Trig Functions
    • Statistical Functions
    • Text Functions
    • Web Functions
  • Excel VBA
  • Excel Video Tutorials
  • Formatting
  • Grouping
  • Others

Logical Functions

  • OR function Examples in Excel
  • How to use Excel TRUE Function
  • Extract multiple matches into separate rows in Excel
  • How to use Excel FALSE Function
  • How to use IFS function in Excel

Date Time

  • Steps to create Dynamic calendar grid in Excel
  • Calculate total hours that fall between two times in Excel
  • Count times in a specific range in Excel
  • Add days exclude certain days of week in Excel
  • Convert time to time zone in Excel

Grouping

  • Group times into unequal buckets in Excel
  • Calculate conditional mode with criteria in Excel
  • How to randomly assign data to groups in Excel
  • Running count group by n size in Excel
  • Group arbitrary text values in Excel

General

  • How to calculate profit margin percentage in Excel
  • Index and match on multiple columns in Excel
  • Subtotal by invoice number in Excel
  • List sheet names with formula in Excel
  • 3D SUMIF for multiple worksheets in Excel
© 2026 xlsoffice . All Right Reserved. | Teal Smiles | Abbreviations And Their Meaning