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Cumulative number of objects launched into outer space

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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1United States15,677
  2. 2Russian Federation3,914
  3. 3China1,759
  4. 4United Kingdom807
  5. 5Japan384
  6. 6France200
  7. 7India163
  8. 8Germany158
  9. 9Italy128
  10. 10Canada118
  11. 11Luxembourg109
  12. 12Korea, Rep.90
  13. 13Spain86
  14. 14Australia68
  15. 15Israel55
  16. 16Uruguay53
  17. 17Turkiye52
  18. 18Finland48
  19. 19Belgium44
  20. 20Taiwan38
  21. 21United Arab Emirates36
  22. 22Singapore31
  23. 23Norway27
  24. 23New Zealand27
  25. 24Poland26
  26. 25Indonesia25
  27. 26Iran, Islamic Rep.24
  28. 27Mexico20
  29. 28Saudi Arabia19
  30. 29Thailand16
  31. 29Denmark16
  32. 30Egypt, Arab Rep.15
  33. 30Czechia15
  34. 31Rwanda12
  35. 32Pakistan11
  36. 32Hungary11
  37. 33Greece10
  38. 34Bulgaria7
  39. 35Belarus6
  40. 36Portugal5
  41. 37Azerbaijan4
  42. 38Ecuador3
  43. 39Nepal2
  44. 39Qatar2
  45. 40Botswana1
  46. 40Solomon Islands1
  47. 40Bahrain1

Cumulative number of objects launched into outer space