Overall Population Reports

Updated 26 August 2010 for Patch 3.3.5.

Overall Race Distribution

Race Popularity
Human 18%
Blood Elf 18%
Night Elf 15%
Draenei 10%
Undead 9%
Tauren 9%
Orc 7%
Gnome 5%
Troll 4%
Dwarf 4%

Class and Spec Distributions

These tables show the popularity of each class and the popularity of each of the three talent trees for that class. Table 1 shows the overall picture, table 2 shows the distribution on PvE realms and table 3 shows the distribution on PvP realms. Note that the percentages for each tree are based on the total level 80 population and not on the count of the class. So if affiction warlocks are 3%, that means 3% of all level 80 toons are affliction warlocks. You can find the spec breakdown for each class on the talent page for that class. Also, the numbers are based on the active spec only, for those characters with dual specs. These tables are meant to show the distribution of class/spec types that you would find active on a typical server. You can find a detailed breakdown of specs and dual spec combinations for every class on the talents page for the class.

1. Overall Distribution

Class Popularity Tree One Tree Two Tree Three
Paladin 15.1% Holy: 4.2% Protection: 4.7% Retribution: 6.2%
Death Knight 12.8% Blood: 5.1% Frost: 3.5% Unholy: 4.2%
Druid 11.6% Balance: 3.4% Feral Combat: 3.7% Restoration: 4.5%
Priest 10.1% Discipline: 3.1% Holy: 3.0% Shadow: 4.1%
Mage 9.1% Arcane: 4.5% Fire: 2.0% Frost: 2.6%
Warrior 9.0% Arms: 2.3% Fury: 3.1% Protection: 3.6%
Shaman 8.8% Elemental: 3.1% Enhancement: 2.1% Restoration: 3.7%
Hunter 8.3% Beast Mastery: 2.1% Marksmanship: 3.4% Survival: 2.9%
Warlock 7.6% Affliction: 2.6% Demonology: 1.7% Destruction: 3.4%
Rogue 7.5% Assassination: 3.9% Combat: 2.8% Subtlety: 0.8%

2. Distribution on PvE Realms

Class Popularity Tree One Tree Two Tree Three
Paladin 15.2% Holy: 4.0% Protection: 4.9% Retribution: 6.2%
Death Knight 13.3% Blood: 5.3% Frost: 3.8% Unholy: 4.2%
Druid 11.7% Balance: 3.5% Feral Combat: 3.8% Restoration: 4.4%
Priest 10.0% Discipline: 2.9% Holy: 3.1% Shadow: 4.1%
Mage 9.1% Arcane: 4.6% Fire: 2.1% Frost: 2.5%
Hunter 8.9% Beast Mastery: 2.5% Marksmanship: 3.4% Survival: 3.1%
Warrior 8.8% Arms: 2.0% Fury: 3.1% Protection: 3.7%
Shaman 8.7% Elemental: 3.0% Enhancement: 2.1% Restoration: 3.7%
Warlock 7.6% Affliction: 2.4% Demonology: 1.9% Destruction: 3.3%
Rogue 6.7% Assassination: 3.2% Combat: 2.9% Subtlety: 0.6%

3. Distribution on PvP Realms

Class Popularity Tree One Tree Two Tree Three
Paladin 15.2% Holy: 4.4% Protection: 4.6% Retribution: 6.2%
Death Knight 12.5% Blood: 4.8% Frost: 3.4% Unholy: 4.4%
Druid 11.5% Balance: 3.2% Feral Combat: 3.7% Restoration: 4.6%
Priest 10.1% Discipline: 3.3% Holy: 2.8% Shadow: 4.0%
Shaman 9.1% Elemental: 3.2% Enhancement: 2.1% Restoration: 3.8%
Mage 9.0% Arcane: 4.4% Fire: 1.9% Frost: 2.7%
Warrior 9.0% Arms: 2.5% Fury: 3.1% Protection: 3.5%
Rogue 8.4% Assassination: 4.7% Combat: 2.8% Subtlety: 0.9%
Warlock 7.6% Affliction: 2.8% Demonology: 1.5% Destruction: 3.4%
Hunter 7.5% Beast Mastery: 1.6% Marksmanship: 3.4% Survival: 2.6%

Gender Balance By Race

Race Females Males
Dwarf 13.0% 87.0%
Orc 14.2% 85.8%
Tauren 16.0% 84.0%
Undead 26.5% 73.5%
Troll 29.4% 70.6%
Gnome 40.1% 59.9%
Human 40.2% 59.8%
Night Elf 49.0% 51.0%
Blood Elf 50.9% 49.1%
Draenei 59.0% 41.0%

Classes By Race

Percentages in this table are based on the total population so the 'Popularity' column adds to 100%

Race Class Popularity
Blood Elf Paladin 6.4%
Blood Elf Death Knight 2.9%
Blood Elf Priest 2.0%
Blood Elf Mage 1.9%
Blood Elf Hunter 1.6%
Blood Elf Warlock 1.5%
Blood Elf Rogue 1.5%
Draenei Shaman 4.0%
Draenei Death Knight 1.6%
Draenei Paladin 1.4%
Draenei Priest 0.9%
Draenei Mage 0.8%
Draenei Hunter 0.8%
Draenei Warrior 0.5%
Dwarf Hunter 1.3%
Dwarf Paladin 1.0%
Dwarf Warrior 0.6%
Dwarf Priest 0.6%
Dwarf Death Knight 0.4%
Dwarf Rogue 0.2%
Gnome Mage 1.7%
Gnome Warlock 1.4%
Gnome Rogue 0.8%
Gnome Death Knight 0.7%
Gnome Warrior 0.5%
Human Paladin 4.7%
Human Death Knight 2.7%
Human Warlock 2.5%
Human Mage 2.5%
Human Priest 2.1%
Human Warrior 2.1%
Human Rogue 1.8%
Night Elf Druid 5.9%
Night Elf Hunter 3.2%
Night Elf Rogue 1.7%
Night Elf Death Knight 1.7%
Night Elf Priest 1.2%
Night Elf Warrior 1.1%
Orc Death Knight 1.7%
Orc Warrior 1.5%
Orc Shaman 1.5%
Orc Hunter 1.4%
Orc Warlock 0.6%
Orc Rogue 0.5%
Tauren Druid 4.5%
Tauren Warrior 1.4%
Tauren Shaman 1.3%
Tauren Death Knight 1.1%
Tauren Hunter 0.6%
Troll Shaman 1.2%
Troll Hunter 1.1%
Troll Mage 0.6%
Troll Rogue 0.5%
Troll Priest 0.5%
Troll Death Knight 0.3%
Troll Warrior 0.2%
Undead Rogue 1.9%
Undead Warlock 1.9%
Undead Priest 1.8%
Undead Mage 1.7%
Undead Death Knight 1.1%
Undead Warrior 0.8%