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How to count blank cells in a range

✓ Verified in LibreOffice 25.8.7.3

Count how many cells in a range are empty — useful for spotting missing data.

The formula

AppFormulaNotes
Excel=COUNTBLANK(A2:A7)
Google Sheets=COUNTBLANK(A2:A7)Identical.
LibreOffice Calc=COUNTBLANK(A2:A7)Identical.

How it works

COUNTBLANK counts truly empty cells in the range. In the sample, A3, A5 and A7 have nothing in them, so the result is 3. Note that a cell containing a formula that returns "" counts as blank in all three apps, while a space character does not — a common gotcha when data is pasted from elsewhere.

Verified, not just documented

We ran =COUNTBLANK(A2:A7) in LibreOffice 25.8.7.3 (headless, with forced recalculation) and it returned 3 — exactly the expected result. Every formula here is confirmed by actually executing it.