---
title: "WoW Classic Hardcore Population Census – WoWCensus"
description: "WoW Classic Hardcore realm population, faction balance, race and class distribution from sampled in-game /who results."
url: "https://wowcensus.io/hardcore/"
---

# WoW Classic Hardcore Population Census – WoWCensus
## Most popular race + class

Alliance

[](/hardcore/human/)[](/hardcore/warrior/)

Human Warrior

326 characters · 13.0% of Alliance

[](/hardcore/human/)[](/hardcore/paladin/)

Human Paladin

297 characters · 11.8% of Alliance

[](/hardcore/night-elf/)[](/hardcore/hunter/)

Night Elf Hunter

246 characters · 9.8% of Alliance

Horde

[](/hardcore/orc/)[](/hardcore/warrior/)

Orc Warrior

216 characters · 8.9% of Horde

[](/hardcore/undead/)[](/hardcore/mage/)

Undead Mage

190 characters · 7.9% of Horde

[](/hardcore/troll/)[](/hardcore/hunter/)

Troll Hunter

186 characters · 7.7% of Horde

## Population by race

Grouped by faction, most populous first. Windows end at each realm's latest scan.

AllianceHorde

HUMAN

1,156

NIGHT ELF

588

DWARF

443

GNOME

323

UNDEAD

730

TROLL

635

ORC

561

TAUREN

490

HUMAN

1,156

NIGHT ELF

588

DWARF

443

GNOME

323

UNDEAD

730

TROLL

635

ORC

561

TAUREN

490

HUMAN

407

NIGHT ELF

223

DWARF

165

GNOME

127

UNDEAD

322

TROLL

283

ORC

251

TAUREN

188

## Class distribution — Alliance

2,510 characters shown

WARRIOR

460

HUNTER

432

PALADIN

381

MAGE

324

ROGUE

305

PRIEST

267

DRUID

176

WARLOCK

165

## Class distribution — Horde

2,416 characters shown

WARRIOR

536

HUNTER

407

MAGE

302

ROGUE

292

SHAMAN

291

PRIEST

236

DRUID

176

WARLOCK

176

## Most popular race + class

Alliance

[](/hardcore/human/)[](/hardcore/warrior/)

Human Warrior

326 characters · 13.0% of Alliance

[](/hardcore/human/)[](/hardcore/paladin/)

Human Paladin

297 characters · 11.8% of Alliance

[](/hardcore/night-elf/)[](/hardcore/hunter/)

Night Elf Hunter

246 characters · 9.8% of Alliance

Horde

[](/hardcore/orc/)[](/hardcore/warrior/)

Orc Warrior

216 characters · 8.9% of Horde

[](/hardcore/undead/)[](/hardcore/mage/)

Undead Mage

190 characters · 7.9% of Horde

[](/hardcore/troll/)[](/hardcore/hunter/)

Troll Hunter

186 characters · 7.7% of Horde

## Population by race

Grouped by faction, most populous first. Windows end at each realm's latest scan.

AllianceHorde

HUMAN

1,156

NIGHT ELF

588

DWARF

443

GNOME

323

UNDEAD

730

TROLL

635

ORC

561

TAUREN

490

HUMAN

1,156

NIGHT ELF

588

DWARF

443

GNOME

323

UNDEAD

730

TROLL

635

ORC

561

TAUREN

490

HUMAN

407

NIGHT ELF

223

DWARF

165

GNOME

127

UNDEAD

322

TROLL

283

ORC

251

TAUREN

188

## Class distribution — Alliance

2,510 characters shown

WARRIOR

460

HUNTER

432

PALADIN

381

MAGE

324

ROGUE

305

PRIEST

267

DRUID

176

WARLOCK

165

## Class distribution — Horde

2,416 characters shown

WARRIOR

536

HUNTER

407

MAGE

302

ROGUE

292

SHAMAN

291

PRIEST

236

DRUID

176

WARLOCK

176

## Inspected talent builds

256 nearby players inspected · 256 with selected talents · 180 linked to retained census characters

76 unlinked inspections. Nearby inspect samples have their own coverage and do not measure population-wide specialization shares.

Latest inspection: 2026-10-14 15:03Z

[Explore talents](/hardcore/talents)

Page generated: 2026-10-16 05:30Z