sum of count(*) for all rows in MySQL - mysql

Question

I'm stuck with sum() query where I want the sum of count(*) values in all rows with group by.
Here is the query:
select
u.user_type as user,
u.count,
sum(u.count)
FROM
(
select
DISTINCT
user_type,
count(*) as count
FROM
users
where
(user_type = "driver" OR user_type = "passenger")
GROUP BY
user_type
) u;
Current Output:
----------------------------------
| user | count | sum |
----------------------------------
| driver | 58 | 90 |
----------------------------------
Expected Output:
----------------------------------
| user | count | sum |
----------------------------------
| driver | 58 | 90 |
| passenger | 32 | 90 |
----------------------------------
If I remove sum(u.count) from query then output is looks like:
--------------------------
| user | count |
--------------------------
| driver | 58 |
| passenger | 32 |
--------------------------

Answer 1

You need a subquery:
SELECT user_type,
Count(*) AS count,
(SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM users
WHERE user_type IN ("driver","passenger" )) as sum
FROM users
WHERE user_type IN ("driver","passenger" )
GROUP BY user_type ;
Note you dont need distinct here.
OR
SELECT user_type,
Count(*) AS count,
c.sum
FROM users
CROSS JOIN (
SELECT COUNT(*) as sum
FROM users
WHERE user_type IN ("driver","passenger" )
) as c
WHERE user_type IN ("driver","passenger" )
GROUP BY user_type ;

Answer 2

You can use WITH ROLLUP modifier:
select coalesce(user_type, 'total') as user, count(*) as count
from users
where user_type in ('driver', 'passenger')
group by user_type with rollup
This will return the same information but in a different format:
user | count
----------|------
driver | 32
passenger | 58
total | 90
db-fiddle
In MySQL 8 you can use COUNT() as window function:
select distinct
user_type,
count(*) over (partition by user_type) as count,
count(*) over () as sum
from users
where user_type in ('driver', 'passenger');
Result:
user_type | count | sum
----------|-------|----
driver | 32 | 90
passenger | 58 | 90
db-fiddle
or use CTE (Common Table Expressions):
with cte as (
select user_type, count(*) as count
from users
where user_type in ('driver', 'passenger')
group by user_type
)
select user_type, count, (select sum(count) from cte) as sum
from cte
db-fiddle

Answer 3

I would be tempted to ask; Are you sure you need this at the DB level?
Unless you are working purely in the database layer, any processing of these results will be built into an application layer and will presumably require some form of looping through the results
It could be easier, simpler, and more readable to run
SELECT user_type,
COUNT(*) AS count
FROM users
WHERE user_type IN ("driver", "passenger")
GROUP BY user_type
.. and simply add up the total count in the application layer
As pointed out by Juan in another answer, the DISTINCT is redundant as the GROUP BY ensures that each resultant row is different
Like Juan, I also prefer an IN here, rather than OR condition, for the user_type as I find it more readable. It also reduces the likelihood of confusion if combining further AND conditions in the future
As an aside, I would consider moving the names of the user types, "driver" and "passenger" into a separate user_types table and referencing them by an ID column from your users table
N.B. If you absolutely do need this at the DB level, I would advocate using one of Paul's excellent options, or the CROSS JOIN approach proffered by Tom Mac, and by Juan as his second suggested solution

Answer 4

Try this. Inline view gets the overall total :
SELECT a.user_type,
count(*) AS count,
b.sum
FROM users a
JOIN (SELECT COUNT(*) as sum
FROM users
WHERE user_type IN ("driver","passenger" )
) b ON TRUE
WHERE a.user_type IN ("driver","passenger" )
GROUP BY a.user_type;

Answer 5

You could simply combine SUM() OVER() with COUNT(*):
SELECT user_type, COUNT(*) AS cnt, SUM(COUNT(*)) OVER() AS total
FROM users WHERE user_type IN ('driver', 'passenger') GROUP BY user_type;
db<>fiddle demo
Output:
+------------+------+-------+
| user_type | cnt | total |
+------------+------+-------+
| passenger | 58 | 90 |
| driver | 32 | 90 |
+------------+------+-------+

Answer 6

Add a group by clause at the end for user-type, e.g:
select
u.user_type as user,
u.count,
sum(u.count)
FROM
(
select
DISTINCT
user_type,
count(*) as count
FROM
users
where
(user_type = "driver" OR user_type = "passenger")
GROUP BY
user_type
) u GROUP BY u.user_type;

Answer 7

Tom Mac Explain Properly Your answer. Here is the another way you can do that.
I check the query performance and not found any difference within 1000 records
select user_type,Countuser,(SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM users
WHERE user_type IN ('driver','passenger ') )as sum from (
select user_type,count(*) as Countuser from users a
where a.user_type='driver'
group by a.user_type
union
select user_type,count(*) as Countuser from users b
where b.user_type='passenger'
group by b.user_type
)c
group by user_type,Countuser

Answer 8

Try this:
WITH SUB_Q AS (
SELECT USER_TYPE, COUNT (*) AS CNT
FROM USERS
WHERE USER_TYPE = "passenger" OR USER_TYPE = "driver"
GROUP BY USER_TYPE
),
SUB_Q2 AS (
SELECT SUM(CNT) AS SUM_OF_COUNT
FROM SUB_Q
)
SELECT A.USER_TYPE, A.CNT AS COUNT, SUB_Q2 AS SUM
FROM SUB_Q JOIN SUB_Q2 ON (TRUE);
I used postgresql dialect but you can easily change to a subquery.

Answer 9

select
u.user_type as user,
u.count,
sum(u.count)
FROM users group by user