The difference between count (1), COUNT (*), and count (column name) functions in Oracle

1) count (1) compared to COUNT (*):

1. If your data table does not have a primary key, then count (1) is faster than COUNT (*)
2, if there is a primary key, then the primary key (Union primary key) as the count of the condition is also faster than COUNT (*)
3, if your table has only one field, then count (*) is the fastest
4, COUNT (*) count (1) compares the two. The data field that corresponds to count (1) is mostly still.
5, if Count (1) is a clustered index, ID, that must be count (1) fast.  But the difference is very small. Because Count (*), automatically optimizes the specified field to that one. So there is no need to count (?), with Count (*), SQL will help you to complete the optimized

2) Count Detailed:

1. Count (*) will return the total number of rows in the table that contain null, but count (column name) returns the total number of all rows except null in the table (columns with default values will also be counted).
2, distinct column name, the result will be to remove the value of NULL and duplicate data after the result

3) Examples are shown below:

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The difference between count (1), COUNT (*), and count (column name) functions in Oracle