SQL RIGHT JOIN

SQL RIGHT JOIN Keyword

The RIGHT JOIN keyword returns all rows from the right table (table2), with the matching rows in the left table (table1). The result is NULL in the left side when there is no match.

SQL RIGHT JOIN Syntax

SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table1
RIGHT JOIN table2
ON table1.column_name=table2.column_name;

or:

SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table1
RIGHT OUTER JOIN table2
ON table1.column_name=table2.column_name;

PS! In some databases RIGHT JOIN is called RIGHT OUTER JOIN.

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Demo Database

In this tutorial we will use the well-known Northwind sample database.
Below is a selection from the "Orders" table:

OrderID	CustomerID	EmployeeID	OrderDate	ShipperID
10308	2	7	1996-09-18	3
10309	37	3	1996-09-19	1
10310	77	8	1996-09-20	2

And a selection from the "Employees" table:

EmployeeID	LastName	FirstName	BirthDate	Photo	Notes
1	Davolio	Nancy	12/8/1968	EmpID1.pic	Education includes a BA in psychology.....
2	Fuller	Andrew	2/19/1952	EmpID2.pic	Andrew received his BTS commercial and....
3	Leverling	Janet	8/30/1963	EmpID3.pic	Janet has a BS degree in chemistry....

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SQL RIGHT JOIN Example

The following SQL statement will return all employees, and any orders they have placed:

Example

SELECT Orders.OrderID, Employees.FirstName
FROM Orders
RIGHT JOIN Employees
ON Orders.EmployeeID=Employees.EmployeeID
ORDER BY Orders.OrderID;

OrderID	FirstName
	Adam
10248	Steven
10249	Michael
10250	Margaret
10251	Janet
10252	Margaret
10253	Janet
10254	Steven
10255	Anne
10256	Janet
10257	Margaret
10258	Nancy