SQL RIGHT JOIN Keyword

SQL RIGHT JOIN Keyword

The RIGHT JOIN keyword returns all records from the right table (table2), and the matched records from the left table (table1). The result is NULL from the left side, when there is no match.

RIGHT JOIN Syntax

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

Note: In some databases RIGHT JOIN is called RIGHT OUTER JOIN.

SQL RIGHT JOIN

Demo Database

In this tutorial we will use the well-known Northwind sample database.

Below is a selection from the "Orders" table:

And a selection from the "Employees" table:

SQL RIGHT JOIN Example

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

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