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How to repeat rows a specified number of times based on another column in Excel?

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Have you ever tried to repeat a row based on another column value as below screenshot shown? In this article, I will introduce the method on solving this job in Excel.
repeat rows a specified number of times based on another column

Repeat rows based on another column value with VBA

Repeat rows based on another column value by Kutools for Excel

Repeat rows based on another column value with VBA

Here I have a code which can quickly repeat the rows based on the last column values.

1. Press Alt + F11 keys to enable Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, then copy below code and paste it to the new Module script.

VBA: Repeat rows based on another column value

Sub CopyRow()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice20181011
Dim xRg As Range
Dim xCRg As Range
Dim xFNum As Integer
Dim xRN As Integer
On Error Resume Next
SelectRange:
xTxt = ActiveWindow.RangeSelection.Address
Set xRg = Application.InputBox("Select the number value", "Kutools for Excel", xTxt, , , , , 8)
If xRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

If xRg.Columns.Count > 1 Then
    MsgBox "Please select single column!"
    GoTo SelectRange
End If
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For xFNum = xRg.Count To 1 Step -1
Set xCRg = xRg.Item(xFNum)
    xRN = CInt(xCRg.Value)
    With Rows(xCRg.Row)
    .Copy
    .Resize(xRN).Insert
    End With
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

copy and paste the code into the module

3. Press F5 key, a dialog pops out, select the number list which the rows will be repeated based on.
select the number list which the rows will be repeated based on

4. Click OK, the rows have been repeated based on the selected column value.
the rows are repeated based on the selected column value

Repeat rows based on another column value by Kutools for Excel

If you are not good at using VBA, you can try Kutools for Excelā€™s Duplicate Rows/Columns Based on Cell Value feature, which just needs two steps.

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1. Click Kutools > Insert > Duplicate Rows/Columns Based on Cell Value.
click Duplicate Rows/Columns Based on Cell Value feature of kutools

2. In the popping dialog, choose Copy and insert rows option in the Type section, then choose the range that you want to repeat to Insert Range textbox, and choose the column that decides the repeat times to the Repeat Times textbox. Click Ok.
set options in the dialog box

Then the rows will be repeated by the selected column.
the rows are repeated by the selected column.

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