How do I select last 5 rows in a table without sorting?

Question

I want to select the last 5 records from a table in SQL Server without arranging the table in ascending or descending order.

Answer 1

1. You need to count number of rows inside table ( say we have 12 rows )
2. then subtract 5 rows from them ( we are now in 7 )

3. select * where index_column > 7

   select * from users
   where user_id > 
   ( (select COUNT(*) from users) - 5)
   

   you can order them ASC or DESC

   But when using this code

   select TOP 5 from users order by user_id DESC
   

   it will not be ordered easily.