World War II

World War II Casualties by Country 2025

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5 Countries with the most World War II Deaths

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Country
Total Deaths During WWII (M)
Military Deaths
Civilian Deaths via Military
Civilian Deaths via Famine or Disease
China Flag
China20M3.8M8.2M10M
Russia Flag
Russia13.9M6.8M4.1M3.1M
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine6.8M1.6M3.7M1.5M
Poland Flag
Poland6M240K5.8M
Germany Flag
Germany5.7M4.5M2.1M
Japan Flag
Japan3.1M2.3M800K
India Flag
India3.1M87K3M
Belarus Flag
Belarus2.3M620K1.4M310K
Philippines Flag
Philippines1.4M62.5K1M336K
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar1M2.6K1M
Hungary Flag
Hungary864K200K664K
Greece Flag
Greece807K35.1K171.8K600K
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan660K310K350K
France Flag
France600K210K390K
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan550K330K220K
Italy Flag
Italy514K341K153.2K
Romania Flag
Romania500K300K200K
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom450.9K383.7K67.2K
United States Flag
United States419.4K407.3K12.1K
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania375K25K275K75K
Austria Flag
Austria370K261K124K
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic355K46K320K
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan300K210K90K
Georgia Flag
Georgia300K190K110K
Latvia Flag
Latvia260K30K190K40K
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands250K6.7K187.3K16K
Armenia Flag
Armenia180K150K30K
Moldova Flag
Moldova170K50K75K45K
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan120K50K70K
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan120K70K50K
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia100K15K85K
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan100K70K30K
Finland Flag
Finland96.8K94.7K2.1K
Belgium Flag
Belgium88K12K76K
Estonia Flag
Estonia83K34K49K
Canada Flag
Canada43.6K42K1.6K
Australia Flag
Australia40.4K39.7K700
Albania Flag
Albania30K30K
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria21.5K18.5K3K
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea15K15K
South Africa Flag
South Africa11.9K11.9K
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand11.7K11.7K
Norway Flag
Norway10.2K2K8.2K
Thailand Flag
Thailand7.6K5.6K2K
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg7.1K2.9K4.2K
Denmark Flag
Denmark6K6K
Sweden Flag
Sweden2.1K1002K
Brazil Flag
Brazil2K1K1K
Egypt Flag
Egypt1.1K1.1K
Iraq Flag
Iraq700500200
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia300300
Iran Flag
Iran200200
Turkey Flag
Turkey200200
Iceland Flag
Iceland200200
Mexico Flag
Mexico100100
Cuba Flag
Cuba100100
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland100100
Ireland Flag
Ireland1005K100
Total72.2M23.9M31.2M20M
  • The modern-day countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan comprised a single country, the U.S.S.R., at the time of WWII. Their collective casualties are listed under “Russia” in the data table.
  • The modern-day countries Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia comprised a single country, Yugoslavia, at the time of WWII. Yugoslavia experienced 1,700,000 total deaths (446,000 military deaths and 1,400,000 civilian deaths via military action).
  • The modern-day countries Czech Republic and Slovakia comprised a single country, Czechoslovakia, at the time of WWII and experienced 355,000 total deaths (46,000 military deaths and 320,000 civilian deaths due to military action).
  • In many cases, casualty data are ranged estimates rather than precise counts. In such cases, the higher end of the range is displayed.
  • The ranged estimate for civilian deaths due to military action is atypically broad in certain countries, including the Philippines (164,000-1,000,000), Germany (1.5-3.0 million), the Soviet Union (4.5-10 million), and Yugoslavia (581,000-1,400,000).