Human losses of World War II by country (when the number of deaths in a country is disputed, a range of war losses is given) (the sources of the figures are provided in the footnotes) Country Total population 1/1/1939 Military deaths Civilian deaths due to military activity and crimes against humanity Civilian deaths due to war related famine and disease Total deaths Deaths as % of 1939 population AlbaniaA 1,073,000 30,000 30,000 2.81 AustraliaB 6,998,000 39,700 700 40,400 0.57 Austria (German-controlled)C 6,650,000 Included with German Army 120,000 120,000 (see table below) BelgiumD 8,387,000 12,100 75,900 88,000 1.05 BrazilE 40,289,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 0.02 BulgariaF 6,458,000 22,000 3,000 25,000 0.38 Burma (British)G 16,119,000 22,000 250,000 272,000 1.69 CanadaH 11,267,000 45,400 45,400 0.40 China I 517,568,000 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 7,000,000 to 11,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 (1.93 to 3.86) CubaJ 4,235,000 100 100 0.00 Czechoslovakia (in Nov. 1938 borders)K 10,400,000 [25] 25,000 300,000 325,000 3.15 DenmarkL 3,795,000 2,100 1,100 3,200 0.08 Dutch East IndiesM 69,435,000 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 (4.3 to 5.76) Estonia (within 1939 borders)N 1,122,000 Included with the Soviet, German, and Finnish Armies 50,000 50,000 4.44 EthiopiaO 17,700,000 5,000 95,000 100,000 0.6 FinlandP 3,700,000 95,000 2,000 97,000 2.62 France FranceQ 41,700,000 200,000 including colonies[26] 350,000 550,000 1.35 French IndochinaR 24,600,000 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 1,000,000 to 2,200,000 (4.07 to 8.1) GermanyS 69,850,000 4,300,000 to 5,500,000 1,100,000 400,000 to 2,400,000 7,000,000 to 9,000,000 (see table below) Greece GreeceT 7,222,000 20,000 to 35,100 160,000 140,000 to 600,000 320,000 to 807,000 (4.5 to 11.2) Guam GuamTA 20,000 1,000 to 2,000 1,000 to 2,000 (5.0 to 10.0) Hungary HungaryU 9,129,000 300,000 280,000 580,000 6.35 IcelandV 119,000 200 200 0.17 India (British)W 378,000,000 87,000 1,500,000 to 2,500,000 1,587,000 to 2,587,000 (0.42 to 0.68) IranX 14,340,000 200 200 0.00 Iraq IraqY 3,698,000 500 500 0.01 IrelandZ 2,960,000 10,000 Irish volunteers included with UK 200 200 0.00 ItalyAA 44,394,000 301,400 (includes 10,000 African conscripts) 153,200 454,600 1.03 JapanAB 71,380,000 2,120,000 500,000 500,000 2,620,000 to 3,120,000 (3.67 to 4.37) Korea (Japanese Colony)AC 23,400,000 378,000 to 483,000 378,000 to 483,000 (1.6 to 2.06) Latvia (within 1939 borders)AD 1,951,000 Included with the Soviet and German Armies 190,000 40,000 230,000 11.78 Lithuania (within 1939 borders)AE 2,442,000 Included with the Soviet and German Armies 275,000 75,000 350,000 14.33 LuxembourgAF 295,000 2,000 2,000 0.68 Malaya (British)AG 4,391,000 100,000 100,000 2.28 Malta (British)AH 269,000 1,500 1,500 0.56 MexicoAI 19,320,000 100 100 0.00 MongoliaAJ 819,000 300 300 0.04 Australia Nauru (Australian)AK 3,400 500 500 14.7 Nepal BG 6,000,000 Included with British Indian Army NetherlandsAL 8,729,000 17,000 198,000 86,000 301,000 3.45 Newfoundland (British)AM 300,000 included with the U.K. 100 100 0.03 New ZealandAN 1,629,000 11,900 11,900 0.73 NorwayAO 2,945,000 3,000 6,500 9,500 0.32 Australia Papua and New Guinea (Australian)AP 1,292,000 15,000 15,000 1.17 Philippines (U.S. Territory)AQ 16,000,000 57,000 100,000 400,000 to 900,000 557,000 to 1,057,000 (3.48 to 6.6) Poland Poland (within 1939 borders)AR 34,849,000 240,000 4,880,000 to 5,080,000 500,000 5,620,000 to 5,820,000 (16.1 to 16.7) Portuguese TimorAS 500,000 40,000 to 70,000 40,000 to 70,000 (8.00 to 14.00) Romania Romania (within 1939 borders)AT 19,934,000 300,000 500,000 800,000 4.01 Belgium Ruanda-Urundi (Belgian)AU 4,200,000 0 to 300,000 0 to 300,000 (0.00 to 7.1) Singapore (British)AV 728,000 50,000 50,000 6.87 South Africa South AfricaAW 10,160,000 11,900 11,900 0.12 Empire of Japan South Pacific Mandate (Japanese)AX 1,900,000 57,000 57,000 3.00 Soviet Union (within 1946–91 borders) AY 168,524,000 8,700,000 to 13,850,000 7,000,000 to 12,000,000 6,000,000 21,800,000 to 28,000,000 (see table below) Spain SpainAZ 25,637,000 Included with the German Army SwedenBA 6,341,000 600 600 0.01 SwitzerlandBB 4,210,000 100 100 0.00 ThailandBC 15,023,000 5,600 2,000 7,600 0.04 Turkey TurkeyBD 17,370,000 200 200 0.00 United KingdomBE 47,760,000 383,800 including Overseas Territories[11] 67,100 450,900 0.94 United StatesBF 131,028,000 407,000 (including 1,900 members of the U.S. Coast Guard) 12,000 (including 9,500 members of the U.S. Merchant Marine and 64 of the Civil Air Patrol.) 420,000 0.32 YugoslaviaBG 15,400,000 300,000 to 446,000 581,000 to 1,400,000 1,027,000 to 1,700,000 (6.7 to 11.00) Approx. Totals 2,000,000,000 22,000,000 to 30,000,000 19,000,000 to 30,000,000 19,000,000 25,000,000 60,000,000 to 85,000,000 (3.17 to 4.00)
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