Death toll of World War II & military wounded by country
Country Total population
1/1/1939
Military
deaths from all causes
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
Average Deaths as % of
1939 population
Military
wounded
Albania 1073000 30000 30000 2.80 2.80 NA
Australia 6968000 39700 700 40400 0.58 0.58 39803
Austria 6653000 250000-261000 24000 100000 370000 5.56 5.56 Included with Germany
Belgium 8387000 12000 76000 88000 1.05 1.05 55513
Brazil 40289000 1000 1000 2000 0.00 0.00 4222
Bulgaria 6458000 18500 3000 21500 0.33 0.33 21878
Burma(British colony) 16119000 2600 250000 252600 1.57 1.57 NA
Canada 11267000 42000 1600 43600 0.38 0.38 53174
China (1937–1945) 517568000 3000000-3750000+ 7357000-8191000 5000000-10000000 15000000-20000000 2.90-3.86 3.38 1761335
Cuba 4235000 100 100 0.00 0.00 NA
Czechoslovakia(in postwar 1945–1992 borders) 14612000 35000-46000
294000-320000 340000-355000 2.33-2.43 2.38 8017
Denmark 3795000 6000 6000 0.16 0.16 2000
Dutch East Indies 69435000 11500 300000 2400000-4000000 3000000-4000000 4.3-5.76 5.03 NA
Egypt 16492000 1100 1100 0.00 0.00 NA
Estonia(within 1939 borders) 1134000 34000 (in both Soviet & German armed forces) 49000 83000 7.3 7.3 NA
Ethiopia 17700000 15000 85000 100000 0.56 0.56 NA
Finland 3700000 94700 2100 96800 2.62 2.62 197000
France (including colonies) 41680000 210000 390000 600000 1.44 1.44 390000
French Indochina 24664000 1000000-2000000 1000000-2200000 4.05-8.11 6.08 NA
Germany 69300000 3760000-4456000 1053000-2135000 5700000 8.23 8.23 7300000
Greece 7222000 35100 171800 300000-600000 507000-807000 7.02-11.17 9.095 47290
Guam 22800 1000-2000 1000-2000 4.39-8.77 6.58 NA
Hungary (figures in 1938 borders not including territories annexed in 1938–41) 9129000 200000 264000
to 664000
464000-864000 5.08-9.46 7.27 89313
Iceland 118900 200 200 0.17 0.17 NA
India 377800000 87000 2100000-3000000 2200000
to 3087000
0.58 0.58 64354
Iran 14340000 200 200 0.00 0.00 NA
Iraq 3698000 500 200 700 0.01 0.01 NA
Ireland 2960000 5000 Irish volunteers deaths included with UK Armed Forces 100 100 0.00 0.00 NA
Italy (in postwar 1947 borders) 44394000 319200 to 341000 Italian nationals and c. 20000 Africans conscripted by Italy 153200 492400 to 514000 1.11-1.16 1.135 225000-320000
Japan 71380000 2100000-2300000 550000-800000 2500000-3100000 3.50-4.34 3.92 326000
Korea(Japanese colony) 24326000 Included with Japanese military 483000-533000 483000-533000 1.99-2.19 2.09 NA
Latvia(within 1939 borders) 1994500 30000 (in both Soviet and German Armies) 220000 250000 12.5 12.5 NA
Lithuania(within 1939 borders) 2575000 25000 (in both Soviet and German Armies) 345000 370000 14.36 14.36 NA
Luxembourg 290000 2905 Included with German & Allied military 4201 7106 2.45 2.45 NA
Malaya & Singapore 5118000 100000 100000 1.95 1.95 NA
Malta(British) 269000 Included with U.K. 1500 1500 0.55 0.55 NA
Mexico 19320000 100 100 0.00 0.00 NA
Mongolia 819000 300 300 0.04 0.04 NA
Nauru(Australian) 3400 500 500 14.7 14.7 NA
Nepal 6087000 Included with British Indian Army NA
Netherlands 8729000 6700 187300 16000 210000 2.41 2.41 2860
Newfoundland(British) 320000 1100 (included with the U.K. & Canada) 100 1200 0.3 0.3 (included with the/ U.K. & Canada)
New Zealand 1629000 11700 11700 0.72 0.72 19314
Norway 2945000 2000 8200 10200 0.35 0.35 364
Papua and New Guinea(Australian) 1292000 15000 15000 1.16 1.16 NA
Philippines(U.S. Territory) 16000303 57000 164000 336000 557000 3.48 3.48 NA
Poland(within 1939 borders including territories annexed by USSR) 34849000 240000 5620000-5820000 5900000– 6000000 16.93-17.22 17.075 766606
Portuguese Timor 480000 40000-70000 40000-70000 8.33-14.58 11.455 NA
Romania (in postwar 1945 borders) 15970000 300000 200000 500000 3.13 3.13 332769
Ruanda-Urundi (Belgian) 3800000 36000 and 50000 36000-50000 0.09–1.3 0.695 NA
South Africa 10160000 11900 11900 0.12 0.12 14363
South Seas Mandate(Japanese Colony) 127000 10000 10000 7.87 7.87
Soviet Union (within 1946–91 borders including annexed territories) 188793000 8668000-11400000 4500000-10000000 8000000 to 9000000 20000000-27000000 10.6-14.3 13.7 14685593
Spain 25637000 Included with the German Army Included with France (See footnote.) NA
Sweden 6341000 100 2000 2100 0.03 0.03 NA
Switzerland 4210000 100 100 0.00 0.00 NA
Thailand 15023000 5600 2000 7600 0.05 0.05 NA
Turkey 17370000 200 200 0.00 0.00 NA
United Kingdom including Crown Colonies 47760000 383700 67200 450900 0.94 0.94 376239
United States 131028000 407300 12100 419400 0.32 0.32 671801
Yugoslavia 15490000 300000-446000 581000-1400000 1027000-1700000 6.63-10.97 8.8 425000
Other nations 300000000 NA
Approx. totals 2300000000 21000000-25500000 29000000-30500000 19000000-28000000 70000000-85000000 3.0-3.7 3.35 NA