By the Numbers
Every major conflict ranked by total deaths — military and civilian combined — from antiquity to the present day.
1939 – 1945 · 21 battles · 69% civilian
80,000,000
25,000,000 mil · 55,000,000 civ
1206 – 1368 · 8 battles · 86% civilian
35,000,000
5,000,000 mil · 30,000,000 civ
1618 – 1683 · 11 battles · 84% civilian
25,000,000
4,000,000 mil · 21,000,000 civ
1850 – 1864 · 7 battles · 84% civilian
25,000,000
4,000,000 mil · 21,000,000 civ
1947 – 1991 · 14 battles · 32% civilian
22,000,000
15,000,000 mil · 7,000,000 civ
1937 – 1945 · 11 battles · 80% civilian
21,255,700
4,255,700 mil · 17,000,000 civ
1914 – 1918 · 15 battles · 51% civilian
19,700,000
9,700,000 mil · 10,000,000 civ
1370 – 1405 · 10 battles · 82% civilian
17,000,000
3,000,000 mil · 14,000,000 civ
755 – 763 AD · 11 battles · 94% civilian
12,750,000
750,000 mil · 12,000,000 civ
1917 – 1922 · 12 battles · 81% civilian
10,500,000
2,000,000 mil · 8,500,000 civ
184 – 280 · 12 battles · 76% civilian
10,000,000
2,400,000 mil · 7,600,000 civ
1519 – 1533 · 15 battles · 99% civilian
8,061,000
61,000 mil · 8,000,000 civ
1618–1648 · 11 battles · 94% civilian
7,450,000
450,000 mil · 7,000,000 civ
1803 – 1815 · 14 battles · 46% civilian
6,500,000
3,500,000 mil · 3,000,000 civ
1955 – 1975 · 8 battles · 56% civilian
3,600,000
1,600,000 mil · 2,000,000 civ
475 – 221 BC · 13 battles · 43% civilian
3,500,000
2,000,000 mil · 1,500,000 civ
1950 – 1953 · 11 battles · 63% civilian
3,200,000
1,200,000 mil · 2,000,000 civ
1337–1453 · 11 battles · 89% civilian
2,800,000
300,000 mil · 2,500,000 civ
1756 – 1763 · 8 battles · 42% civilian
2,400,000
1,400,000 mil · 1,000,000 civ
1967 – 1970 · 12 battles · 95% civilian
2,000,000
100,000 mil · 1,900,000 civ
1975 – 1979 · 10 battles · 85% civilian
2,000,000
300,000 mil · 1,700,000 civ
235 – 284 AD · 12 battles · 86% civilian
1,750,000
250,000 mil · 1,500,000 civ
1701–1714 · 11 battles · 75% civilian
1,600,000
400,000 mil · 1,200,000 civ
1095 – 1291 · 8 battles · 53% civilian
1,500,000
700,000 mil · 800,000 civ
66 – 136 AD · 8 battles · 46% civilian
1,300,000
700,000 mil · 600,000 civ
1592 – 1598 · 15 battles · 79% civilian
1,260,000
260,000 mil · 1,000,000 civ
1792–1802 · 11 battles · 28% civilian
1,250,000
900,000 mil · 350,000 civ
1910 – 1920 · 12 battles · 72% civilian
1,250,000
350,000 mil · 900,000 civ
1740–1748 · 11 battles · 67% civilian
1,200,000
400,000 mil · 800,000 civ
1979–1989 · 10 battles · 97% civilian
1,035,000
35,000 mil · 1,000,000 civ
58–50 BC · 12 battles · 57% civilian
1,000,000
425,000 mil · 575,000 civ
1857 – 1858 · 6 battles · 89% civilian
898,000
96,000 mil · 802,000 civ
1994 · 10 battles · 94% civilian
800,000
50,000 mil · 750,000 civ
1861 – 1865 · 21 battles · 7% civilian
670,000
620,000 mil · 50,000 civ
264–146 BC · 10 battles · 31% civilian
650,000
450,000 mil · 200,000 civ
1568 – 1648 · 16 battles · 33% civilian
600,000
400,000 mil · 200,000 civ
376 – 476 AD · 8 battles · 58% civilian
600,000
250,000 mil · 350,000 civ
1980 – 1988 · 11 battles · 17% civilian
600,000
500,000 mil · 100,000 civ
632 – 750 AD · 12 battles · 33% civilian
600,000
400,000 mil · 200,000 civ
2014 – Present · 21 battles · 4% civilian
570,000
550,000 mil · 20,000 civ
1936–1939 · 11 battles · 33% civilian
525,000
350,000 mil · 175,000 civ
533 – 554 AD · 10 battles · 77% civilian
520,000
120,000 mil · 400,000 civ
2011 – 2024 · 19 battles · 60% civilian
504,118
202,157 mil · 301,961 civ
1975 – 2002 · 9 battles · 68% civilian
500,000
160,000 mil · 340,000 civ
602 – 628 AD · 9 battles · 60% civilian
500,000
200,000 mil · 300,000 civ
1853 – 1856 · 12 battles · 20% civilian
500,000
400,000 mil · 100,000 civ
1954 – 1962 · 11 battles · 63% civilian
478,600
175,600 mil · 303,000 civ
1898 · 11 battles · 86% civilian
463,289
63,289 mil · 400,000 civ
49–31 BC · 12 battles · 33% civilian
460,000
310,000 mil · 150,000 civ
1877 – 1878 · 12 battles · 44% civilian
450,000
250,000 mil · 200,000 civ
336–323 BC · 12 battles · 30% civilian
400,000
280,000 mil · 120,000 civ
1683 – 1699 · 10 battles · 38% civilian
400,000
250,000 mil · 150,000 civ
793–1066 · 12 battles · 63% civilian
400,000
150,000 mil · 250,000 civ
499–449 BC · 10 battles · 14% civilian
350,000
300,000 mil · 50,000 civ
1912 – 1913 · 11 battles · 38% civilian
300,000
185,000 mil · 115,000 civ
1494 – 1559 · 13 battles · 33% civilian
300,000
200,000 mil · 100,000 civ
2023 – Present · 13 battles · 81% civilian
265,000
50,000 mil · 215,000 civ
2003 – 2011 · 10 battles · 73% civilian
255,000
70,000 mil · 185,000 civ
431–404 BC · 10 battles · 29% civilian
255,000
180,000 mil · 75,000 civ
768 – 814 AD · 10 battles · 60% civilian
250,000
100,000 mil · 150,000 civ
1560 – 1615 · 15 battles · 12% civilian
250,000
220,000 mil · 30,000 civ
1870 – 1871 · 9 battles · 24% civilian
239,000
182,000 mil · 57,000 civ
1791 – 1804 · 11 battles · 24% civilian
229,000
175,000 mil · 54,000 civ
1899 – 1902 · 14 battles · 89% civilian
224,200
24,200 mil · 200,000 civ
1754 – 1763 · 8 battles · 30% civilian
200,000
140,000 mil · 60,000 civ
1642–1651 · 11 battles · 54% civilian
185,000
85,000 mil · 100,000 civ
1994 – 2009 · 11 battles · 57% civilian
175,000
75,000 mil · 100,000 civ
2001 – 2021 · 12 battles · 29% civilian
164,000
117,000 mil · 47,000 civ
1904 – 1905 · 11 battles · 13% civilian
160,000
140,000 mil · 20,000 civ
1939 – 1940 · 11 battles · 1% civilian
151,957
151,000 mil · 957 civ
1975 – 1990 · 12 battles · 63% civilian
150,000
55,000 mil · 95,000 civ
1991 – 2001 · 11 battles · 56% civilian
140,000
62,000 mil · 78,000 civ
1066 – 1071 · 7 battles · 78% civilian
135,000
30,000 mil · 105,000 civ
1899 – 1901 · 10 battles · 80% civilian
125,000
25,000 mil · 100,000 civ
1881 – 1899 · 11 battles · 18% civilian
110,000
90,000 mil · 20,000 civ
1860s – 1890 · 11 battles · 49% civilian
103,000
53,000 mil · 50,000 civ
1960 – 1965 · 10 battles · 60% civilian
100,000
40,000 mil · 60,000 civ
1880 – 1902 · 12 battles · 62% civilian
77,000
29,000 mil · 48,000 civ
2023 – Present · 17 battles · 99% civilian
75,300
900 mil · 74,400 civ
1775 – 1783 · 14 battles · 33% civilian
75,000
50,000 mil · 25,000 civ
1296 – 1357 · 13 battles · 27% civilian
75,000
55,000 mil · 20,000 civ
1879 – 1884 · 11 battles · 21% civilian
70,000
55,000 mil · 15,000 civ
1455–1487 · 11 battles · 17% civilian
60,000
50,000 mil · 10,000 civ
12 BC–16 AD · 11 battles · 27% civilian
55,000
40,000 mil · 15,000 civ
1846 – 1848 · 11 battles · 46% civilian
54,283
29,283 mil · 25,000 civ
2011 – 2020 · 14 battles · 37% civilian
40,020
25,020 mil · 15,000 civ
1453 · 10 battles · 29% civilian
35,000
25,000 mil · 10,000 civ
1990 – 1991 · 11 battles · 12% civilian
28,792
25,292 mil · 3,500 civ
1839–1860 · 13 battles · 13% civilian
23,000
20,000 mil · 3,000 civ
1812 – 1815 · 11 battles · 13% civilian
23,000
20,000 mil · 3,000 civ
1967 · 10 battles · 5% civilian
22,000
21,000 mil · 1,000 civ
1948 – 1949 · 11 battles · 23% civilian
21,273
16,373 mil · 4,900 civ
1973 · 11 battles · 8% civilian
15,200
14,000 mil · 1,200 civ
1879 · 5 battles · 20% civilian
14,700
11,700 mil · 3,000 civ
1965 – 1999 · 11 battles · 23% civilian
13,000
10,000 mil · 3,000 civ
2025 – Present · 13 battles · 47% civilian
7,845
4,130 mil · 3,715 civ
1956 · 10 battles · 23% civilian
4,404
3,404 mil · 1,000 civ
1968 – 1998 · 12 battles · 58% civilian
3,600
1,500 mil · 2,100 civ
1982 · 10 battles · 0% civilian
907
904 mil · 3 civ