Mexican Revolution

1,250,000

disputed broad estimate

The 1.25 million display allocation is a disputed demographic estimate, not a counted military/civilian total. Combat, epidemic disease, famine, migration, and reduced births are difficult to separate.

Each dot below represents 1,000 human lives. Scroll to watch the scale unfold.

Military Dead

Working allocation: 350,000 soldiers killed in combat, from wounds, or from disease. Each = 1,000 lives.

Constitutionalists (Carranza / Obregón) — 100,000 military dead

Federal Forces, Villistas, Zapatistas & Civilians — 250,000 military dead

Civilian Dead

900,000 civilians killed — from violence, famine, disease, and displacement. Wars are not fought only by soldiers.

Civilian dead — 900,000

Deadliest Engagements

Battle of Celaya (1915)16,000

incl. 1,000 civilians

Battle of Zacatecas (1914)9,500

incl. 500 civilians

Decena Trágica — Mexico City (1913)5,000

incl. 3,000 civilians

Battle of Torreón + Massacre of Chinese (1913)2,900

incl. 400 civilians

Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1911)700

incl. 100 civilians

Punitive Expedition (1916–1917)600

incl. 200 civilians

Raid on Columbus, New Mexico (1916)200

incl. 50 civilians

For Perspective

How Mexican Revolution's dead compare to other conflicts and events.

Mexican Revolution — working total1,250,000

Mexican Revolution total dead1,250,000

World War I (all sides)17,000,000

U.S. Civil War620,000

1918 Influenza in Mexico alone400,000

Mexico population decline 1910–1921700,000

Milestones of Loss

18,000 dead

Americans killed in the entire Vietnam War

100,000 dead

Conservative low-end estimate for military dead

350,000 dead

Median estimate for military deaths across all factions

900,000 dead

Estimated civilian deaths from fighting, famine and disease

1,250,000 dead

Total estimated deaths — Mexico's population actually shrank during the Revolution

Figures are working historical estimates and vary across sources. Labels identify totals that are reported, disputed, or unknown; numerical allocations may be retained for comparison without implying exact knowledge. Each number represents human lives, not false precision.