Second World War in numbers

Soviet civilians leaving their homes after the German bombing of Leningrad in 1942 (Photo: RIA Novosti, archive)

SECOND WORLD WAR IN NUMBERS

DURATION: September 1st, 1939 – September 2nd, 1945 – six years and one day

NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: almost all countries in the world

DIRECTLY INVOLVED COUNTRIES: 30

NUMBER OF DIRECTLY INVOLVED PEOPLE: 100 million minimum

TOTAL DEATHS: 70 – 85 million people (estimates up to 120 million)

MILITARY DEATHS: 20-30 million

CIVILIAN DEATHS: 40-60 million

NUMBER OF INDIRECT VICTIMS: 18 – 29 million (deaths due to starvation or illness)

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION: 916.490

TANK PRODUCTION: 279.590

NUMBER OF VICTIMS PER COUNTRY:

COUNTRY	TOTAL DEATHS	MILITARY DEATHS	CIVILIAN DEATHS CAUSED BY MILITARY ACTIVITY	CIVILIAN DEATHS DUE TO FAMINE AND ILLNESS
USSR	20 – 27 milion	8,7 – 11,4 milion	4,5 – 10 milion	8 – 9 milion
CHINA	15 – 20 milion	3,3 – 3,7 milion	7,3 – 8,2 milion	5 – 10 milion
GERMANY	6,9 – 7,4 milion	4,4 – 5,3 m	1,5 – 3 milion	/
POLAND	5,9 – 6 milion	240.000	5,6 – 5,8 milion	/
JAPAN	2,5 – 3,1 milion	2,1 – 2,3 milion	550.000 – 800.000	/
YUGOSLAVIA	1 – 1,7 milion	446.000	581.000 – 1,4 milion	/
FRANCE	600.000	210.000	390.000	/
ITALY	494.200 – 514.000	319.000 – 361.000	153.200	/
UNITED KINGDOM	450.900	383.700	67.200	/
USA	419.400	407.300	12.100	/