How many people died in World War II?

History hard Data from 2023

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Answer in people. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

The answer

75,000,000 people

Roughly 75M.

Estimates cluster between 70 and 85 million dead, most commonly cited around 75 million — roughly 3% of the world population at the time. Civilian deaths outnumber military ones. The Soviet Union and China account for well over half the total, and record-keeping in both makes precision impossible.

Where this number comes from

Source National WWII Museum, drawing on national archives
Figure refers to 2023
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