Number of civilian casualties during the Korean War 1950-1953

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 30, 2014

During the Korean War (1950-1953), more than 373,000 civilians were killed on the South Korean side and about 282,000 on the North Korean side. The Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950, and ended with an armistice in 1953, was one of the largest proxy wars after the Second World War. The war led to millions of casualties, including approximately 1.9 million military personnel.

Number of civilian casualties during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953

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June 2014

Region

Worldwide, South Korea

Survey time period

1950 to 1953

Supplementary notes

*Based on 1954 figures of the Central Bureau of Statistics of North Korea.

**Including massacres in South Korea.

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