{"id":847,"date":"2017-10-13T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T09:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/?page_id=847"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:03:29","slug":"military-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/first-world-war\/military-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Military might\u00a0in 1914<\/b><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nation<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nNumber
\nof aircraft<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n		Number
\nof airships (Zeppelins)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria-Hungary<\/span><\/td>\n35<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Britain<\/span><\/td>\n110<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/span><\/td>\n160<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/span><\/td>\n246<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russia<\/span><\/td>\n300<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nation<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nSize
\nof army in 1914<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n		Total
\nnumber of soldiers who fought during the war.<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria-Hungary<\/span><\/td>\n3,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n7,800,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belgium<\/span><\/td>\n117,000<\/span><\/td>\n267,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Britain<\/span><\/td>\n975,000<\/span><\/td>\n8,905,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/span><\/td>\n4,017,000<\/span><\/td>\n8,410,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/span><\/td>\n4,500,000<\/span><\/td>\n11,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/span><\/td>\n1,251,000<\/span><\/td>\n5,615,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romania<\/span><\/td>\n290,000<\/span><\/td>\n750,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russia<\/span><\/td>\n5,971,000<\/span><\/td>\n12,000,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/span><\/td>\n200,000<\/span><\/td>\n707,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/span><\/td>\n210,000<\/span><\/td>\n2,850,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United
\nStates<\/span><\/td>\n		200,000<\/span><\/td>\n4,355,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Casualties<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nation<\/span><\/td>\nTotal
\nNumber of servicemen engaged in the war.<\/span><\/td>\n		Number
\nof deaths.<\/span><\/td>\n		Number
\nof soldiers wounded.<\/span><\/td>\n		Number
\nof men taken prisoner or reported missing.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria<\/span><\/td>\n7800000<\/span><\/td>\n1200000<\/span><\/td>\n3620000<\/span><\/td>\n2200000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Britain
\n(inc Empire)<\/span><\/td>\n		8904467<\/span><\/td>\n908371<\/span><\/td>\n2090212<\/span><\/td>\n191652<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/span><\/td>\n8410000<\/span><\/td>\n1357800<\/span><\/td>\n4266000<\/span><\/td>\n537000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/span><\/td>\n11000000<\/span><\/td>\n17737000<\/span><\/td>\n4216058<\/span><\/td>\n1152800<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/span><\/td>\n5615000<\/span><\/td>\n650000<\/span><\/td>\n947000<\/span><\/td>\n600000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russia<\/span><\/td>\n12000000<\/span><\/td>\n1700000<\/span><\/td>\n4950000<\/span><\/td>\n2500000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/span><\/td>\n2850000<\/span><\/td>\n325000<\/span><\/td>\n400000<\/span><\/td>\n250000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United
\nStates<\/span><\/td>\n		4355000<\/span><\/td>\n126000<\/span><\/td>\n234300<\/span><\/td>\n4500<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

First World War Homepage<\/a>
\nCauses of the First World War<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Assassination of Franz Ferdinand<\/a>
\nSchlieffen Plan<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Public Reaction to the Outbreak of War<\/a>
\nBritish Expeditionary Force –\u00a0<\/a> Interactive Timeline of the First World War<\/a>
\nSimulation: Life in the Trenches<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Statistics<\/a>
\nChanging role of Women<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0War Poetry<\/a>
\nBritish Contribution to Western Front<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Development of New Weapons<\/a>
\nCreeping Barrage<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Western Front in 1918<\/a> –
\nHome Front in the First World War<\/a>
\nTimeline Infographic: Causes of World War One<\/a> – Ludendorff and the Spring Offensive<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Military might\u00a0in 1914 Nation Number of aircraft Number of airships (Zeppelins) Austria-Hungary 35 1 Britain 110 6 France 160 4 Germany 246 11 Russia 300 11 Nation Size of army in 1914 Total number of soldiers who fought during the war. Austria-Hungary 3,000,000 7,800,000 Belgium 117,000 267,000 Britain 975,000 8,905,000 France 4,017,000 8,410,000 Germany 4,500,000… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":144,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-847","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t