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I hope this helps:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties#Casualties_by_1914_borders
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France The total includes 1,186,000 killed or missing in action and died of wounds.[2] The figure for total military dead of 1,397,800 is from a study published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 1931[12]-. The total includes 71,100 French Colonial Forces, 4,600 foreign nationals, and 28,600 war-related military deaths occurring from 11/11/18 to 6/1/1919.[12,414] The UK War Office in 1922 estimated French losses as 1,385,300 dead and missing, including 58,000 colonial soldiers.[15] The U.S. War Department in 1924 estimated 1,357,800 killed and died.[25] The names of the soldiers who died for France during World War I are listed on-line by the French government.[16] The French encyclopedia Quid reports that 30-40,000 foreign volunteers from about 40 nationalities served in the French army. At the end of the war 12,000 were in the Czechoslovak Legions and the ethnic Polish Blue Army. 5,000 Italians served in a "Legion" commanded by Colonel Garibaldi. There were also 1,000 Spaniards and 1,500 Swiss in French service. 200 American volunteers served with the French from 1914-16, including the Lafayette Escadrille.[17] Luxembourg was occupied by Germany during the war. 3,700 Luxembourg citizens served in the French armed forces. 2,800 gave their lives in the war. [18] They are commemorated at the Gëlle Fra in Luxembourg. The French Armenian Legion served as part of the French Armed forces during the war.
Civilian deaths exceeded the prewar level by 500,000. 300,000 were caused by military operations and food shortages, and 200,000 by the Spanish Flu[23,30-47], Civilian dead include 1,509 merchant sailors[12,314], and 3,357 killed in air attacks and long range artillery bombardments[12,312-13]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties#Casualties_by_1914_borders
At the bottom of the page:
France The total includes 1,186,000 killed or missing in action and died of wounds.[2] The figure for total military dead of 1,397,800 is from a study published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 1931[12]-. The total includes 71,100 French Colonial Forces, 4,600 foreign nationals, and 28,600 war-related military deaths occurring from 11/11/18 to 6/1/1919.[12,414] The UK War Office in 1922 estimated French losses as 1,385,300 dead and missing, including 58,000 colonial soldiers.[15] The U.S. War Department in 1924 estimated 1,357,800 killed and died.[25] The names of the soldiers who died for France during World War I are listed on-line by the French government.[16] The French encyclopedia Quid reports that 30-40,000 foreign volunteers from about 40 nationalities served in the French army. At the end of the war 12,000 were in the Czechoslovak Legions and the ethnic Polish Blue Army. 5,000 Italians served in a "Legion" commanded by Colonel Garibaldi. There were also 1,000 Spaniards and 1,500 Swiss in French service. 200 American volunteers served with the French from 1914-16, including the Lafayette Escadrille.[17] Luxembourg was occupied by Germany during the war. 3,700 Luxembourg citizens served in the French armed forces. 2,800 gave their lives in the war. [18] They are commemorated at the Gëlle Fra in Luxembourg. The French Armenian Legion served as part of the French Armed forces during the war.
Civilian deaths exceeded the prewar level by 500,000. 300,000 were caused by military operations and food shortages, and 200,000 by the Spanish Flu[23,30-47], Civilian dead include 1,509 merchant sailors[12,314], and 3,357 killed in air attacks and long range artillery bombardments[12,312-13]
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Wikipedia - France in the Twentieth Century
Under the Demographics section, it states:
Unlike other European countries, France did not experience a strong population growth in the mid and late 19th century and first half of the 20th century (see Demographics of France). This would be compounded by the massive French losses of World War I — roughly estimated at 1.4 million French dead including civilians (see World War I casualties) (or nearly 10% of the active adult male population) and four times as many wounded (see World War I)
I don't think the 10% includes wounded men.
Under the Demographics section, it states:
Unlike other European countries, France did not experience a strong population growth in the mid and late 19th century and first half of the 20th century (see Demographics of France). This would be compounded by the massive French losses of World War I — roughly estimated at 1.4 million French dead including civilians (see World War I casualties) (or nearly 10% of the active adult male population) and four times as many wounded (see World War I)
I don't think the 10% includes wounded men.
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Maybe we can extrapolate:
At the dawn of WW1 European France had a population (1906) of ~ 41 Million with a male/female sex ratio of 104/100.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_France
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-7826955/Vive-Mademoiselle-the-politics-of.html
That yields a male population of ~ 20.8 million.
During the war France fielded an army of 8.3 million, 95% (7.9 Million) of whom were from European France. That army suffered 4.2 million casualties, 95% or 3.99 million of whom were likely & proportionately from European France.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWfrenchA.htm
And that equates to ~ 20% of the male population.
Somebody please check my meatball math.
At the dawn of WW1 European France had a population (1906) of ~ 41 Million with a male/female sex ratio of 104/100.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_France
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-7826955/Vive-Mademoiselle-the-politics-of.html
That yields a male population of ~ 20.8 million.
During the war France fielded an army of 8.3 million, 95% (7.9 Million) of whom were from European France. That army suffered 4.2 million casualties, 95% or 3.99 million of whom were likely & proportionately from European France.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWfrenchA.htm
And that equates to ~ 20% of the male population.
Somebody please check my meatball math.
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Shec, I won't check your math*. The only problem I see with your reasoning is that it doesn't take into account civilians who may have been killed or wounded during the war.
*You'll see in this thread that I failed a math class in high school.
*You'll see in this thread that I failed a math class in high school.
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This is from a secondary "meta" source "The World War One Databook" by Ellis and Cox. No indication as to primary source
It is isn't gender specific but gives
Total military Killed, Wounded and Missing 5,714,500 and c. 40,000 Civilian Deaths
Hope this is of some help
It is isn't gender specific but gives
Total military Killed, Wounded and Missing 5,714,500 and c. 40,000 Civilian Deaths
Hope this is of some help
