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Soviet Union lost 20 to 27 million people during WWII, which amounts to 10-15% of entire population at the moment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_c
by vl 4y ago
Soviet Union lost 20 to 27 million people during WWII, which amounts to 10-15% of entire population at the moment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties_of_the_Soviet_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties_of_the...
And terrifying graph for percentage losses by country:
https://topforeignstocks.com/2016/04/19/chart-world-war-ii-casualties-as-a-percentage-of-each-countrys-population/ https://topforeignstocks.com/2016/04/19/chart-world-war-ii-c...
- wizofaus 4y agoYep, that does stand out as a historical exception. But even a once off 15% reduction over a few years isn't necessarily going to matter much in the face of sustained exponential growth - if it happened in Ethiopia, the population would recover within 5 years.