Statistics

Army Strength and Population, British Commonwealth (1918)

 

  20-25 Male Age Group Army Strength Nov 1918 Ratio Strength: Age Group
United Kingdom 1,704,423 3,759,471 2.21
Australia 230,125 178,342 0.78
    (198,333) (0.86)
Canada 385,855 362,774 0.94
    (388,038) (1.01)
India 13,154,601 573,484 0.04
New Zealand 49,692 63,879 1.29
South Africa (White) 65,726 18,796 0.29
    (67,237) (1.02)
South Africa (Other) 226,051 - -
       
Total 15,590,422 4,956,746 1.00
    (5,050,442) (1.02)

 

Notes:

(1) Figures in parenthesis are max strength.

(2) Totals exclude South Africa.

Source: Perry, F.W., The Commonwealth Armies: Manpower and Organisation in Two World Wars.

Last modified: 10 December 2022