List of Major Religious Wars
These figures include the deaths of civilians from diseases, famine, etc., as well as deaths of soldiers in battle and possible massacres and genocide.
| Lowest estimate | Highest estimate | Event | Location | From | To | Religions involved | Percentage of the world population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70063000000000000003,000,000 | 700711500000000000011,500,000 | Thirty Years' War | Holy Roman Empire | 1618 | 1648 | Protestants and Catholics | 69995000000000000000.5%–2.1% |
| 70062000000000000002,000,000 | 70064000000000000004,000,000 | French Wars of Religion | France | 1562 | 1598 | Protestants and Catholics | 69994000000000000000.4%–0.8% |
| 70061200000000000001,200,000 | 70063000000000000003,000,000 | Nigerian Civil War | Nigeria | 1967 | 1970 | Islam and Christian | 69983000000000000000.03%-0.09% |
| 70061000000000000001,000,000 | 70062000000000000002,000,000 | Second Sudanese Civil War | Sudan | 1983 | 2005 | Islam and Christian | 69982000000000000000.02% |
| 70061000000000000001,000,000 | 70063000000000000003,000,000 | Crusades | Holy Land, Europe | 1095 | 1291 | Islam and Christian | 69993000000000000000.3%–2.3% |
| 7005130000000000000130,000 | 7005250000000000000250,000 | Lebanese Civil War | Lebanon | 1975 | 1990 | Sunni, Shiite and Christian | 6999300000000000000 |
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