Between 1789 and 1802, there were about 1 400 000 killed (Sorokin, Pitirim. The Sociology of Revolution. 1967). That number includes those killed during the revolution itself (1789-1799) and the Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802).

The death toll during the Reign of Terror is somewhat less accurate. 17 000 people were officially executed but according to Encyclopaedia Britannica, 10 000 people died in prison or without trial. The Incidence of the Terror during the French Revolution by Donald Greer also points to 25 000 summary executions across France.