Monday, September 12, 2011
| Year | Households | Population | Notes |
| Eastern Han Dynasty, 156 | 10,679,600 | 56,486,856 | |
| Shu Han, 221 | 200,000 | 900,000 | |
| Shu Han, 263 | 280,000 | 1,082,000 | At Shu's demise, the population contained 102,000 armed soldiers and 40,000 various officials. |
| Eastern Wu, 238 | 520,000 | 2,567,000 | |
| Eastern Wu, 280 | 530,000 | 2,535,000 | At Wu's demise, the population had 32,000 officials, 230,000 soldiers, and 5,000 imperial concubines. |
| Cao Wei, 260 | 663,423 | 4,432,881 | |
| Western Jin Dynasty, 280 | 2,495,804 | 16,163,863 | After reuniting China, the Jin Dynasty's population was greatest around this time. |
| From Zou Jiwan (Chinese: 鄒紀萬), Zhongguo Tongshi - Weijin Nanbeichao Shi 中國通史·魏晉南北朝史, (1992). | |||
While it is clear that warfare undoubtedly took many lives during this period, the census figures do not support the idea that millions were wiped out solely from warfare. Other factors such as mass migration out of China must be taken into account.
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