Statistics put out by Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare indicate that a total of 80,432 people from Taiwan served as soldiers of the Imperial Army during the colonial period, while another 126,750 served the army as coolies or took other non-combat positions.
依據日本厚生省的統計，日據時期總共在台招募軍人八萬四百三十二人，軍伕、軍屬十二萬六千七百五十人。