Source: TW
Consensus is that in Europe, between 40-60 thousand people were executed for the charge of witchcraft. Women were more common, but men were also charged.
The Holy Roman Empire saw around 25,000 executions.
In Britain, the figure is more like 3000.
The UK Parliament website states that around 400-500 people were executed for the crime in England. Estimates for Scotland have put the figure at around 2500. In Wales there may have been only 5 executions.
This shows there was indeed great regional disparity, with social and religious factors at play. The Protestant movement in Britain was the most fanatical in Scotland, and this played a large role in the terror. On a per-capita basis, more people were executed in Scotland for the “crime” than anywhere else in Europe.
Executions and murders related to witchcraft claims still occur today. In Tanzania, for instance, it is estimated that around 500 people accused of witchcraft are killed annually. The majority of the murders are organized by Christian mobs.