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For more information on the 20th century maritime history of the North Atlantic, and answers to such questions as how many people were on the Titanic, see The Hunt for Hitler’s Warship © 2015 by Patrick Bishop. It is available now from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

How Many People Were on the Titanic? Numbers Breakdown

Exact numbers of those traveling on the Titanic is not known, but the official total of all passengers and crew is 2,229. The number of survivors varies from 701-713.

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The table below features a detailed breakdown of passengers in each class and the crew, and the number who survived. It is compiled from the most widely used figures for passengers and crew. The numbers are for passengers in first, second, and third class.

1st Class On Board 1st Class Survived 2nd Class On Board 2nd Class Survived 3rd Class On Board 3rd Class Survived Crew On Board Crew Survived Men 175 57 168 14 462 75 Women 144 140 93 80 165 76 23 Children 6 5 24 24 79 27 Loading... Loading... Total 325 202 285 118 706 178 913 215 Total Passengers = 1316 Total Crew = 913 Total Survived = 498 Total Survived = 215 Total On Board Titanic = 2229 Total Survivors = 713

Many are taught that in the sinking of the Titantic, third-class passengers were locked into flooding passages so as to preserve lifeboats for the first class, most famously in James Cameron’s depiction of the Titanic sinking in film. Dramatic embellishment certainly occurred, but the fact remains that first-class passengers were more likely to survive than second or third-class passengers.

In terms of a percentage breakdown of number of survivors based on their class, here are the relevant statistics.

37 percent of all passengers survived

61 percent of first-class passengers survived

42 percent of second-class passengers survived

24 percent of third-class passenger survived

This article is part of our larger selection of posts about the Titanic. To learn more, click here for our comprehensive guide to the Titanic.

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