About 2,200 people were on the Titanic, and roughly 2,200 is the figure most historians accept for the total of passengers plus crew.

Most modern summaries put it this way:

  • Around 2,200 people on board in total (passengers + crew).
  • About 1,500 people died when the ship sank.
  • That means roughly 700 people survived.

Exact counts vary slightly (you’ll see totals like 2,208 or 2,224), because original records had misspellings, aliases, and possible uncounted workers or stowaways, so historians usually talk about “approximately” 2,200 people on board.