About 705–706 people survived the sinking of the Titanic, out of roughly 2,200 passengers and crew on board.

Key numbers

  • Total on board (passengers + crew): about 2,200 to 2,224 people.
  • Total survivors: about 705–706 people.
  • Total deaths: about 1,500 people.
  • Passenger survivors: 492.
  • Crew survivors: 214.
  • Overall survival rate: about 32%.

By group (quick view)

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Group Survived Notes
All people on board ≈705–706 About 32% of everyone on the ship.
Passengers (all classes) 492 About 37% of passengers survived.
Crew 214 About 24% of crew survived.
First-class passengers ≈61% survived Highest survival rate among passenger classes.
Second-class passengers ≈42% survived Middle survival rate.
Third-class passengers ≈24% survived Lowest survival rate; many could not reach lifeboats.

Why the numbers vary slightly

You’ll see 705, 706, or “about 700” in different sources because:

  • Records from 1912 were incomplete and sometimes contradictory.
  • Some lists count slightly different totals on board (2,208 vs 2,224), which shifts the survivor count by 1–2 people in summaries.

Most modern historians converge on roughly 705–706 survivors, so using “about 705 people survived the Titanic” is accurate for most purposes.

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