Survivor count (TOS)

The count of survivors from the Twelve Colonies of Man attempts to give a general idea of the Fleet's population. Unlike its re-imagined counterpart, little attempt was made to codify the Fleet's population on a consistent basis, beyond the number of ships within the Fleet itself.

It is established in dialogue from the Original Series' "Greetings From Earth" that survivors number around 6,000 persons. This is not a precise number, but is supported by numerous other incidental comments, elucidated further.

Population Overview

The epoch of this count originates from Apollo's discussion with Michael on Paradeen in Original Series' "Greetings From Earth".

Commander Adama also makes note that one million people on Caprica were killed as a result of Karibdis' actions in sabotaging Caprica's defenses ^{(TOS: "Murder on the Rising Star")}.

It should also be noted that the Fleet's population was likely higher when it began its journey, but the events prior to the Battle of Carillon were likely a major erosion point, as Serina mentions losses of shuttle pilots and other persons ^{(TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")}.

Chart of Loss/Gains

Note: All numbers are preceded by a tilde (~) to denote that the number is not precise. The variance will follow the survivor count encased in parentheses, e.g. (+3) for gains, (-6) for losses, and (0) when no change is recorded between episodes.

Episode	Loss	Gain	Variance from Epoch
Saga of a Star World	Following Battle of Cimtar and the ensuing exodus, numbering no fewer than 4: Nanswah Nanswah's friend 2 Warriors: One with Nanswah's contingent, one with Cassiopeia. Numerous shuttle pilots and other persons were lost during the Battle of Carillon per Serina (TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I").	Unknown number of refugees from Carillon not initially rescued by the Fleet.
Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I	None Recorded	None Recorded
Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II	1 person: Serina (KIA)	None Recorded
The Lost Warrior	None Recorded	None Recorded
The Long Patrol	None Recorded	At least 3 persons from Proteus: Robber Slayer Tanya
The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I		None Recorded
The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II	At least 3 persons on Arcta: Thane (KIA) Wolfe (MIA) Croft (KIA)	None Recorded
The Magnificent Warriors	Undefined number of persons on 2 destroyed agro ships. At least 1 person left behind on Sectar: Siress Belloby	None Recorded
The Young Lords	None Recorded	None Recorded
The Living Legend, Part I	None Recorded	Crew of Battlestar Pegasus, including: Cain Bojay Sheba Tolan
The Living Legend, Part II	Crew of Battlestar Pegasus, including: Cain Tolan and excluding: Silver Spar Squadron and Wounded	None Recorded
Fire in Space	None Recorded	None Recorded
War of the Gods, Part I	At least 4 missing pilots: Bojay Brie Greenbean Jolly	At least 2: Count Baltar (captured) Count Iblis
War of the Gods, Part II	At least 1 entity: Count Iblis	At least 4 pilots reappearing after their abduction by the Beings of Light: Bojay Brie Greenbean Jolly
The Man with Nine Lives	None Recorded	None Recorded
Murder on the Rising Star	At least 1: Ortega (terminated)	None Recorded
Greetings From Earth	6 persons from Lunar Seven, initially captured aboard Lunar Avion by Apollo and Starbuck: Charity Michael Melanie Sarah Fowler Todd Walker	No fewer than 3 persons from the Eastern Alliance: Krebbs Lanceman Leiter	Epoch: ~6,000 (not including Eastern Alliance prisoners) Post-Epoch: No fewer than ~6,003 (+3)
Baltar's Escape	No fewer than 6 persons: Bora Krebbs Lanceman Leiter Maga Taba	None Recorded	No greater than ~5,996 (-6)
Experiment in Terra	None Recorded	None Recorded	~5,996 (0)
Take the Celestra	At least 1 person killed in mutiny: Kronus	None Recorded	No greater than ~5,995 (-1)
The Hand of God	None Recorded	None Recorded	~5,995 (0)