When you die how many people will go to your funeral?

[MelanieFrontage]

My dad died a few years ago and the crematorium was packed, there must have been about 100 people there.
I don’t know that many people, when I die I expect (hope) that perhaps 20 people will see me off.
Is that below average, above or ‘about right’

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I’m not having a funeral as I would prefer an early morning slot at the crematorium with no one in attendance, no service, no flowers or wake. My parents both opted for this. However, their non-funerals still cost £3.5k each. The cost of the fees and the cheapest coffin is staggering.

I'm having a direct cremation so none. Too much fuss for me.
I went to a funeral connected with work where the total attendance was 7. Including the deceased. Conversely at my dad's funeral we had well over 100.

If I literally died today, lots - 150?

but I'd rather it was a direct cremation with nobody there tbh. Conveyor belt finished.

I have no idea what happens if I make it to my parents' age but I very much hope not to.

I don't know, maybe 30. At my dad and grandad's funerals there were 150 people or so. I'm not that popular!

Same with my mum's funeral actually, probably more than 150.

Irish here. I'd expect it would be 100's. When our parents died hundreds came to pay their respects between attending the funeral home and the church. Over 100 sat for a meal after our parents burial. Here you would have friends/in-laws of your siblings who may never have met you, attending your funeral, so it's a wide net of people and that's before the locals who generally turn out in force.

I have a fair sized family and a decent amount of friends so doubt my numbers would be pitiful. My dad died recently and 1000 people came. I couldn’t believe it. It was comforting to the family to know how loved he was.

Probably no one other than scroungers looking for a free drink and grub. They will be disappointed as I'm making no provision for a wake in my arrangements. Fuckers couldn't make it to my Birthday party.

Hundreds probably, I am half Irish.

None, I'm having a direct cremation.

None. I'm not having a funeral.

I think one or two might attend mine just to be sure I was actually dead!!

In all honesty I’m not sure. I woman my age in the next town over had a massive heart attack on Boxing Day and the church was packed out for her funeral - I happened to drive past at the time and it was a ‘people in the graveyard listening to speakers’ job. I was surprised