Table Seating Calculator: How Many People Fit at a Table?
Enter a table and the space you want per guest. The calculator shows how many people the table seats, draws the chairs, and tells you how many tables your guest list needs.
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How much space each guest needs
| Spacing | Table edge per guest | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Roomy | 24 in | Plated dinners, armchairs, guests who need elbow room |
| Standard | 22 in | Most weddings and banquets with folding or banquet chairs |
| Tight | 18 in | Slim chiavari chairs, short receptions, children |
Folding and banquet chairs are about 18 in wide, so they need at least 22 in of table edge to slide in and out. Chiavari chairs are narrower, about 16 in, which is how venues seat 10 at a 60 in round.
The math
For a round table, seats = (3.14 × diameter) ÷ space per guest, rounded down. For a rectangular table, each long side seats its length ÷ space per guest, rounded down, plus one guest at each end if the table is at least 24 in wide.
How many tables for your guest count
| Guests | 60 in rounds, 8 each | 72 in rounds, 10 each | 8 ft tables, 10 each |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 75 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| 100 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| 150 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
| 200 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
| 250 | 32 | 25 | 25 |