List of sovereign states by homeless population

It is estimated that 150 million people are homeless worldwide. ^[1] Habitat for Humanity estimated in 2016 that 1.6 billion people around the world live in "inadequate shelter". ^[2]

Different countries often use different definitions of homelessness. It can be defined by living in a shelter, being in a transitional phase of housing and living in a place not fit for human habitation. The numbers may or may not take into account internal displacement from conflict, violence and natural disasters. Also, they may or may not take into account chronic and transitional homelessness, making direct comparisons of numbers complicated. ^[3]

List

Country	Homeless (average day)	Data year	Homeless per 10,000	Unsheltered per 10,000	Main article, other notes
Afghanistan	360,000	2023 [4]	87.6
Albania	32,000	2020 [5]	113
Algeria	15,000	2008 [6]	4.3		Homelessness in Algeria The figure consists of children only.
Argentina	3,600,000	2020 [7]	793
Australia	122,494	2021 [8]	48.0		Homelessness in Australia
Austria	19,912	2020 [9]	22.3
Azerbaijan	50,000	2017 [10]	50.7
Bangladesh	5,000,000	2019 [11]	307
Belgium	13,524	2021 [9]	11.7
Benin	100,000	2010 [12]	106
Bhutan	0 (claim)	2021 [13]	0	20
Brazil	281,000	2022 [14]	6.5
Burkina Faso	700,000	2020 [15]	335
Cambodia	3,000	2020 [16]	1.8
Cameroon	200,000	2020 [17]	75.5
Canada	235,000	2021 [18]	62.5		Homelessness in Canada
Central African Republic	28,000	2019 [19]	53.8
Chile	14,013	2019 [20]	7.0
China	2,579,000	2011 [21]	19.2		Homelessness in China
Colombia	662,146	2020	130
Costa Rica	3,387	2020 [20]	7.0
Croatia	2,000	2020 [22]	4.9
Czech Republic	23,830	2019 [23]	22.0
Denmark	5,789	2022 [9]	9.8		Homelessness in Denmark
Dominican Republic	296,591	2020 [24]	270
DR Congo	1,500,000	2018 [25]	172
Egypt	2,000,000	2020 [26]	186		Homelessness in Egypt
Estonia	1,068	2021 [27]	8.0
Ethiopia	600,000	2023 [28]	47.4		The figure consists of children and teenagers only.
Finland	4,114	2022 [29]	7.9	0.1 [30]	Homelessness in Finland
France	330,000	2022 [31]	48.7	4.5 [32]	Homelessness in France
Germany	262,600	2022 [33]	31.4		Homelessness in Germany
Ghana	100,000	2020 [34]	32.9
Greece	40,000	2016 [35]	37.1		Homelessness in Greece
Grenada	68	2011	6.4	6.4 [36]	Homeless in national census seems to mean unsheltered. High variance after hurricanes.
Guatemala	475,000	2012 [37]	315
Haiti	310,000	2024 [38]	261
Honduras	150,000	2020 [39]	148
Hungary	6,944	2022 [9]	7.2		Homelessness in Hungary
Iceland	349	2017 [20]	10.0
India	1,770,000	2011 [40]	12.6		Homelessness in India
Indonesia	122,000	2023 [41]	4.5		Homelessness in Indonesia
Iran	130,000	2022 [42]	14.8
Iraq	2,000,000	2014 [43]	544
Ireland	13,540	2024 [9]	16.0		Homelessness in Ireland
Israel	3,471	2020 [20]	4.0		Homelessness in Israel
Italy	96,197	2021 [9]	8.4
Japan	2,820	2024 [44]	0.2		Homelessness in Japan
Jordan	0 (claim)	2017 [45]	0
Kazakhstan	5,500	2020 [46]	0.6
Kenya	20,095	2019 [47]	3.9
Latvia	5,644	2021 [9]	35.3
Libya	40,000	2023 [48]	58.1
Liechtenstein	0 (claim)	2004 [49]	0
Lithuania	4,009	2021 [9]	14.1
Luxembourg	420	2017 [9]	37.5
Mali	260,000	2012 [50]	157
Malta	236	2022 [51]	4.6
Mexico	14,000,000	2020 [52]	1,111
Morocco	380,000	2023 [53]	100
Mozambique	640,000	2023 [54]	189
Myanmar	1,500,000	2023 [55]	275
Nepal	2,500,000	2023 [56]	809
Netherlands	32,000	2021 [57]	18.0		Homelessness in the Netherlands
New Zealand	102,123	2018 [58] [59]	217	7.5	Homelessness in New Zealand
Niger	36,000	2014 [60]	18.6
Nigeria	4,500,000	2022 [61]	206		Internally displaced, per IDMC.
Norway	3,325	2020 [62]	6.2
Pakistan	8,000,000	2023 [63]	331
Peru	700,000	2017 [64]	223
Philippines	4,500,000	2018 [65]	424		Street children in the Philippines
Poland	30,330	2019 [66]	8.0
Portugal	9,604	2021 [9]	8.0	3.3	Homelessness in Portugal
Romania	2,976	2017 [9]	7.0
Russia	11,285	2023 [67]	0.8		Homelessness in Russia
Serbia	20,000	2017 [68]	28.5
Singapore	1,036	2021 [69]	1.9
Slovakia	10,661	2020 [9]	19.5
Slovenia	1,047	2020 [9]	5.0
Somalia	1,400,000	2023 [70]	772
South Africa	55,719	2022 [71]	9.0		Homelessness in South Africa
South Korea	8,986	2022 [72]	1.7
South Sudan	32,000	2021 [73]	29.8
Spain	28,552	2022 [74]	8.6		Homelessness in Spain
Sri Lanka	800,000	2021 [75]	361
Sudan	3,000,000	2023 [76]	624
Sweden	27,383	2023 [77]	25.9		Homelessness in Sweden
Switzerland	2,200	2022 [78]	2.5		Homelessness in Switzerland
Syria	5,300,000	2023 [79]	2,302
Thailand	2,499	2023 [80]	0.3
Togo	15,000	2022 [81]	17.4
Uganda	4,016,980	2015 [82]	1,125
Ukraine	20,000	2023 [83]	5.4
United Kingdom	380,000	2023 [84] [85] [86] [87]	56.1	0.9	Homelessness in the United Kingdom
United States	653,104	2023 [88]	19.5	12 [89]	Homelessness in the United States
Vatican City State	0 (claim)	2015	0		A shelter supported by the Holy See accommodates up to 30 homeless people in Rome. [90]
Yemen	300,000	2020 [91]	92.9
Zambia	400,000	2023 [92]	194
Zimbabwe	1,200,000	2013 [93]	848

Dependent territories

Statistics on homelessness (and other social issues) in dependent territories are often integrated into those for the nation-states to which they are related. However, territories with significant populations often compile their statistics or generate news on homelessness. For example, in Hong Kong in 2017, media reports indicated that 1,800 people were homeless, with the problem mainly attributed to high costs of living. ^[94]

See also

• List of countries by home ownership rate

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External links

• End Homelessness campaign (USA)