How many homeless people are there in the world?

In India, the population of homeless people is approximately 78 million. In the United Kingdom, there are more than four homeless individuals in every 1,000, making the country's population of homeless individuals one of the highest in Europe. read more

There were 6,259 homeless people in Norway in 2012, which corresponds to 1.26 per 1,000 people. Homelessness is more prevalent in large municipalities; 42% live in one of the four major cities: Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and Stavanger (NIBR Report, 2013). read more

In Australia and Canada, hundreds of thousands of people are homeless. Of course, the problem is much worse in poorer countries. There are over 9.5 million homeless people in Columbia and 24.4 million in Nigeria. In total, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights estimates that the world has 100 million homeless people. read more