Homeless Population vs.

Actual Population and their

causes
Africa
Homeless Population Country Population

125,000,000

100,000,000

75,000,000

50,000,000

25,000,000

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Burkina Faso: access to sanitation and electricity is poor, and insufficient

investment in education and infrastructure makes any development gains hard to
maintain.
Egypt: Even with having the most population, they still have a lot of people that
live in the slums and — Dr.the
below Michael Rich
poverty line.
Ghana: the government wanted to get rid of the slums in the capital, which caused
forced evictions.
Ivory Coast: affected by climate change, leading to an increase in flooding and
landslides, which poses a risk of homelessness as homes are damaged.
Kenya: HIV and AIDS are very frequent in Kenya and not everyone can afford
healthcare.
Liberia: still recovering from a 14yr civil war and messed up social services.
Uganda - was doing pretty well and then covid fell upon Uganda which caused
about 300,000 to fall into poverty
Zimbabwe: 4yrs of bad management under Robert Mugabe, and Economic shocks
and natural disasters have led to severe food shortage which is affecting half of
the population

Asia and Oceania

Homeless Population Country Population

1,500,000,000

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Bangladesh - Climate change has led to flooding and migration

Cambodia - country of migration, which has caused human trafficking, forced labor, and sex
trafficking. Needs about 1 million more homes to match population needs.
Hong Kong - has the least affordable housing market in the world, which has led to increased
unemployment and the government forcing eviction.
India - highest disaster displacement, such as flooding, earthquakes, cyclones, tsunamis, storm
surges, and droughts. This has led to violence within India.
Kyrgyz - most villages are in the high altitudes with harsh winters and disasters like floods and
earthquakes.
Nepal - 7.6 earthquake destroyed about 850,000 homes. This affected women, children, the
elderly, and people with disabilities.
Pakistan - natural disasters are very common in Pakistan
Philippines - over 4 million struggle with access to clean water and safe sanitation.
South Korea - has a zero-tolerance policy towards alcohol, which makes it rough for those
who struggle with alcohol to find shelter. They are also facing financial difficulties.
Vietnam - suffers from disasters such as flooding, storm surges, cyclone wind, earthquakes,
and tsunamis. Human trafficking is very common and things such as sex trafficking and forced
labor.

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100,000,000

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Belgium - the capital has the largest homeless population, which is mainly filled with
immigrants. One-third are women and a quarter are children.
Bosnia - about 2.2 million people are still struggling from the aftermath of the Bosnia War
which ended in 1995.
Bulgaria - homelessness in Bulgaria is not a government priority. Most homeless people are
refugees, elderly, or young people that do not have foster homes.
Croatia - considered a transit country, Croatia is full of migrants and refugees.
France - facing issues such as poverty, unemployment, rising rent, domestic violence, drug
abuse, and mental and physical illness. This is mostly caused by the rise of demand in
France causing poverty prices and prices in general to rise.
Germany - the immigration and refugee population in Germany has been on the rise; half
come from Syria.
Italy - there is a shortage of beds in homeless shelters so people have to sleep on the street.
After the death of a homeless man the Italian Pope declared that more should be done to
help.
Lithuania - about 10% of people struggle with alcohol abuse disorder, this doesn't help
those who are trying to get into a homeless shelter.
Sweden - more and more houses are built every day but most aren't affordable

North and South America

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400,000,000

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Costa Rica - has been doing good but the slum housing areas are still struggling, especially now
that 80% of the population is in urban areas.
Panama - most of the people impacted by homelessness are indigenous people, mostly children.
Children suffer from malnutrition and the unemployment rate has spiked because of the global
pandemic.
USA - those who don't live in a homeless shelter are punished. Since the 21st century punishing or
imprisoning the poor/homeless is the "American" response.
Argentina - most housing in Argentina is single-sex housing, leaving couples and families to prefer
to live on the street. This has caused the demand for beds to rise.
Brazil - struggles with access to running water, sanitation, healthcare, and public education.
Chile - considered one of the most unequal countries in the world!! Citizens have to live in tents or
shacks because of minimum wage which causes unaffordable houses.
Colombia - has dealt with 5 decades, 50 years, of armed conflict which has led to having one of
the highest displaced people. They have received the largest amount of refugees, asylum seekers,
and migrants that flee from Venezuela.
Paraguay - indigenous people have been evicted due to corrupt landowners. Has also been struck
by a lot of floods.
Peru - has been affected heavily by landslides and floods. They also get immigrants fleeing from
Venezuela.
Venezuela - food is not easy to afford in Venezuela. Venezuelans are losing 24 pounds each year
due to eating less than 2 meals per day.

Source: Global homelessness Statistics