Homlessness stats around the world

Homelessness around the world? 


I thought I would share some stats around the world but mainly in America to emphasize how much of a problem this is, these numbers are rising and will continue to until we do something.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

It was estimated that by the end of 2017, more than 553,700 people were homeless on a single night across the US, according to the department of housing and urban development. This marked the first rise in seven years.

In September 2017, more than one in every eight Americans were living poverty (40 million, equal to 12.7% of the population). And almost half of those (18.5 million) were living in deep poverty, with reported family income below one-half of the poverty threshold (UNH, 2017)

COSTA RICA

The municipality of San José estimates that more than 1,800 people are homeless. According to the official statistics, around 5,300 families lived in slums in 2009.

ENGLAND

4,677 Number of people sleeping rough on any given night (Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 2018) Also 277,000 Number of people considered homeless in England in 2017 (couch surfing or accommodated in an emergency or temporary accommodation) (Shelter, 2019)

NORWAY

The number of homeless people in Norway has dropped from 6,259 in 2012 to 3,909 in 2016 (EOH, 2017). It is thought that a long-term focus on residential social work and viewing homelessness as a housing problem has been essential in reducing numbers (Norway Today, 2017)