Increase in Deaths Among the Homeless in France: 855 Reported in 2024
The latest figures reveal a rise in fatalities among homeless individuals in France, with a disturbing increase noted for the year 2024.
The number of homeless individuals who have died in France has increased significantly, with 855 reported deaths in 2024, up from 735 in 2023. This information was provided by the Collective Les Morts de la Rue, which has been compiling these statistics since 2012, and shared with various media outlets.
By the time of the final report's release in autumn 2025, the collective anticipates that the death toll may rise further.
The deceased individuals had an average age of 48 and were predominantly male, with 703 men recorded versus 112 women.
Additionally, the report includes 40 cases where gender information was not disclosed and one transgender individual.
Notably, 19 of the deceased were children under the age of four.
According to the collective, these individuals died in various settings, including public streets, makeshift shelters such as parking lots, stairwells, construction huts, and subways, as well as in healthcare facilities and temporary accommodation.
The collective highlights that these individuals lived in places "not intended for habitation" or in emergency or temporary shelters in the months leading up to their deaths.
In a commemorative act, the collective organized a memorial in Paris, where they displayed the names of 485 individuals who died on the streets between 2012 and 2023 on small posters at the locations where these individuals passed away.
A national tribute to the homeless deceased will take place on Tuesday, May 20, at 6 PM in the Parc de Belleville, located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
According to the annual report from the Foundation for Housing the Disadvantaged (previously known as the Abbé Pierre Foundation), the number of people expected to be homeless in France could reach 350,000 by 2025. This figure represents a record high and indicates a 6% increase compared to the 330,000 recorded in 2023.
The Foundation's count encompasses individuals without shelter, those in asylum seeker centers, emergency accommodations, or living in uninhabitable conditions such as streets, tents, or shantytowns.
By the time of the final report's release in autumn 2025, the collective anticipates that the death toll may rise further.
The deceased individuals had an average age of 48 and were predominantly male, with 703 men recorded versus 112 women.
Additionally, the report includes 40 cases where gender information was not disclosed and one transgender individual.
Notably, 19 of the deceased were children under the age of four.
According to the collective, these individuals died in various settings, including public streets, makeshift shelters such as parking lots, stairwells, construction huts, and subways, as well as in healthcare facilities and temporary accommodation.
The collective highlights that these individuals lived in places "not intended for habitation" or in emergency or temporary shelters in the months leading up to their deaths.
In a commemorative act, the collective organized a memorial in Paris, where they displayed the names of 485 individuals who died on the streets between 2012 and 2023 on small posters at the locations where these individuals passed away.
A national tribute to the homeless deceased will take place on Tuesday, May 20, at 6 PM in the Parc de Belleville, located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
According to the annual report from the Foundation for Housing the Disadvantaged (previously known as the Abbé Pierre Foundation), the number of people expected to be homeless in France could reach 350,000 by 2025. This figure represents a record high and indicates a 6% increase compared to the 330,000 recorded in 2023.
The Foundation's count encompasses individuals without shelter, those in asylum seeker centers, emergency accommodations, or living in uninhabitable conditions such as streets, tents, or shantytowns.
