While the exact number of homeless people around the globe is difficult to determine, the World Economic Forum estimated that around 150 million people were homeless in 2021, equating to approximately 2% of the world’s population. And numbers are on the up! Some of the reasons behind the increase in homelessness are rising rents and a decrease in affordable housing.
Using the latest data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Yahoo News, this gallery explores the 30 cities with the highest estimated homeless populations. To create this ranking, the methodology used looks at the largest city in each country as a representative example for estimating homelessness, based on the most recent numbers available.
If you're curious to see which city placed first, click through now.