SRC: City street counts of homeless people

Please note: the definitions and methodologies used may vary from city to city. As an example, see the definition provided by Homeless Link UK:

“People sleeping, about to bed down (sitting on/in or standing next to their bedding) or actually bedded down in the open air (such as, on the streets, in tents, doorways, parks, bus shelters or encampments). People in buildings or other places not designed for habitation (such as stairwells, barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict boats, stations, or ‘bashes’). (More on Homeless Link UK's site: https://www.homeless.org.uk/connect/blogs/2018/sep/20/rough-sleeping-counts-and-estimates-all-you-need-to-know)

This list is sorted from most to least recent data found:

• Berlin (Germany), January 2020: 1,976 people found sleeping in the street

  • Source: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nearly-2000-homeless-in-berlin-says-census/a-52288746

  • The population of Berlin is around 3,644,800: https://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/Statistiken/inhalt-statistiken.asp

• Paris (France), January 2020: 3,552 people found sleeping in the street

  • Source: https://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de/Statistiken/inhalt-statistiken.asp

  • The population of Paris is around 2,187,000: https://statistiques-locales.insee.fr/#bbox=219279,6283424,83708,64918&c=indicator&i=pop_legales.popmun&s=2017&selcodgeo=75056&view=map1

• Oxford (UK), November 2019: 43 people found sleeping in the street

  • Source: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20019/homelessness/1294/street_counts_-_how_many_people_are_sleeping_rough

  • The population of Oxford is 154,600: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20131/population/459/oxfords_population

• Dublin (Ireland), November 2019: 90 people found sleeping in the street

  • Source: https://www.homelessdublin.ie/info/figures?type=rough-sleeper-count&year

  • The population of Dublin is around 1,347,000: https://statbank.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/statire/SelectTable/Omrade0.asp

• Barcelona (Spain), June 2019: 1,195 people found sleeping in the street

  • Source: https://www.arrelsfundacio.org/en/census2019

  • The population of Barcelona is around 1,620,343: https://www.bcn.cat/estadistica/angles/dades/anuari/cap02/C020101.htm