Homelessness & Poverty - Worldwide Epidemics

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  HOMELESSNESS

 Globally, there are an estimated 150 million people (the total population of the United Kingdom and France combined) who are homeless. (SOURCE)

Over 100 million children are said to be homeless globally, though this number could be higher as the number of homeless individuals varies widely from country to country or isn't tallied at all. (SOURCE) 

As different countries have a myriad of definitions for homelessness, countless families and individuals are not accounted for throughout the world. 

Due to these inconsistencies, the counts given may be vastly under what the true value is.

Worldwide, more than 28 million children (about the population of Texas) are homeless due to bloody conflicts, with that same amount having to leave their homes in pursuit of better lives. (SOURCE)

In America (the land of the free and home of the brave), there are an estimated 582,500 victims (less than 1% higher than 2020, the last fully completed PIT Count) (SOURCE), including children and veterans, who are homeless.

There are reports that state this number could be up to ten times higher. 

Overall, it is stated that 24.5 million Americans have been homeless at some point in their life (7.4% of the total population). 

Also, it is said that six out of every ten Americans are one paycheck away from homelessness. 

Camping in public places is prohibited in 72% of America’s cities, and half ban sleeping in public in general. Six of ten cities restrict vehicle habitation. 

(SOURCE).

It is estimated that between 17,000 and 40,000 homeless people die per year, with many going uncounted (SOURCE). 

According to ‘Homeless Deaths Count’, a minimum of 20 homeless people die each day.

“At least 20 people experiencing homelessness 

die every single day in America. They die in cars, tents,

shelters, and in the streets.

Almost all of these deaths are preventable.”

-Homeless Deaths Count (SOURCE)

The Homeless Population of the U.S. is slightly under the population of South Dakota or the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

The homeless population of the US is slightly less than the population of South Dakota (SOURCE), or a little more than the city of Jacksonville (SOURCE).

The number of homeless in the US is just over the population of Comoros (SOURCE).

POVERTY

Almost half of the world’s population (4.2 billion, equating to approximately the population of China, India, and the United States combined) live in poverty as of 2022.

Globally, an estimated 8.5% of people (682 million) live in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $2.15 per day. 1.8 billion people subsist on $3.65 a day, 23% of the global population. (SOURCE)

Three hundred eighty-five million children live in poverty, and over 22,000 children die daily around the world due to poverty.

3.1 million innocent children (almost the populations of Mongolia or Armenia) worldwide die from starvation, an appalling rate of 8,500 per day (SOURCE).

In the US, 37.9 million people are enslaved to poverty as of 2021, about .005% of the world’s population. This yields a poverty rate of 11.6%. (SOURCE)

The United States poverty population amount is a little less than California’s general population. (SOURCE)

According to the UN, more than 4 years’ worth of progress toward eliminating poverty has been erased due to COVID-19 (SOURCE)