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Municipally Housed Homeless in Germany Rise 8 Percent With Young and Foreign-Born Majority

Foreign nationals account for 86 percent of those housed with Ukrainians making up the largest subgroup at 29 percent.

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Overview

  • As of January 31, 2025, German municipalities housed 474,700 people without homes, marking an eight percent increase from the previous year.
  • Young adults dominate the sheltered homeless population, with 41 percent under age 25 and an average age of 31.
  • Municipal housing data include 409,000 foreign nationals, among them 137,800 Ukrainians.
  • Regional tallies range from 117,900 in North Rhine-Westphalia to 700 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, highlighting stark disparities across states.
  • Officials attribute part of the rise to improved data reporting practices introduced in the fourth year of the homelessness statistic.