How many people are homeless?

Answer 1

Nobody knows. This in itself is a sad fact. The number is always growing. More than 90% of the homeless are in urban areas.

According to estimates by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) (see the Related Link below), the number of "homeless" people in the United States at any one time could be between 700,000 and 3 million.

Answer 2

According to a United Nations study, in 2005 an approximate 1 billion did not have suitable housing and 100 million had no housing whatsoever.

Any statistic related to homelessness can only be approximate though, since homeless people almost by definition aren't typically easy to survey or contact.

Answer 3

Well, in England there was 1 million people living on the streets, One half were living on the streets or in doorways, others were living in shelters.

Living in shelters is a home. A nasty home but a home.

Answer 4

There are about 700,000.5 to 2 million people that are homeless right here in America.

Answer 5

Around 100 Million people are homeless as of 2009. The number just keeps increasing over the years.

Answer 6

around 2,300