Countries with the highest number of homeless people

Rank 1 : Nigeria - 24,400,000 Nigeria has the world's greatest number of homelessness. Rank 2 : Pakistan - 20,000,000 That's around 9% of the total population. Most of them are living in temporary accommodation, refuges, slums, or on the street. Rank 3 : Egypt - 12,000,000 Homelessness in Egypt is a significant social issue affecting some 12 million people in the country. Rank 4 : Syria - 6,568,000 Syria continues to have the worst displacement situation in the world. After 11 years of the ongoing war. Rank 5 : Dr Congo - 5,332,000 homeless About two thirds of the population of 100 million people live on under $2.15 a day, according to the World Bank. Rank 6 : Bangladesh - 5,000,000 homeless in Bangladesh have no houses to reside in while three-fourth of the total population live in mud houses. Rank 7 : Colombia - 4,943,000 In South America, Colombia has the biggest homeless population. Rank 8 : Afghanistan - 4,660,000 homeless One in five Afghans leaving hotels were reported as homeless anecdotally, according to the Local Government Association Rank 9 : Philippines - 4,500,000 The Philippines has the largest homeless population in South East Asia Rank 10 : Yemen - 3,858,000 A brutal conflict devastates Yemen, where three-quarters of the population now needs humanitarian assistance or protection. Homelessness has been a growing crisis throughout the country for many years now. At 0.003% or roughly 1 homeless person per 34,000 residents, Japan is the country with the world's lowest rate of homelessness. #homeless #homelessness #homelessnes