List of countries by homeless population - wikipedia List of countries by homeless population It is estimated 150 million people are homeless worldwide. Habitat for Humanity estimated in 2015 that 1.6 billion people around the world live in `` inadequate shelter ''. This is a list of countries ( not all 195 ) by the homeless population present on any given night. List Country Homeless Population ( per night ) Data year Homeless ratio Main Article Australia 105,237 2011 0.43 % Homelessness in Australia Austria 14,603 2014 0.17 % Bosnia and Herzegovina 143,000 3.73 % Brazil 101,500 2016 0.04 % Canada 30,000 2013 0.09 % Homelessness in Canada Chile 12,000 2014 0.07 % China 2,579,000 2011 0.18 % Croatia 462 2013 0.01 % Czech Republic 68,500 2015 0.65 % Denmark 6,138 2015 0.11 % Homelessness in Denmark Egypt 2013 18.28 % Homelessness in Egypt Estonia 864 2011 0.06 % Finland 7112 2017 0.13 % France 141,500 2012 0.21 % Homelessness in France Germany 52,000 2016 0.14 % Homelessness in Germany Greece 20,000 2013 0.18 % Homelessness in Greece Grenada 60,000 56.44 % Guatemala 475,000 2012 3.15 % Guinea 2012 68.5 % Haiti 2,300,000 23.24 % Honduras 1,000,000 2013 12.35 % Hong Kong 1,403 2014 0.02 % Hungary 10,068 2014 0.10 % India 1,770,000 2011 0.15 % Homelessness in India Indonesia 3,000,000 1.36 % Ireland 8,270 2017 0.17 % Homelessness in Ireland Israel 1,831 2014 0.02 % Homelessness in Israel Italy 48,000 2014 0.08 % Japan 15,534 2017 0.14 % Homelessness in Japan Latvia 2,342 2011 0.11 % Lithuania 5,000 2014 0.16 % Luxembourg 1,533 2013 0.28 % Mexico 40,911 0.04 % Netherlands 31,000 2015 0.19 % Homelessness in the Netherlands New Zealand 41,207 2015 0.94 % Homelessness in New Zealand Nigeria 24,400,000 2007 16.58 % Norway 3,909 2016 0.07 % Peru 2011 5.6 % Poland 33,400 2017 0.08 % Portugal 3,000 2012 0.03 % Romania 15,000 0.07 % Russia 5,000,000 2014 3.4 % Homelessness in Russia Slovenia 2,700 2015 0.13 % South Africa 7,000,000 2007 14.31 % Homelessness in South Africa South Korea 11,340 2016 0.022 % Spain 40,000 2012 0.09 % Homelessness in Spain Sweden 34,000 2011 0.36 % Homelessness in Sweden Switzerland 3,000 - 8,000 2016 0.035 % - 0.095 % Homelessness in Switzerland Togo 100,000 1999 2.11 % Uganda 500,000 2014 1.43 % Ukraine 1,000,000 2015 2.35 % United Kingdom 307,000 2016 0.46 % Homelessness in the United Kingdom United States 554,000 2017 0.17 % Homelessness in the United States Venezuela 2,000,000 2012 6.68 % Wales 15,000 2011 0.05 % Zimbabwe 1,200,000 2013 8.48 % See also List of countries by home ownership rate References Jump up ^ https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/cities-grow-worldwide-so-do-numbers-homeless. 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Question: what percentage of the world is homeless 2018
Answer: estimated 150 million people are homeless worldwide