The number of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the European Union has grown.

Omissions

• Eurostat does not publish a harmonised EU-wide homelessness count; the rise is documented mainly through FEANTSA's Overview, which compiles national data, so the evidence base is an NGO compilation rather than a single official EU statistic.
• The secondary press coverage found (DW) reports on the same FEANTSA study, so it is not an independent corroboration of the underlying figures.
• A more recent 11th Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe (2026) is referenced on FEANTSA's site but could not be retrieved within the search limit; it may contain updated figures.
• The claim conflates 'experiencing homelessness' with 'at risk of homelessness', which are distinct statistical concepts.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat – Living conditions in Europe: housing and renting difficultiesIn 2023, 4.9% of people aged 16 or older in the EU reported experiencing housing difficulties in their lifetime. In 2023, 8.5% of people at risk of poverty ...
• SecondaryFEANTSA – 10th Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe 2025Homelessness continues to rise in most European countries, reflecting Member States' persistent failure to make housing an effective right and demanding urgent action.
• SecondaryFEANTSA – Tenth Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe (PDF)Homelessness continues to rise in most European countries, reflecting Member States' persistent failure to make housing an effective right.
• SecondaryDeutsche Welle – EU sees rise in homelessness amid housing crisis: reportEU sees rise in homelessness amid housing crisis: report. Europe's largest economy reported earlier in 2025 that 531,600 people are without a permanent shelter in the country.