This statistic shows the total number of homeless people in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2022, by location (in thousands). It reveals that between 2009 and 2022, the majority of the homeless people lived outside the four major cities Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht.
Number of homeless people in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2022, by location
(in 1,000s)
There was a timebreak in 2019, as the methodology changed nad figures were measured differently from 2020 onwards.
People are considered homeless when they do not have a fixed address and sleep in the open-air, in public spaces such as railway stations or shopping centers, in a car or a homeless shelter or with friends, family and acquaintances on a non-structural basis.
The four major cities are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Figures are valid as of January 1 of each indicated year.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (September 27, 2023). Number of homeless people in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2022, by location (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/522768/netherlands-number-of-homeless-people-by-location/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of homeless people in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2022, by location (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/522768/netherlands-number-of-homeless-people-by-location/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Number of homeless people in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2022, by location (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/522768/netherlands-number-of-homeless-people-by-location/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of Homeless People in The Netherlands from 2009 to 2022, by Location (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/522768/netherlands-number-of-homeless-people-by-location/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Number of homeless people in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2022, by location (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/522768/netherlands-number-of-homeless-people-by-location/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of homeless people in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2022, by location (in 1,000s) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/522768/netherlands-number-of-homeless-people-by-location/
