At least 735 homeless people died in France last year: Report

By Nur Asena Erturk

At least 735 homeless people died in France in 2023, the organization Collectif Les Morts de la Rue (CMDR) announced in a report Wednesday, according to French media outlets.

The number rises to 826 when including those who did not die homeless but were homeless in the past, the report said.

CMDR lamented the “sad record” and recalled that 624 people died homeless in 2022 and 719 in 2021.

The average age of death for the homeless was 48.8, compared to 50 in 2019, according to CMDR figures.

Death in the streets affects mostly men (88%), but the rate for women increased in a year, the report added.

The organization warned that the actual number of deaths of homeless people could be six times higher and criticized society and the authorities for their indifference.