In January 2025, the eighth edition of the Nuit de la Solidarité (Night of Solidarity ) took place in Greater Paris, to count the number of homeless in the capital, on the initiative of the City of Paris. Initial estimates put the number of homeless this year at 4,292, including 3,507 on the streets of Paris and 785 in the Greater Paris area. This figure, which is still very high compared with 2023, is equivalent to last year's figure of 4277, but is rising steadily.
To get the most accurate count possible, Paris City Hall is asking thousands of volunteers to form teams and scour the capital, as well as"parking lots, metros, RERs, stations, hospitals, parks and gardens", in less than three hours, to count the homeless and fill in anonymous questionnaires with them, providing details of their situation. In the Greater Paris region, more than 4,200 people took part in 30 cities.
While the health crisis has greatly exacerbated the number of people living in extreme poverty and exclusion, rising inflation and the economic situation are still having an impact on the people of Ile-de-France this year. Finding a place to live is sometimes a miracle, and the number of places available in shelters is no longer sufficient. Off the streets, these homeless people have been counted on the embankments of the Paris ring road, in campsites, in parks and gardens, in RATP and SNCF stations (+40%) and in parking lots.
More than 100 people were counted in two municipalities: Saint-Denis (203 vs. 192 in January 2024) and Bobigny (167 vs. 105). This figure does not take into account the 700 people sheltered in other Parisian facilities, or the 340 young people occupying the Gaité Lyrique, who would be added in addition to these situations.
