Overview
- The Federal Statistical Office reports about 452,900 people were accommodated by municipalities or facilities for homelessness on the reference date, a decline of 5% from the prior year.
- Non‑German nationals made up 85% of the count and Ukrainian citizens remained the largest single nationality at roughly 128,900 people despite a 6% fall year‑on‑year.
- Those recorded were young on average, with a mean age of 31, 41% under 25, and about 57% men, while household types were mostly singles (35%) and couples with children (33%).
- Numbers were highest in North Rhine‑Westphalia, Baden‑Württemberg and Berlin, reflecting regional concentrations that will affect where shelter capacity and assistance are needed.
- The statistic covers only people temporarily given rooms, communal shelters or other accommodation without a lease and excludes rough sleepers and hidden homelessness, so it complements a broader biennial federal homelessness report used for policy planning.