Overview
- The Collectif Les Morts de la Rue reported a provisional total of at least 929 deaths of people living without a home in 2025, up from 912 in 2024.
- A national homage in Paris on June 2 listed the name, age, date and place of death for each person on the collective's list and drew activists and relatives to demand change.
- The tally, compiled from reports by about fifty local associations and closed on April 16, is provisional and the collective plans an updated count in October 2026.
- The victims skew male (83%) with a mean age of about 50 and include very young children and adolescents, highlighting sharp premature mortality compared with national life expectancy.
- Deaths rose sharply in some areas, notably Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur where recorded deaths climbed from 51 in 2024 to 112 in 2025, and activists say the figures point to gaps in long-term housing and emergency shelter systems.