Aug 28, 12:42 PM

Over 2,000 Children Sleep Rough in France, Including 563 Infants, Amid 33% Rise Since 2022; UNICEF Reports

In France, the number of children sleeping on the streets has risen sharply, with over 2,000 children reported homeless due to a shortage of emergency shelter places. According to a barometer published by UNICEF France and the Fédération des acteurs de la solidarité, 2,159 children were counted sleeping rough on the night of August 18-19, 2025. This represents a 33% increase compared to 2022 and a 6% rise from the previous year. Among these children, 563 are infants. The situation has been described as dramatic and unacceptable by UNICEF France, whose president highlighted that in 2024, 31 children died on the streets. The increase is considered extremely worrying and unprecedented by social actors. The crisis has prompted calls for urgent action, including proposals to close the juvenile prison in Marseille to better protect vulnerable minors. Meanwhile, the number of children waiting for daycare places in Japan has decreased for the eighth consecutive year, reaching a record low of 2,254 due to declining birth rates, according to the Japanese Child and Family Agency.

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