NewsONS estimates 974 deaths among people experiencing homelessness
The ONS estimated 974 registered deaths among people experiencing homelessness in England and Wales in 2025, with a 95% confidence interval of 908 to 1,041.
Event / data period: 2025
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IllustrationThe estimate combines 834 deaths directly identified in records with 140 additional cases modelled as not directly identified. It was close to the 978 estimate for 2024; small annual differences should be treated cautiously.
The count uses registration information indicating rough sleeping or emergency or temporary accommodation around the time of death, and does not match other official homelessness definitions. Figures are by registration year, not necessarily year of death, and remain official statistics in development.
Data
Estimated deaths by registration year among people experiencing homelessness
ONS estimates 974 deaths among people experiencing homelessness in England and Wales in 2025
- Estimated deaths, England and Wales
- 974 deaths
- 2025 · Estimate
- Lower bound of 95% confidence interval
- 908 deaths
- 2025 · Estimate
- Upper bound of 95% confidence interval
- 1,041 deaths
- 2025 · Estimate
- Estimated deaths among males
- 833 deaths
- 2025 · Estimate
- Estimated deaths among females
- 141 deaths
- 2025 · Estimate
Methodology
Estimates combine deaths identified in registration records with additional cases estimated by capture-recapture modelling. The year is the registration year, not necessarily the year of death; these statistics are in development.
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- population and censusSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: deathswww.ons.gov.uk ↗
- homelessnessSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: homelessnesswww.ons.gov.uk ↗
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