13. Athens
There are few places that were hit as hard by the global financial crisis in 2008 than Greece. In particular, the capital city of Athens was one of the worse affected areas as the GDP of Greece sunk by 25% and the unemployment rate jumped to more than a quarter. Incredibly, this means that almost 200,000 people in the city of just 670,000 are without a job and those that do have some form of employment still struggle with bills and rent.
It is no wonder then that so many people have been forced onto the streets of Athens. Official numbers are hard to come by, but there are at least 1,000 living rough on the streets of Athens on any given night. However, there could be as many as 15,000 who are technically homeless but are living in some sort of shelter or temporary accommodation.
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