Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Somalia
4,397 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
616 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Somalia rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Somalia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4,397 per 100,000 people against 616 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3,781 per 100,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 7.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 241 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,236 per 100,000 people | 349.51 per 100,000 people | 3,886 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6,847 per 100,000 people | 440.97 per 100,000 people | 6,406 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4,352 per 100,000 people | 594.34 per 100,000 people | 3,758 per 100,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Somalia, at 4,397 per 100,000 people against 616 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3,781 per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Somalia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.