Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Somalia
Somalia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 4,397 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Somalia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Somalia stood at 4,397.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Somalia peaked at 8,254 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,526, in 2005.
That places Somalia 11th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,010 | — |
| 2001 | 4,483 | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 4,257 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 3,832 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 3,586 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 3,526 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4,003 | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 3,819 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 4,536 | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 5,303 | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 5,843 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 8,059 | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 8,254 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 7,885 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 7,536 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 7,407 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 6,460 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 6,103 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 5,693 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 5,232 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 4,568 | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 4,233 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 4,181 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 4,312 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 4,421 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 4,397 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,236 | 3,526 | 5,303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,847 | 5,232 | 8,254 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,352 | 4,181 | 4,568 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 27,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Somalia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Somalia was 4,397 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,254 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,526 in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Somalia ranks 11th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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