Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Somalia
Somalia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 4,397 per 100,000 people 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. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Somalia stood at 4,397 per 100,000 people.
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 per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,526 per 100,000 people, in 2005.
That places Somalia 11th out of 241 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 (per) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,010 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 4,483 per 100,000 people | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 4,257 per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 3,832 per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 3,586 per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 3,526 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4,003 per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 3,819 per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 4,536 per 100,000 people | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 5,303 per 100,000 people | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 5,843 per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 8,059 per 100,000 people | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 8,254 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 7,885 per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 7,536 per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 7,407 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 6,460 per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 6,103 per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 5,693 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 5,232 per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 4,568 per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 4,233 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 4,181 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 4,312 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 4,421 per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 4,397 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 4,397 per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 281.27 per 100,000 people, 15.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 4,397 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.84 per 100,000 people, 51.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +37.9% | 5,843 per 100,000 people | 8,059 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,236 per 100,000 people | 3,526 per 100,000 people | 5,303 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,847 per 100,000 people | 5,232 per 100,000 people | 8,254 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,352 per 100,000 people | 4,181 per 100,000 people | 4,568 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 constant US$ (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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Somalia ranks 11th out of 241 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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