Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Somalia

Refugees by country of asylum in Somalia in 2024 — 19,503 people. Ranked 83 in the world out of 178. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 96.1%.

2024 19,503 people +9.75% vs 2023
World rank 83of 178
Period maximum 2M people1980
Period minimum 130 people1999

Trend over time

1977–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Somalia, 1977–20240500,0001M1.5M2M19771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 500,000 people1978: 600,000 people1979: 1,175,190 people1980: 2,000,000 people1981: 700,000 people1982: 700,000 people1983: 700,000 people1984: 701,300 people1985: 812,000 people1986: 700,000 people1987: 840,100 people1988: 834,000 people1989: 769,630 people1990: 460,000 people1992: 480 people1993: 399 people1994: 389 people1995: 628 people1996: 700 people1997: 622 people1998: 338 people1999: 130 people2000: 555 people2001: 587 people2002: 193 people2003: 366 people2004: 362 people2005: 498 people2006: 669 people2007: 903 people2008: 1,842 people2009: 1,819 people2010: 1,934 people2011: 2,100 people2012: 2,307 people2013: 2,426 people2014: 2,732 people2015: 8,081 people2016: 11,579 people2017: 14,565 people2018: 16,738 people2019: 17,882 people2020: 11,220 people2021: 13,804 people2022: 16,023 people2023: 17,770 people2024: 19,503 people
Change over the period: −480,497 (−96.1%) Average annual rate: -6.67 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 19,503 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.44M people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 19,503 +1,733 +9.75%
2023 17,770 +1,747 +10.9%
2022 16,023 +2,219 +16.08%
2021 13,804 +2,584 +23.03%
2020 11,220 −6,662 −37.26%
2019 17,882 +1,144 +6.83%
2018 16,738 +2,173 +14.92%
2017 14,565 +2,986 +25.79%
2016 11,579 +3,498 +43.29%
2015 8,081 +5,349 +195.79%
2014 2,732 +306 +12.61%
2013 2,426 +119 +5.16%
2012 2,307 +207 +9.86%
2011 2,100 +166 +8.58%
2010 1,934 +115 +6.32%
2009 1,819 −23 −1.25%
2008 1,842 +939 +103.99%
2007 903 +234 +34.98%
2006 669 +171 +34.34%
2005 498 +136 +37.57%
2004 362 −4 −1.09%
2003 366 +173 +89.64%
2002 193 −394 −67.12%
2001 587 +32 +5.77%
2000 555 +425 +326.92%
1999 130 −208 −61.54%
1998 338 −284 −45.66%
1997 622 −78 −11.14%
1996 700 +72 +11.46%
1995 628 +239 +61.44%
1994 389 −10 −2.51%
1993 399 −81 −16.88%
1992 480
1990 460,000 −309,630 −40.23%
1989 769,630 −64,370 −7.72%
1988 834,000 −6,100 −0.73%
1987 840,100 +140,100 +20.01%
1986 700,000 −112,000 −13.79%
1985 812,000 +110,700 +15.78%
1984 701,300 +1,300 +0.19%
1983 700,000 +0 +0%
1982 700,000 +0 +0%
1981 700,000 −1.3M −65%
1980 2M +824,810 +70.19%
1979 1.18M +575,190 +95.87%
1978 600,000 +100,000 +20%
1977 500,000

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.