Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Somalia

Refugees by country of origin in Somalia in 2024 — 894,049 people. Ranked 193 in the world out of 200. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 812,671.8%.

2024 894,049 people +6.19% vs 2023
World rank 193of 200
Period maximum 1.14M people2012
Period minimum 34 people1981

Trend over time

1975–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Somalia, 1975–20240500,0001M1.5M197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 110 people1976: 50 people1977: 60 people1978: 90 people1979: 90 people1980: 134 people1981: 34 people1982: 118 people1983: 39 people1984: 639 people1985: 1,830 people1986: 3,142 people1987: 60,162 people1988: 351,993 people1989: 360,309 people1990: 470,174 people1991: 732,596 people1992: 812,196 people1993: 574,612 people1994: 631,420 people1995: 638,695 people1996: 636,984 people1997: 608,086 people1998: 557,953 people1999: 524,604 people2000: 475,644 people2001: 440,120 people2002: 432,304 people2003: 402,329 people2004: 389,287 people2005: 395,544 people2006: 464,026 people2007: 457,345 people2008: 561,145 people2009: 678,296 people2010: 770,141 people2011: 1,077,038 people2012: 1,136,709 people2013: 1,121,760 people2014: 1,106,430 people2015: 1,123,144 people2016: 1,012,320 people2017: 986,386 people2018: 949,637 people2019: 901,596 people2020: 812,356 people2021: 776,567 people2022: 786,699 people2023: 841,953 people2024: 894,049 people
Change over the period: +893,939 (+812,671.82%) Average annual rate: 20.17 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Somalia 894,049 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Eastern Africa computed 4.51M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 894,049 +52,096 +6.19%
2023 841,953 +55,254 +7.02%
2022 786,699 +10,132 +1.3%
2021 776,567 −35,789 −4.41%
2020 812,356 −89,240 −9.9%
2019 901,596 −48,041 −5.06%
2018 949,637 −36,749 −3.73%
2017 986,386 −25,934 −2.56%
2016 1.01M −110,824 −9.87%
2015 1.12M +16,714 +1.51%
2014 1.11M −15,330 −1.37%
2013 1.12M −14,949 −1.32%
2012 1.14M +59,671 +5.54%
2011 1.08M +306,897 +39.85%
2010 770,141 +91,845 +13.54%
2009 678,296 +117,151 +20.88%
2008 561,145 +103,800 +22.7%
2007 457,345 −6,681 −1.44%
2006 464,026 +68,482 +17.31%
2005 395,544 +6,257 +1.61%
2004 389,287 −13,042 −3.24%
2003 402,329 −29,975 −6.93%
2002 432,304 −7,816 −1.78%
2001 440,120 −35,524 −7.47%
2000 475,644 −48,960 −9.33%
1999 524,604 −33,349 −5.98%
1998 557,953 −50,133 −8.24%
1997 608,086 −28,898 −4.54%
1996 636,984 −1,711 −0.27%
1995 638,695 +7,275 +1.15%
1994 631,420 +56,808 +9.89%
1993 574,612 −237,584 −29.25%
1992 812,196 +79,600 +10.87%
1991 732,596 +262,422 +55.81%
1990 470,174 +109,865 +30.49%
1989 360,309 +8,316 +2.36%
1988 351,993 +291,831 +485.08%
1987 60,162 +57,020 +1,814.77%
1986 3,142 +1,312 +71.69%
1985 1,830 +1,191 +186.38%
1984 639 +600 +1,538.46%
1983 39 −79 −66.95%
1982 118 +84 +247.06%
1981 34 −100 −74.63%
1980 134 +44 +48.89%
1979 90 +0 +0%
1978 90 +30 +50%
1977 60 +10 +20%
1976 50 −60 −54.55%
1975 110

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.