Internal displacement in Somalia
Somalia: Internal displacement was 3.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.87 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 210 countries
All-time high
3.87 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.65 million
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Internal displacement in Somalia, 2019–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, internal displacement in Somalia stood at 3.87 million. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Somalia ranks 7th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Internal displacement in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.65 million | — |
| 2020 | 3.04 million | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 2.97 million | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.86 million | +30.2% |
| 2023 | 3.86 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.87 million | +0.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3.87 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 469,000, 8.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 3.87 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,000, 297.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.65 million | 2.65 million | 2.65 million | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.52 million | 2.97 million | 3.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internal displacement in Somalia?
- Internal displacement in Somalia was 3.87 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internal displacement recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internal displacement recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 million in 2019.
- How does Somalia rank for internal displacement?
- Somalia ranks 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internal displacement rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Internal displacement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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