People displaced internally by natural disasters in Somalia
Somalia: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 2.04 million number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Somalia, 2008–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Somalia stood at 2.04 million number of cases. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 77.3% on the previous year and up 3,305.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Somalia peaked at 2.04 million number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,200 number of cases, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 4th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,000 number of cases | 12,000 number of cases | 12,000 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 241,356 number of cases | 5,200 number of cases | 892,000 number of cases | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million number of cases | 271,000 number of cases | 2.04 million number of cases | 4 |
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More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Somalia?
- People displaced internally by natural disasters in Somalia was 2.04 million number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 number of cases in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,305.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.