Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Somalia
Somalia: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters was 5.60 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Somalia, 1964–2025
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 5.60 million people for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.9% on the previous year and up 232.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Somalia peaked at 5.60 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1980.
That places Somalia 6th out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 700,000 people | — |
| 1969 | 30,000 people | -95.7% |
| 1974 | 9,356 people | -68.8% |
| 1975 | 110,170 people | +1077.5% |
| 1976 | 110,474 people | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 people | — |
| 1987 | 500,000 people | — |
| 1988 | 53,500 people | -89.3% |
| 2000 | 600,820 people | +1023.0% |
| 2001 | 599,180 people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 200,000 people | -66.6% |
| 2005 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 2.49 million people | — |
| 2009 | 814,815 people | -67.2% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million people | +145.5% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.00 million people | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 76,995 people | -97.4% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million people | +2085.5% |
| 2016 | 3.80 million people | +126.0% |
| 2017 | 1.67 million people | -56.0% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million people | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 3.24 million people | +115.9% |
| 2022 | 3.86 million people | +19.3% |
| 2025 | 5.60 million people | +44.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 5.60 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.06 million people, 2.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 5.60 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.70 million people, 3.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +2085.5% | 76,995 people | 1.68 million people |
| 1975 | +1077.5% | 9,356 people | 110,170 people |
| 2000 | +1023.0% | 53,500 people | 600,820 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 365,000 people | 30,000 people | 700,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 76,667 people | 9,356 people | 110,474 people | 3 |
| 1980s | 138,375 people | 0 people | 500,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 783,332 people | 0 people | 2.49 million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.97 million people | 76,995 people | 3.80 million people | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.23 million people | 3.24 million people | 5.60 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1,290 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 40,976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Somalia?
- Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Somalia was 5.60 million people in 2025, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.60 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1980.
- How does Somalia rank for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Somalia ranks 6th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.