Germany vs Somalia: Forcibly displaced people

Germany
2.95 million
in 2025
Somalia
3.39 million
in 2025
Germany rank
14th
Somalia rank
12th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Germany
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.39 million against 2.95 million in Germany, a difference of 440,980.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Somalia ahead.

Germany ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 12th of 180 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Somalia Difference Ahead
2010s 900,395 1.52 million 617,288 Somalia
2020s 2.38 million 3.39 million 1.01 million Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Germany or Somalia?
Somalia, at 3.39 million against 2.95 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Germany and Somalia?
440,980, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Somalia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Germany and Somalia rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Germany ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 12th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.