Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Somalia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.0013 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0021 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Somalia 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +243.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +67.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -71.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +1114.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per person | +594.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 units per person | +160.2% |
| 2010 | 0.002 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | -75.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per person | +39.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0013 units per person | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 34 Central African Republic 0.0015 units per person compare
- 35 Mauritania 0.0014 units per person compare
- 36 Mexico 0.0013 units per person compare
- 38 Lebanon 0.0013 units per person compare
- 39 South Africa 0.0013 units per person compare
- 40 Congo 0.0013 units per person compare
More social development data for Somalia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 892,037 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0454 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 892,037 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Somalia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Somalia was 0.0013 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.