Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate was -0.3854 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Somalia, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Somalia stood at -0.3854 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 101.2% on the previous year and down 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 215.02 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -27.76 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places Somalia 43rd out of 190 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 origin, annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -13.89 % change on previous year | -139.4% |
| 2003 | 5.93 % change on previous year | -142.7% |
| 2004 | 38.89 % change on previous year | +555.8% |
| 2005 | 48.49 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
| 2006 | -27.76 % change on previous year | -157.2% |
| 2007 | -25.38 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 24.93 % change on previous year | -198.2% |
| 2009 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 2010 | 8.32 % change on previous year | +216.1% |
| 2011 | 36.94 % change on previous year | +344.1% |
| 2012 | 7.82 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 2013 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 37.57 % change on previous year | +537.4% |
| 2015 | 15.49 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 2016 | 6.75 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2017 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 2018 | -4.23 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 2019 | -4.96 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 2021 | 10.74 % change on previous year | +669.4% |
| 2022 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 2023 | 215.02 % change on previous year | -4825.7% |
| 2024 | 32.34 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 2025 | -0.3854 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9 % change on previous year | -27.76 % change on previous year | 48.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.6 % change on previous year | -4.96 % change on previous year | 37.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.43 % change on previous year | -4.55 % change on previous year | 215.02 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 40 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Belize -1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Kiribati -1.89 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Senegal -1.94 % change on previous year 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 origin, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate in Somalia was -0.3854 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 215.02 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.76 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Somalia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 43rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.5%. 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 origin, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.