Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.012 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Somalia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.012 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 192.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0125 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per person, in 2000.
That places Somalia 11th out of 198 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.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0018 units per person | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.002 units per person | +33.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 units per person | +43.4% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per person | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 units per person | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 units per person | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 units per person | +32.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 units per person | +205.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0125 units per person | +27.8% |
| 2025 | 0.012 units per person | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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, per capita in Somalia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Somalia was 0.012 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.9%. 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, 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 origin 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 origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.