Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.2857 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Somalia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Somalia stood at 0.2857 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 215.0% on the previous year and up 402.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.2857 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0191 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Somalia 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, 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, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0498 units per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.093 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.089 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.095 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2857 units per square kilometre | +215.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | 0.2857 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 31 Burkina Faso 0.3305 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Singapore 0.3189 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 0.2922 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Mauritius 0.2749 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Colombia 0.272 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Ecuador 0.2674 units per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.2857 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2857 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 402.5%. 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, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.