Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia
Somalia: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 3.86 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 3.86 million for internally displaced people due to conflict in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 240.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia peaked at 3.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
That places Somalia 6th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,372 | 0 | 200,000 | 7 |
| 2000s | 464,520 | 0 | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 million | 1.13 million | 2.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 million | 2.97 million | 3.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More social development data for Somalia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 892,037 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.454 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.128 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.165 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.445 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.619 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia was 3.86 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Somalia rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Somalia ranks 6th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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