Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia

Somalia: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 3.86 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.86 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
6th
of 204 countries
All-time high
3.86 million
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia, 1993–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1993200820241993: 01994: 01995: 01996: 200.0k1997: 200.0k1998: 1.6k1999: 02000: 18.0k2001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 400.0k2006: 400.0k2007: 1.0M2008: 1.3M2009: 1.6M2010: 1.5M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.1M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.1M2016: 1.6M2017: 2.1M2018: 2.6M2019: 2.6M2020: 3.0M2021: 3.0M2022: 3.0M2023: 3.9M2024: 3.9M

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Colombia 7.03 million compare
  2. 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.91 million compare
  3. 5 Yemen 4.80 million compare
  4. 7 Ukraine 3.67 million compare
  5. 8 Myanmar 3.51 million compare
  6. 9 Nigeria 3.43 million compare

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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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Indicator
Internally displaced people due to conflict
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,829 data points, 1993–2024
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