Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia
Somalia: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 3.35 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 3.35 million people for internally displaced people due to conflict in 2025.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 195.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia peaked at 3.86 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
That places Somalia 9th out of 205 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.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 200,000 people | — |
| 1997 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,603 people | -99.2% |
| 1999 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 18,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 400,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 400,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million people | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 1.28 million people | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 1.55 million people | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million people | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.36 million people | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million people | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million people | +37.9% |
| 2017 | 2.12 million people | +35.5% |
| 2018 | 2.65 million people | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 2.65 million people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.97 million people | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 2.97 million people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.97 million people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.86 million people | +30.1% |
| 2024 | 3.86 million people | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.35 million people | -13.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3.35 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 414,524 people, 8.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +150.0% | 400,000 people | 1.00 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,372 people | 0 people | 200,000 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 464,520 people | 0 people | 1.55 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 million people | 1.13 million people | 2.65 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 million people | 2.97 million people | 3.86 million people | 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 internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Somalia was 3.35 million people in 2025, according to UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by 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 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Somalia rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Somalia ranks 9th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by 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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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.