(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa vs Somalia: Internally displaced persons

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
31.63 million
in 2025
Somalia
3.35 million
in 2025
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th
Somalia rank
11th

Internally displaced persons over time

  • (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Somalia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200920172025

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 31.63 million against 3.35 million in Somalia, a difference of 28.28 million.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.4 times Somalia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 11th of 148 groups.

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.19 million 1.50 million 8.69 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 12.47 million 1.50 million 10.97 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 31.32 million 3.49 million 27.83 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced persons, (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa or Somalia?
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa, at 31.63 million against 3.35 million in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced persons between (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa and Somalia?
28.28 million, with (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa and Somalia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa and Somalia rank globally for internally displaced persons?
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 11th of 148 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Internally displaced persons (IDPs). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
252 places, 3,487 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed