Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Somalia

Somalia: Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth was 98,079 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
98,079
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
67th
of 117 countries
All-time high
114,607
in 2019
All-time low
89,153
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2024

Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Somalia, 2015–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2015201920242015: 89.2k2016: 93.0k2017: 106.5k2018: 103.4k2019: 114.6k2021: 97.7k2022: 100.1k2023: 92.4k2024: 98.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Somalia stood at 98,079.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Somalia peaked at 114,607 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 89,153, in 2015.

Somalia ranks 67th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Somalia, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 89,153 —
2016 93,020 +4.3%
2017 106,525 +14.5%
2018 103,377 -3.0%
2019 114,607 +10.9%
2021 97,695 -14.8%
2022 100,105 +2.5%
2023 92,401 -7.7%
2024 98,079 +6.1%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 98,079 is above the median for low income countries, which is 79,819, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 98,079 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62,305, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 101,336 89,153 114,607 5
2020s 97,070 92,401 100,105 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 64 Indonesia 107,266 compare
  2. 65 Panama 107,163 compare
  3. 66 Cameroon 98,249 compare
  4. 68 Morocco 97,640 compare
  5. 69 Jordan 91,008 compare
  6. 70 Bolivia 90,698 compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Somalia?
Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Somalia was 98,079 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign born population of the united states by country of birth recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 114,607 in 2019.
What is the lowest foreign born population of the united states by country of birth recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 89,153 in 2015.
How does Somalia rank for foreign born population of the united states by country of birth?
Somalia ranks 67th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign born population of the united states by country of birth rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth
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Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,327 data points, 1850–2024
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