Internally displaced persons in Somalia
Somalia: Internally displaced persons was 3.35 million in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
3.35 million
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
11th
of 104 countries
All-time high
3.87 million
in 2024
All-time low
824,551
in 2017
Years of data
17
2009β2025
Internally displaced persons in Somalia, 2009β2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced persons in Somalia is 3.35 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 173.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons in Somalia peaked at 3.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 824,551, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 11th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.50 million | 1.50 million | 1.50 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 824,551 | 2.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.49 million | 2.97 million | 3.87 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More population data for Somalia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.424 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.14 million (2100)
- Population density 107.38 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.424 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3207 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.89 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 36,463 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 6.01 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 19,503 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons in Somalia?
- Internally displaced persons in Somalia was 3.35 million in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 824,551 in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for internally displaced persons?
- Somalia ranks 11th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced persons rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Internally displaced persons (IDPs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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