Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Somalia
Somalia: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 673,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Somalia, 2009–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Somalia is 673,000 number of cases, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 741.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Somalia peaked at 673,000 number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80,000 number of cases, in 2013.
That places Somalia 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Somalia, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 400,000 number of cases | — |
| 2010 | 300,000 number of cases | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 100,000 number of cases | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 185,000 number of cases | +85.0% |
| 2013 | 80,000 number of cases | -56.8% |
| 2014 | 89,000 number of cases | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 90,000 number of cases | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 175,000 number of cases | +94.4% |
| 2017 | 388,000 number of cases | +121.7% |
| 2018 | 578,000 number of cases | +49.0% |
| 2019 | 188,000 number of cases | -67.5% |
| 2020 | 293,000 number of cases | +55.9% |
| 2021 | 549,000 number of cases | +87.4% |
| 2022 | 621,000 number of cases | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 673,000 number of cases | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 400,000 number of cases | 400,000 number of cases | 400,000 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 217,300 number of cases | 80,000 number of cases | 578,000 number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 534,000 number of cases | 293,000 number of cases | 673,000 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More public sector data for Somalia
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 43.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 201.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Somalia?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Somalia was 673,000 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
- What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 673,000 number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,000 number of cases in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Somalia ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 741.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.