Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Somalia
Somalia: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict 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 … conflict 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% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 673,000 number of cases is above the median for low income countries, which is 177,500 number of cases, 3.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 673,000 number of cases is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,000 number of cases, 3.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
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.