People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled in Somalia

Somalia: People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled was 226,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
226,000
Change on year
down 93.2%
World rank
43rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
7.62 million
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 1980
Years of data
41
1980–2024

People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled in Somalia, 1980–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1980200220241980: 01981: 30.0k1982: 15.0k1983: 01984: 132.5k1985: 265.0k1986: 397.5k1987: 530.0k1988: 53.5k1989: 50.0k1994: 01995: 8.5k1996: 1001997: 1.2M1998: 1.3M1999: 1.5M2000: 1.6M2001: 6.5k2002: 3.4k2003: 3002004: 201.5k2005: 7.5k2006: 486.5k2007: 10.0k2008: 3.4M2009: 1.8k2010: 4.0M2011: 2.8k2012: 3.0M2013: 247.4k2014: 625.6k2015: 7.6M2016: 02017: 464.0k2018: 928.0k2019: 2.0M2020: 1.3M2021: 7.5M2022: 4.4k2023: 3.3M2024: 226.0k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Somalia recorded 226,000 for people affected by disaster, number (not applicable), gaps filled in 2024.

That represents a change of down 93.2% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people affected by disaster, number (not applicable), gaps filled in Somalia peaked at 7.62 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.

Somalia ranks 43rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled in Somalia, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 0 —
1981 30,000 —
1982 15,000 -50.0%
1983 0 -100.0%
1984 132,500 —
1985 265,000 +100.0%
1986 397,500 +50.0%
1987 530,000 +33.3%
1988 53,500 -89.9%
1989 50,000 -6.5%
1994 0 -100.0%
1995 8,500 —
1996 100 -98.8%
1997 1.23 million +1231900.0%
1998 1.35 million +9.2%
1999 1.46 million +8.5%
2000 1.57 million +7.8%
2001 6,500 -99.6%
2002 3,400 -47.7%
2003 300 -91.2%
2004 201,500 +67066.7%
2005 7,520 -96.3%
2006 486,500 +6369.4%
2007 10,012 -97.9%
2008 3.35 million +33379.8%
2009 1,750 -99.9%
2010 4.02 million +229397.1%
2011 2,800 -99.9%
2012 3.03 million +108192.9%
2013 247,380 -91.8%
2014 625,624 +152.9%
2015 7.62 million +1118.0%
2016 0 -100.0%
2017 464,000 —
2018 928,000 +100.0%
2019 2.03 million +118.8%
2020 1.31 million -35.4%
2021 7.50 million +472.1%
2022 4,416 -99.9%
2023 3.33 million +75217.0%
2024 226,000 -93.2%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 226,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 226,000, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 226,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,527, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +1231900.0% 100 1.23 million
2010 +229397.1% 1,750 4.02 million
2012 +108192.9% 2,800 3.03 million
2023 +75217.0% 4,416 3.33 million
2004 +67066.7% 300 201,500
2008 +33379.8% 10,012 3.35 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 147,350 0 530,000 10
1990s 674,350 0 1.46 million 6
2000s 564,298 300 3.35 million 10
2010s 1.90 million 0 7.62 million 10
2020s 2.47 million 4,416 7.50 million 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 40 Burundi 237,830 compare
  2. 41 Laos 237,283 compare
  3. 42 Fiji 230,000 compare
  4. 44 Tanzania 200,376 compare
  5. 45 Djibouti 192,168 compare
  6. 46 Haiti 185,030 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people affected by disaster, number (not applicable), gaps filled in Somalia?
People affected by disaster, number (not applicable), gaps filled in Somalia was 226,000 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest people affected by disaster, number (not applicable), gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 7.62 million in 2015.
What is the lowest people affected by disaster, number (not applicable), gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
How does Somalia rank for people affected by disaster, number (not applicable), gaps filled?
Somalia ranks 43rd out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
Is people affected by disaster, number (not applicable), gaps filled rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
185 places, 5,614 data points, 1980–2025
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People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.