Somali diaspora

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The Somali diaspora describes Somalis who were born in Greater Somalia but have moved to other places. About 2,000,000 people from Somalia now live outside the country's borders.^[1] Many fled because of the civil war in Somalia. A terrible drought (the worst in 40 years), rising food prices, famine, and floods have led others to leave the country.^[2] A million Somalis fled their homes in the first five months of 2023 alone.^[1]

Many of these people moved to Europe, North America, Southern Africa and Australia. However, as of 2023, 80% of Somali refugees - a total of 714,390 people - live in neighboring countries like Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Yemen.^[1] Some people have lived in refugee camps in Kenya or Ethiopia for many years.^[3]

Many people have now settled in new countries, become citizens and had children. It is difficult to count exactly how many Somalis are living outside the country as part of the Somali diaspora.

There are Somali communities around the world, including:

• Ethiopia: 308,415 (in 2023)^[1]

• Kenya: 308,367 (in 2023)^[1]

• Uganda: 69,533 (in 2023)^[1]

• Yemen: 46,750 (in 2023)^[1]
• The United States: 116,520 (in 2021) ^[4]
• The United Kingdom: 176,645 (in 2021)^[5]
• Sweden: 68,678 (in 2018)^[6]
• Canada: 62,550 (in 2011)^[7]
• Norway: 43,196 (in 2016)
• The Netherlands: 39,465 (in 2016)
• Germany: 38,675 (in 2016)
• Denmark: 21,050 (in 2016);
• Finland: 20,007 (in 2017).

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} "Somalia Refugee Crisis Explained". USA for UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency. July 17, 2023.
2. ↑ "Somali Refugee Health Profile - MN Dept. of Health". www.health.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
3. ↑ Connor, Phillip; Krogstad, Jens Manuel. "5 facts about the global Somali diaspora". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
4. ↑ "Somali Population by State 2024". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
5. ↑ "Somali populations, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
6. ↑ Osman, Fatumo; Mohamed, Abdikerim; Warner, Georgina; Sarkadi, Anna. "Longing for a sense of belonging—Somali immigrant adolescents' experiences of their acculturation efforts in Sweden". International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 15 (Suppl 2): 1784532. doi:10.1080/17482631.2020.1784532. ISSN 1748-2623. PMC 7734117. PMID 33297899.
7. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2013-05-08). "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Province/Territory". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-09.