Least developed countries: UN classification vs Somalia: Net migration
Least developed countries: UN classification
-1.21 million
in 2025
Somalia
12,077
in 2025
Least developed countries: UN classification rank
38th
Somalia rank
40th
Net migration over time
- Least developed countries: UN classification
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 12,077 against -1.21 million in Least developed countries: UN classification, a difference of 1.23 million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 40th of 49 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries: UN classification | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -121,958 | 1,273 | 123,231 | Somalia |
| 1970s | -533,420 | 97,971 | 631,390 | Somalia |
| 1980s | -1.09 million | -75,308 | 1.01 million | Somalia |
| 1990s | -381,210 | -62,284 | 318,927 | Somalia |
| 2000s | -2.05 million | -11,152 | 2.04 million | Somalia |
| 2010s | -1.72 million | -20,081 | 1.70 million | Somalia |
| 2020s | -1.62 million | 17,581 | 1.63 million | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net migration, Least developed countries: UN classification or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 12,077 against -1.21 million in Least developed countries: UN classification as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net migration between Least developed countries: UN classification and Somalia?
- 1.23 million, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries: UN classification and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries: UN classification and Somalia rank globally for net migration?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 40th of 49 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.