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
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01.0M196019922025

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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Net migration
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.