Somalia vs South Asia: Net migration

Somalia
12,077
in 2025
South Asia
-1.30 million
in 2025
Somalia rank
40th
South Asia rank
41st

Net migration over time

  • Somalia
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 12,077 against -1.30 million in South Asia, a difference of 1.31 million.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.

Somalia ranks 40th and South Asia ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,273 -253,750 255,022 Somalia
1970s 97,971 -212,569 310,540 Somalia
1980s -75,308 -477,177 401,869 Somalia
1990s -62,284 -323,758 261,474 Somalia
2000s -11,152 -1.76 million 1.75 million Somalia
2010s -20,081 -1.58 million 1.56 million Somalia
2020s 17,581 -1.55 million 1.56 million Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Somalia or South Asia?
Somalia, at 12,077 against -1.30 million in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Somalia and South Asia?
1.31 million, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Asia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Somalia and South Asia rank globally for net migration?
Somalia ranks 40th and South Asia ranks 41st of 215 countries.
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

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.