Somali diaspora
𐒎𐒚𐒇𐒁𐒖𐒃𐒝𐒌𐒂𐒖 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒜𐒆 Qurbajoogta Soomaaliyeed | |
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| Total population | |
| 1,998,764 (2015 UN estimate) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Arabian Peninsula, Europe, North America, Oceania, South Africa | |
| United Kingdom | 176,000 (2018 ONS estimate) |
| United States | 169,799 (2023) |
| United Arab Emirates | 101,000 (2020) |
| Sweden | 70,170 |
| Canada | 62,550 |
| Yemen | 46,750 |
| Norway | 44,100 |
| South Africa | 27,000-40,000 |
| Netherlands | 39,465 |
| Germany | 38,675 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,000 |
| Finland | 24,365 (2022) |
| Denmark | 21,210 |
| Australia | 18,401 |
| Turkey | 10,815 (2024) |
| Italy | 8,228 |
| Austria | 7,101 |
| Switzerland | 7,025 |
| Belgium | 2,627 |
| Pakistan | 2,500 |
| Libya | 2,500 |
| New Zealand | 1,617 |
| Ireland | 1,495 |
| Languages | |
| Somali (mother tongue), English (working language) | |
| Religion | |
| Vast majority: Islam (Sunni and Sufism) | |
Somali diaspora (Somali: 𐒎𐒚𐒇𐒁𐒖𐒃𐒝𐒌𐒂𐒖 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒜𐒆, romanized: Qurbajoogta Soomaaliyeed ) refers to ethnic Somalis who reside in areas of the world outside of Greater Somalia. The Somali Civil War greatly increased the size of the Somali diaspora, as many Somalis moved from Somalia primarily to Europe, North America, Oceania, North Africa, West Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Southern Africa. There are also Somali populations in Asia. The UN estimates that in 2015, approximately 2 million people from Somalia were living outside of the country's borders.