Somali diaspora
 |
|
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Yemen
|
200,000 |
 Canada
|
150,995 |
 South Africa
|
140,000 |
 United States
|
126,948 |
 United Kingdom
|
190,000 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
77,000 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
65,000 |
 Sweden
|
60,623 |
 Netherlands
|
39,465 |
 Norway
|
36,658 |
 Germany
|
23,350 |
 Finland
|
22,721 |
 Denmark
|
20,811 |
 Australia
|
14,914 |
 Italy
|
13,112 |
 Pakistan
|
4,500 |
 New Zealand
|
2,319 |
| Languages | |
| Somali, Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
The Somali diaspora refers to expatriate Somalis who reside in areas of the world that have traditionally not been inhabited by their ethnic group. The civil war in Somalia greatly increased the size of the Somali diaspora, as many Somalis moved from Greater Somalia mainly to the Middle East, Europe and North America.
The distribution of Somalis abroad is uncertain, primarily due to confusion between the number of ethnic Somalis and the number of Somalia nationals. Whereas most recent Somali migrants in the diaspora emigrated as refugees and asylum seekers, many have since obtained either permanent residence or citizenship. In total, the ethnic Somali international migrant population includes an estimated 1,010,000 individuals, with around 300,000 residents in East and South Africa, 250,000 in North America, 250,000 in Europe, 200,000 in the Middle East, and 10,000 in Oceania.
By comparison, the number of refugees from Somalia that are registered with the UNHCR is around 975,951 persons. The majority of these individuals were registered in Kenya (413,170), Yemen (253,876), and Ethiopia (250,988). According to USAID, most of the displaced persons in these adjacent territories are Bantus and other minorities. As such, these groups are outside of the scope of this article on the ethnic Somali diaspora.
While the distribution of Somalis per country in Europe is difficult to measure since the Somali expatriate community on the continent has grown so quickly in recent years, there are significant Somali communities in the United Kingdom: 190,000;Sweden: 60,623 (2015); the Netherlands: 39,465 (2016);Norway: 36,658 (2014);Germany: 23,350 (2015);Denmark: 20,811 (2016); and Finland: 16,721 (2014).
...
Wikipedia