Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia
Somalia: Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
34th
of 197 countries
All-time high
688
in 1989
All-time low
0
in 1990
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia peaked at 688 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places Somalia 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 688 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 450 | — |
| 1992 | 90 | -80.0% |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 37 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | — |
| 2008 | 75 | +733.3% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | — |
| 2011 | 72 | +380.0% |
| 2012 | 108 | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 124 | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 114 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 38 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 81 | +113.2% |
| 2017 | 98 | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 124 | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 93 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 84 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 79 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 68 | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 38 | -44.1% |
| 2024 | 84 | +121.1% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 22. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +733.3% | 9 | 75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 688 | 688 | 688 | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.7 | 0 | 450 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4 | 0 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7 | 15 | 124 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.83 | 0 | 84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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- 34 Albania 0
- 34 Algeria 0 compare
- 34 Andorra 0
- 34 Angola 0 compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 34 Armenia 0
- 34 Australia 0 compare
- 34 Austria 0 compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 34 Bahamas 0
- 34 Bahrain 0 compare
- 34 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 34 Barbados 0
- 34 Belarus 0
- 34 Belgium 0 compare
- 34 Belize 0
- 34 Bhutan 0
- 34 Bolivia 0
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 34 Botswana 0 compare
- 34 Brunei 0
- 34 Bulgaria 0
- 34 Cambodia 0 compare
- 34 Canada 0
- 34 Cape Verde 0
- 34 Chile 0
- 34 China 0 compare
- 34 Comoros 0
- 34 Costa Rica 0
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0 compare
- 34 Croatia 0 compare
- 34 Cuba 0
- 34 Cyprus 0
- 34 Czechia 0
- 34 Denmark 0
- 34 Djibouti 0 compare
- 34 Dominica 0
- 34 Dominican Republic 0
- 34 East Timor 0 compare
- 34 Ecuador 0 compare
- 34 Egypt 0 compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 34 Eritrea 0 compare
- 34 Estonia 0
- 34 Eswatini 0 compare
- 34 Fiji 0
- 34 Finland 0
- 34 France 0 compare
- 34 Gabon 0
- 34 Gambia 0 compare
- 34 Georgia 0 compare
- 34 Germany 0 compare
- 34 Ghana 0
- 34 Greece 0
- 34 Greenland 0
- 34 Grenada 0
- 34 Guatemala 0 compare
- 34 Guinea 0 compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 34 Guyana 0 compare
- 34 Honduras 0 compare
- 34 Hungary 0
- 34 Iceland 0
- 34 Indonesia 0 compare
- 34 Ireland 0
- 34 Italy 0
- 34 Jamaica 0
- 34 Japan 0
- 34 Jordan 0 compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 0
- 34 Kenya 0 compare
- 34 Kiribati 0
- 34 Kuwait 0 compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 34 Laos 0 compare
- 34 Latvia 0 compare
- 34 Lebanon 0 compare
- 34 Lesotho 0
- 34 Liberia 0 compare
- 34 Libya 0 compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0
- 34 Lithuania 0 compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0
- 34 Madagascar 0 compare
- 34 Malawi 0
- 34 Malaysia 0
- 34 Maldives 0
- 34 Malta 0
- 34 Marshall Islands 0
- 34 Mauritania 0 compare
- 34 Mauritius 0
- 34 Moldova 0
- 34 Monaco 0
- 34 Mongolia 0
- 34 Montenegro 0
- 34 Morocco 0 compare
- 34 Namibia 0 compare
- 34 Nauru 0
- 34 Nepal 0 compare
- 34 Netherlands 0
- 34 New Zealand 0
- 34 Nicaragua 0
- 34 North Korea 0
- 34 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 34 Norway 0
- 34 Oman 0
- 34 Palau 0
- 34 Panama 0 compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0 compare
- 34 Paraguay 0
- 34 Peru 0 compare
- 34 Poland 0
- 34 Portugal 0
- 34 Qatar 0
- 34 Romania 0 compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 34 Saint Lucia 0
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 34 Samoa 0
- 34 San Marino 0
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 34 Senegal 0 compare
- 34 Serbia 0 compare
- 34 Seychelles 0
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 34 Singapore 0
- 34 Slovakia 0
- 34 Slovenia 0
- 34 Solomon Islands 0
- 34 South Africa 0 compare
- 34 South Korea 0
- 34 South Sudan 0 compare
- 34 Spain 0 compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 34 Suriname 0
- 34 Sweden 0 compare
- 34 Switzerland 0
- 34 Taiwan 0
- 34 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 34 Thailand 0 compare
- 34 Togo 0 compare
- 34 Tonga 0
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 34 Tunisia 0 compare
- 34 Turkey 0 compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0
- 34 Tuvalu 0
- 34 Uganda 0 compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 0
- 34 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 34 United States 0 compare
- 34 Uruguay 0
- 34 Uzbekistan 0
- 34 Vanuatu 0
- 34 Venezuela 0 compare
- 34 Vietnam 0
- 34 Western Sahara 0
- 34 Zambia 0 compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 0 compare
- 34 Micronesia (country) 0
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia?
- Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country in Somalia was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths in armed conflicts by type and country recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 688 in 1989.
- What is the lowest deaths in armed conflicts by type and country recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for deaths in armed conflicts by type and country?
- Somalia ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths in armed conflicts by type and country rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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