Somali diaspora

Somali diaspora

Qurbajoogta Soomaaliyeed
Total population
1,998,764 (2015 UN estimate)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Arabian Peninsula, Europe, North America, Oceania, South Africa
 United States221,000 (2020)[2]
 United Kingdom176,000 (2018 ONS estimate)[3]
 United Arab Emirates101,000 (2020)[4]
 Sweden70,170[5]
 Canada62,550[6]
 Yemen46,750[7]
 Norway43,616[8]
 South Africa27,000-40,000[9]
 Netherlands39,465[10]
 Germany38,675[11]
 Saudi Arabia34,000[12]
 Finland24,365 (2022)[13]
 Denmark21,210[14]
 Australia16,169[15]
 Italy8,228[16]
 Austria7,101[17]
  Switzerland7,025[18]
 Turkey5,518[citation needed]
 India600[citation needed]
 Belgium2,627[19]
 Pakistan2,500[20]
 Libya2,500[21]
 New Zealand1,617[22]
 Ireland1,495[23]
Languages
Somali (mother tongue), English, Swahili (working language)
Religion
Vast majority: Islam (Sunni and Sufism)

The Somali diaspora or Qurbajoogta refers to Somalis who were born in Greater Somalia and reside in areas of the world that they were not born in. The civil war in Somalia greatly increased the size of the Somali diaspora, as many Somalis moved from Greater Somalia primarily to Europe, North America, Oceania and South Africa. There are also small Somali populations in Asia.[24][25][26] The UN estimates that in 2015, approximately 2 million people from Somalia were living outside of the country's borders.

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