Somali diaspora

Somali diaspora

Qurbajoogta Soomaaliyeed
Total population
1,998,764 (2015 UN estimate)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Arabian peninsula, Europe, North America, Southern Africa, Australia
United States	170,192 (2018)[2]
United Kingdom	109,000 (2018 ONS estimate)[3]
United Arab Emirates	101,000 (2020) (most are Western Passport holders who work in gold business)[4]
Sweden	70,170[5]
Canada	62,550[6]
Yemen	46,750[7]
Norway	43,616[8]
South Africa	27,000-40,000[9]
Netherlands	39,465[10]
Germany	38,675[11]
Saudi Arabia	34,000[12]
Finland	24,365 (2022)[13]
Denmark	21,210[14]
Australia	16,169[15]
Italy	8,228[16]
Austria	7,101[17]
Switzerland	7,025[18]
Turkey	5,518[citation needed]
India	600[citation needed]
Belgium	2,627[19]
Pakistan	2,500[20]
Libya	2,500[21]
New Zealand	1,617[22]
Ireland	1,495[23]
Languages
Somali (mother tongue), English, Arabic, Swahili, and numerous other languages (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, Southern Africa and Australia. There are also small Somali populations in other pockets of Europe and Asia.^[24][25][26] The UN estimates that in 2015, approximately 2 million people from Somalia were living outside of the country's borders.