SOMALIA

Refugee returnees to Somalia at 30 September 2020

91,828
refugee returnees (2014 - 2020)
This figure includes Voluntary Repatriation from Kenya (84,981) and Assisted
AWDAL
Spontaneous Returnees (ASR) from Yemen (5,416) as well as 1,431 returnees
SANAAG
from other countries such as Djibouti (773), Libya (469), Sudan (143), Eritrea (34), BARI
WOQ.
Angola, Tunisia, Gambia, Cambodia, China and others. Somali refugees from GALBEED
these or other countries who return spontaneously without assistance from UNHCR
are not included. TOGDHEER
SOOL
Programmes on voluntary repatriation program from Kenya and assisted returns
from Yemen are currently suspended as a COVID-19 measure. NUGAAL

Indicative regions of return in Somalia

Destination
Destination Kenya
Kenya Yemen
Yemen Other
Other
Lower
LowerJuba
Juba 54,374
54,374 16
16 126
126
MUDUG
Banadir
Banadir 15,468
15,468 4,120
4,120 785
785
Bay
Bay 9,655
9,655 83
83 3
Gedo
Gedo 2,922
2,922 22 33
GALGADUUD
Middle
MiddleJuba
Juba 1,539
1,539 1
Middle
MiddleShabelle
Shabelle 798
798 41
41 25 BAKOOL

Lower
LowerShabelle
Shabelle 104
104 79
79 1 HIRAAN

Hiraan
Hiraan 42
42 66 22
Woq.Galbeed
Woq. Galbeed 18
18 527
527 212
212 MIDDLE
SHABELLE
Galgaduud 15 GEDO
Galgaduud 15 3 BAY
Nugaal
Nugaal 13
13 29
29 16
Bari
Bari 12
12 297
297 29 LOWER
Mudug 10 35 11 SHABELLE
Mudug 10 35 MIDDLE
JUBA BANADIR
Togdheer
Togdheer 22 70
70 11
Bakool
Bakool 11 22
LOWER JUBA
Sool
Sool 17
17
Kenya
Sanaag
Sanaag 10
10 Scale:
20,000 Yemen
Awdal
Awdal 84
84 12
12
Other
Other 88 139
139 Other countries

TOTAL
TOTAL 84,981
84,981 5,416
5,416 1,431
1,431

Year Total
RETURNEES FROM KENYA BY MONTH
84,981 1,292
1,499 <= 2017
2018
75,296
7,543
refugee returnees from Kenya
2019 2,142
(2014 - 2019) 887
759 2020 0
Data on destinations for returnees from Kenya is 656 612 663
generally based on the place of initial return. In 382 354 84,981
380 352 310
the case of arrivals by road convoy in 2017, the 213 201 130 265 199 154
63 176
77 61
final destination declared on arrival is used.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Year Total
ASR RETURNEES FROM YEMEN BY MONTH 2017 814

5,416 2018
2019
2,591
1,682
refugee returnees from Yemen
2020 329
(2015 - 2020)
269 257 5,416
230
195
In addition to the 5,416 Assisted Spontaneous 140 131 145
140 139 134 116
Returns (ASR) since 2017, some approximately 115
38,867 Somalis were monitored as arriving from
Yemen since March 2015.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Year Total
RETURNEES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES BY MONTH
1,431 2017
2018
626
570
refugee returnees from other 2019
2019 233
countries (2015 - 2020) 2020
2020 2
95 1,431
Returns from other countries include Djibouti
(773), Libya (469), Sudan (143), Eritrea (34),
Angola, Tunisia, Gambia, Cambodia, China and
others. Figures for total returnees from Djibouti 35
17 18 17 21
have been adjusted downwards by 49 as a result 12
6 8
of double counting in reporting for arrivals in Oct 4 2
2018.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UNHCR is grateful for the generous contributions of donors who have directly contributed to the UNHCR Somalia operation in 20 20

Print date: 25 October 2020 Sources:UNHCR Author: UNHCR Somalia Feedback: sommopmn@unhcr.org