The Somali diaspora or Qurbajoogta refers to
Somalis
The Somalis ( so, Soomaalida ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ar, ุตูู
ุงูููู) are an ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic Somali language is the shared ...
who were born in
Greater Somalia and reside in areas of the world that they were not born in. The
civil war
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...
in
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...
greatly increased the size of the Somali
diaspora
A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of origin. Historically, the word was used first in reference to the dispersion of Greeks in the Hellenic world, and later Jews after ...
, as many Somalis moved from
Greater Somalia primarily to
Europe
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,
North America
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,
Southern Africa
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and
Australia
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. There are also small Somali populations in other pockets of Europe and Asia. The UN estimates that in 2015, approximately 2 million people from Somalia were living outside of the country's borders.
Global distribution
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
Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection".
Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...
. A 2008 publication estimated the ethnic Somali international migrant population as 1,010,000, including around 300,000 in
East and
South Africa
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, 250,000 in the United States and Canada, 250,000 in Europe, 200,000 in the Middle East, and 10,000 in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. By the start of the
Yemeni Civil War, the number of Somalis in Yemen was estimated to be 500,000.
UN migration estimates of the international migrant stock 2015 suggest that 1,998,764 people from Somalia were living abroad.
, the number of refugees from Somalia registered with the
UNHCR was 763,933. This is down from a peak of almost 990,000 in June 2013. The majority of these individuals were registered in
Kenya
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Yemen
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(253,755) and
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, แขแตแฎแตแซ, รtiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
(198,670).
According to
USAID
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, many of the displaced persons in these adjacent territories are
Bantus
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and other
minorities.
Africa
About two thirds of all Somalis who live outside Somalia live in neighbouring countries
Kenya
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,
Djibouti
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and
Yemen
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. Kenya hosted more than 313,000 in April 2017. About 255,000 were registered as refugees in Ethiopia.
Besides their traditional areas of inhabitation in
Greater Somalia (the former
Italian Somaliland
Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู ุงูุฅูุทุงูู, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centu ...
,
British Somaliland,
French Somaliland, the
Ogaden, and
Northeastern Kenya), a Somali community mainly consisting of businesspeople, academics and students also exists in
Egypt
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ุตุฑ , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...
.
[Somalia's Missing Million: The Somali Diaspora and its Role in Development](_blank)
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In addition, there is a historical Somali community in the general Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, ุงูุณูุฏุงู, as-Sลซdฤn, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, ุฌู
ููุฑูุฉ ุงูุณูุฏุงู, link=no, Jumhลซriyyat as-Sลซdฤn), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
area. Primarily concentrated in the north and Khartoum
Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, ุงูุฎุฑุทูู
, Al-Khurแนญลซm, din, Kaartuษฬm) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...
, the expatriate community mainly consists of students, as well as some businesspeople.[The History of Somali Communities in the Sudan since the First World War](_blank)
/ref> More recently, Somali entrepreneurs have also established themselves in South Africa
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, where they provide most of the retail trade in informal settlements around the Western Cape
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province.[Local xenophobes still plague foreigners](_blank)
/ref>
Europe
While the distribution of Somalis per country in Europe
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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
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: 108,000 (2018); Sweden
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: 66,369 (2016); Norway
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: 43,196 (2016); the Netherlands
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: 39,465 (2016);[ ]Germany
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: 38,675 (2016);[ ]Denmark
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: 21,050 (2016);[ and ]Finland
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: 20,007 (2017).
Denmark
Most Somalis in Denmark emigrated from Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...
following the start of the Somali Civil War
The Somali Civil War ( so, Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; ar, ุงูุญุฑุจ ุงูุฃูููุฉ ุงูุตูู
ุงููุฉ ) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the Military dictatorship, military junta wh ...
(1986-), in the period between 1995 and 2000. According to Statistics Denmark
Statistics Denmark ( da, Danmarks Statistik) is a Danish governmental organization under the Ministry of the Interior and Housing and which reports to the Minister of Economic and Internal Affairs. The organization is responsible for creating st ...
, as of 2017, there are a total 21,204 persons of Somali origin living in Denmark. Of those individuals, 11,832 are Somalia-born immigrants and 9,372 are descendants of Somalia-born persons. 8,852 individuals are citizens of Somalia (4,730 men, 4,122 women).
Between 2008 and 2013, employment among Somalis fell from 38% to 26%.
By December 2018, nearly 1000 Somalis in Denmark lost their residence permits after the Danish Immigration Service started a review of the permits in 2017. The permits were revoked as parts of Somalia are safe enough for refugees to return.
In 2018, analysis showed about 44% of Somalis in Denmark live in a parallel society and were the immigrant group which were lagging behind the most in terms of integration into Danish society.
In 2018, nearly 50% were in long-term unemployment (4 years or more).
Finland
Somalis are one of the largest ethnic minorities in Finland
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, and the largest group of people of non-European origin. In 2009, there were 5,570 Somali citizens, but an equal number may have received Finnish citizenship. In 2014 there were 16,721 Somali
Somali may refer to:
Horn of Africa
* Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region
** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis
** Somali culture
** Somali cuisine
** Somali language, a Cushitic language
** Somali ...
speakers in Finland. According to the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat
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, the number of Somali-speaking people in Finland in 2010 rose by nearly 10% in a year.
Germany
Netherlands
From 1989 to 1998, the Netherlands
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was the second-most common European destination for Somali immigrants, only slightly behind the United Kingdom and more than double the total of the next-most common destination, Denmark. Between 2000 and 2005, there was a significant exodus of Somalis from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom, unofficially estimated to be as large as 20,000 people. The exodus was partly the result of anti-Muslim sentiments in the Netherlands in the wake of the rise of and assassination of right-wing politician Pim Fortuyn. According to the Somali European Forum, the exodus started earlier due to the Somalis not wanting to adapt to the assimilation process Dutch authorities imposed on them which they felt tried to change their culture.
In 2012, unemployment was particularly high among Somali immigrants at 37%, while unemployment for all non-Western population was at 16%. According to official statistics on immigrants, Somalis had higher unemployment and dependence on social welfare while the crime rate of young male Somalis was high. Unemployment among immigrants rose higher than for the indigenous population in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
According to a 2018 report using 2015 data, Islam takes a central role in the lives of nearly all Somalis and in many ways their religiosity rose from the 2009 already high levels.
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
Although most Somalis in the United Kingdom
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are recent arrivals, the first Somalis to arrive were seamen and traders who settled in port cities in the late 19th century.[Arab Population in the UK](_blank)
By 2001, the UK census reported 43,532 Somali-born residents, making the Somali community in Britain the largest Somali expatriate population in Europe. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimate of 2018 indicates that 108,000 Somalis live in the UK. There has also been some secondary migration of Somalis from mainland European countries to the United Kingdom. According to the 2011 UK Census, 71.5% of Somalia-born residents in England and Wales hold a UK passport.
Established Somali communities are found in London
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, Birmingham
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, Liverpool
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, Cardiff
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and Bristol
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, and newer ones have formed in Manchester
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, Sheffield
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and Leicester
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The city l ...
. The Somali population in London alone accounts for roughly 78% of Britain's Somali residents.
North America
United States
The first Somali-Americans arrived in the United States
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in the 1850s. They were primarily seamen and New York City
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was their destination. In the late 1970s, more Somali immigrants followed. Not until the 1990s when the civil war broke out in Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...
did the majority of Somalis come to the US.
The heaviest concentrations are in the Twin Cities
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(Minneapolis
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and St. Paul), followed by Columbus, Ohio
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; Atlanta, Georgia
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; Washington, D.C.; New York City
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; Buffalo, New York
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; Seattle
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; Kansas City; Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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; Lewiston, Maine
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; San Diego
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; San Francisco
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; Sacramento, California
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; Shelbyville, Tennessee; and especially Omaha, Nebraska
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Metro areas.
Canada
Canada
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hosts one of the largest Somali
Somali may refer to:
Horn of Africa
* Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region
** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis
** Somali culture
** Somali cuisine
** Somali language, a Cushitic language
** Somali ...
populations in the Western world, with the 2011 National Household Survey reporting 44,995 people claiming Somali descent, though an unofficial estimate placed the figure as high as 150,000 residents.[; *N.B. 44,995 individuals reported Somali ethnicity in 2011 National Household Survey - c.f]
/ref> Somalis tend to be concentrated in the southern part of the province of Ontario
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, especially the Ottawa
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and Toronto
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areas. The Alberta
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n cities of Calgary
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and Edmonton
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have also seen a significant increase in their respective Somali communities over the past five years. In addition, the neighbourhood of Rexdale in the Toronto borough of Etobicoke
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has one of the largest Somali populations in the country. Statistics Canada's 2006 Census ranks people of Somali descent as the 69th largest ethnic group in Canada.[Statistics Canada - Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census](_blank)
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Middle East
There is a sizable Somali community in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, ุงูููุฅูู
ูุงุฑูุงุช ุงููุนูุฑูุจูููุฉ ุงููู
ูุชูุญูุฏูุฉ ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, ุงูููุฅู
ูุงุฑูุงุช ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...
. Somali-owned businesses line the streets of Deira, the Dubai
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city centre, with only Iran
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ians exporting more products from the city at large.
Relations between the modern-day territories of Somalia and Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ูฑููููู
ูู, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and ...
stretch back to antiquity. A number of Somali clans trace descent to the latter region. During the colonial period, disgruntled Yemenis from the Hadhrami wars sought and received asylum in various Somali towns. Yemen in turn unconditionally opened its borders to Somali nationals following the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia in the early 1990s. In 2015, after the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen
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, many returning Somali expatriates as well as various foreign nationals began emigrating from Yemen to northern Somalia.
See also
* Immigration to Somalia
References
Bibliography
*Bjork, Stephanie R and Kusow, Abdi M, ''From Mogadishu to Dixon: The Somali Diaspora in a Global Context'', (Africa World Free Press, 1997)
External links
Reassessing what we collect website - Somali London
History of Somali London with objects and images
Somali Diaspora Official Website
Somali Diaspora Culture And Sports Association
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*
Diaspora
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