---
title: "NRC Somalia | Fact sheet"
description: "Somalia continues to face a severe human crisis driven by nearly thirty years of conflict, political instability, climate shocks, and economic hardship. About 4.8 million people require urgent humanitarian and protection assistance."
url: "https://www.nrc.no/resources/fact-sheets/nrc-somalia--fact-sheet"
language: "en"
published: "2018-07-31T22:00:00Z"
modified: "2024-10-09T08:29:38Z"
---

Facts and figures

# NRC Somalia | Fact sheet

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[Somalia](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=102) [Country fact sheet](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=331)

Somalia continues to face a severe human crisis driven by nearly thirty years of conflict, political instability, climate shocks, and economic hardship. About 4.8 million people require urgent humanitarian and protection assistance.

- [Download fact sheet (September 2026)](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/fact-sheets/2026/factsheet_somalia_sep2026.pdf)