4. Somalia
Number of refugees: 1.12 million
Somalia ranks 4th in our list of the top refugee producing countries in the world. Somali people first began to flee their country in 1991 when civil wars and instability resulted from a fall in the government. The refugees have continued to increase every year since then. 2011 was especially significant in this respect as it saw a major spike in numbers due to severe famines in addition to the insecurity. Since the country’s situation is refusing to resolve itself, the refugees who left their country years ago are now raising their third generations in exile. While this hair-raising predicament seems to be a never-ending one, Kenya and Ethiopia have played a tremendous role in hosting these refugees, with each of them housing 417,900 and 256,700 Somalis respectively.
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