Serbia Refugee Statistics 1965-2023

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Serbia refugee statistics for 2021 was 25,644.00, a 1.69% decline from 2020.
  • Serbia refugee statistics for 2020 was 26,085.00, a 1.29% decline from 2019.
  • Serbia refugee statistics for 2019 was 26,427.00, a 14.6% decline from 2018.
  • Serbia refugee statistics for 2018 was 30,944.00, a 3.92% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Turkey 3,759,817.00
Jordan 3,047,612.00
Lebanon 1,328,541.00
Iran 798,343.00
China 303,436.00
Iraq 280,072.00
Malaysia 132,086.00
Thailand 100,510.00
Algeria 97,890.00
South Africa 75,512.00
Mexico 73,448.00
Brazil 61,956.00
Ecuador 56,603.00
Venezuela 39,328.00
Armenia 34,728.00
Serbia 25,644.00
Bulgaria 22,830.00
Russia 10,901.00
Costa Rica 10,224.00
Peru 5,790.00
Paraguay 4,484.00
Romania 4,200.00
Namibia 3,733.00
Libya 3,141.00
Belarus 2,729.00
Azerbaijan 1,676.00
Colombia 1,504.00
Nauru 953.00
Botswana 688.00
Guatemala 479.00
Kazakhstan 352.00
North Macedonia 292.00
Gabon 272.00
Bosnia 240.00
Cuba 199.00
Montenegro 175.00
Dominican Republic 162.00
Albania 109.00
Belize 86.00
Guyana 40.00
Jamaica 31.00
Suriname 29.00
Fiji 18.00
Turkmenistan 16.00
Mauritius 10.00
Serbia Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 25,644.00 -1.69%
2020 26,085.00 -1.29%
2019 26,427.00 -14.60%
2018 30,944.00 -3.92%
2017 32,205.00 -11.81%
2016 36,517.00 3.37%
2015 35,326.00 -19.25%
2014 43,749.00 -23.35%
2013 57,079.00 -13.99%
2012 66,367.00 -6.13%
2011 70,702.00 -3.94%
2010 73,604.00 -14.76%
2009 86,348.00 -10.74%
2008 96,735.00 -1.28%
2007 97,991.00 -1.01%
2006 98,995.00 -33.23%
2005 148,259.00 -46.41%
2004 276,677.00 -5.05%
2003 291,397.00 -17.78%
2002 354,400.00 -11.47%
2001 400,306.00 -17.36%
2000 484,390.00 -3.37%
1999 501,263.00 -0.15%
1998 502,035.00 -8.73%
1997 550,064.00 -2.33%
1996 563,210.00 -13.44%
1995 650,695.00 44.38%
1994 450,694.00 -5.93%
1993 479,110.00 -7.23%
1992 516,430.00 99789.75%
1991 517.00 -43.80%
1990 920.00 -3.66%
1989 955.00 12.35%
1988 850.00 -39.29%
1987 1,400.00 -35.78%
1986 2,180.00 -38.24%
1985 3,530.00 12.06%
1984 3,150.00 55.94%
1983 2,020.00 -0.49%
1982 2,030.00 5.73%
1981 1,920.00 -2.54%
1980 1,970.00 0.00%
1979 1,970.00 0.00%
1978 1,970.00 -1.50%
1977 2,000.00 -92.31%
1976 26,000.00 -1.14%
1975 26,300.00 0.00%
1974 26,300.00 0.04%
1973 26,290.00 -1.54%
1972 26,700.00 11.25%
1971 24,000.00 -8.12%
1970 26,120.00 0.00%
1969 26,120.00 -0.57%
1968 26,270.00 0.23%
1967 26,210.00 0.42%
1966 26,100.00 1.08%
1965 25,820.00 1.08%