Serbia Refugee Statistics 1965-2024

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 2023 was 29,365.00, a 10.72% increase from 2022.
  • Serbia refugee statistics for 2022 was 26,521.00, a 3.42% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Iran 3,764,517.00
Turkey 3,251,127.00
Jordan 3,063,591.00
Lebanon 1,279,108.00
Russia 1,230,131.00
Iraq 286,480.00
Brazil 235,765.00
Armenia 150,080.00
Malaysia 135,872.00
Mexico 124,784.00
Algeria 98,590.00
Bulgaria 97,618.00
Romania 87,487.00
Thailand 87,314.00
South Africa 67,145.00
Montenegro 64,733.00
Ecuador 62,899.00
Kazakhstan 42,685.00
Belarus 39,981.00
Serbia 29,365.00
Venezuela 29,336.00
Costa Rica 23,422.00
North Macedonia 18,898.00
Peru 6,712.00
Paraguay 5,991.00
Azerbaijan 5,771.00
Namibia 5,157.00
Albania 5,079.00
Turkmenistan 3,614.00
Libya 1,837.00
Colombia 1,382.00
Guatemala 989.00
Dominican Republic 778.00
Botswana 761.00
Bosnia 348.00
China 296.00
Belize 214.00
Gabon 204.00
Cuba 136.00
Guyana 27.00
Suriname 24.00
Fiji 15.00
Mauritius 5.00
Serbia Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 29,365.00 10.72%
2022 26,521.00 3.42%
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%