Mauritania vs Serbia: Forcibly displaced people

Mauritania
308,868
in 2025
Serbia
250,997
in 2025
Mauritania rank
55th
Serbia rank
57th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Mauritania
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 308,868 against 250,997 in Serbia, a difference of 57,871.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Serbia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 55th and Serbia ranks 57th of 180 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Serbia Difference Ahead
2010s 70,622 151,450 80,829 Serbia
2020s 149,478 209,294 59,815 Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Mauritania or Serbia?
Mauritania, at 308,868 against 250,997 in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Mauritania and Serbia?
57,871, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Serbia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Serbia rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Mauritania ranks 55th and Serbia ranks 57th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.