Forcibly displaced people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Forcibly displaced people was 95,750 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forcibly displaced people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 95,750 for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 120,163 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 91,340, in 2022.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 83rd out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 120,163 | — |
| 2011 | 119,964 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 109,935 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 109,958 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 106,890 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 104,809 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 103,317 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 104,447 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 105,230 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 104,966 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 104,488 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 92,390 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 91,340 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 95,429 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 95,685 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 95,750 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 108,968 | 103,317 | 120,163 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,847 | 91,340 | 104,488 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 80 Dominican Republic 100,533 compare
- 81 Denmark 97,745 compare
- 82 Zambia 96,131 compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 82,807 compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 80,848 compare
- 86 Portugal 78,944 compare
More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Forcibly displaced people in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 95,750 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 120,163 in 2010.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,340 in 2022.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 83rd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.