Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Serbia
Serbia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.3492 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Serbia, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.3492 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Serbia peaked at 1.13 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3022 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Serbia 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Serbia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.13 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9873 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8416 units per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8084 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7588 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6526 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5002 units per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4039 units per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4175 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3682 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3538 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3022 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3102 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.305 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3154 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3492 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.3492 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 37.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.3492 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8355 units per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 0.9873 units per square kilometre | 1.13 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5407 units per square kilometre | 0.3022 units per square kilometre | 0.8416 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3199 units per square kilometre | 0.305 units per square kilometre | 0.3492 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 56 Gambia 0.3764 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Georgia 0.3744 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Malawi 0.3734 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Bahrain 0.3175 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Finland 0.2957 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Hong Kong, China 0.2867 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 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 refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Serbia?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Serbia was 0.3492 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3022 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Serbia ranks 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.