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 0.0045 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Serbia, 1969–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.0045 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Serbia peaked at 0.0437 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1987.
That places Serbia 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Serbia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 units per person | +3336.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -93.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -21.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -17.6% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -42.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -41.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +135.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | +1716.7% |
| 1991 | 0.006 units per person | +2630.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0118 units per person | +96.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0077 units per person | -35.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 units per person | +56.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0136 units per person | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 0.014 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0152 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0229 units per person | +50.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0195 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0192 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0437 units per person | +127.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0397 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0318 units per person | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0255 units per person | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0235 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0224 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0253 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0267 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0251 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0223 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0221 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 units per person | -69.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0045 units per person | -5.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.0045 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 11.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.0045 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0001 units per person, 62.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +3336.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person |
| 1991 | +2630.6% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.006 units per person |
| 1990 | +1716.7% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 1988 | +135.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2002 | +127.2% | 0.0192 units per person | 0.0437 units per person |
| 1992 | +96.4% | 0.006 units per person | 0.0118 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.011 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0229 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0277 units per person | 0.0192 units per person | 0.0437 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0251 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.29 % change on previous year (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 0.0045 units per person in 2025, 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 0.0437 units per person in 2002.
- 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 units per person in 1987.
- How does Serbia rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Serbia ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 origin, per capita. 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 origin divided by Population, total, 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 origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.