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Refugees and internally displaced persons

Serbia — 21 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2006 refugees (country of origin): 180,117 (Croatia); 95,297 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) IDPs: 225,000 - 251,000 (mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999) (2005)
2007 refugees (country of origin): 100,651 (Croatia), 46,951 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) IDPs: 228,000 (mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999) (2006)
2008 refugees (country of origin): 71,111 (Croatia); 27,414 (Bosnia and Herzegovina); 206,000 (Kosovo), note - mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999 (2007)
2008 refugees (country of origin): 71,111 (Croatia); 27,414 (Bosnia and Herzegovina); 206,000 (Kosovo), note - mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999 (2007)
2009 refugees (country of origin): 71,111 (Croatia); 27,414 (Bosnia and Herzegovina); 206,000 (Kosovo), note - mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999 (2007)
2010 refugees (country of origin): 71,111 (Croatia); 27,414 (Bosnia and Herzegovina); 206,000 (Kosovo), note - mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999 (2007)
2011 refugees (country of origin): 71,111 (Croatia); 27,414 (Bosnia and Herzegovina); 206,000 (Kosovo), note - mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999 (2007)
2012 refugees (country of origin): 49,946 (Croatia); 20,673 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2011) IDPs: about 225,000 (most are Kosovar Serbs some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2011)
2013 refugees (country of origin): 49,931 (Croatia); 16,418 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2012) IDPs: 228,215 (most are Kosovar Serbs some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2011) stateless persons: 8,500 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2012)
2014 refugees (country of origin): 41,762 (Croatia); 15,296 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2013) IDPs: 97,300 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2013) stateless persons: 8,500 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2012)
2015 refugees (country of origin): 32,408 (Croatia); 11,325 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2014) | IDPs: 97,000 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2015) | stateless persons: 3,578 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2014)
2016 refugees (country of origin): 25,996 (Croatia); 9,288 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2015) | IDPs: 220,002 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2015) | stateless persons: 2,700 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2015) | note: 670,425 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - November 2016)
2017 refugees (country of origin): 20,346 (Croatia); 9,081 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2016) | IDPs: 219,633 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2016) | stateless persons: 2,373 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2016) | note: 678,493 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015 - December 2016); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 4,550 migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers as of the end of Oc
2018 refugees (country of origin): 19,038 (Croatia), 8,764 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2017) | IDPs: 199,584 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2018) | stateless persons: 2,155 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2017) | note: 691,901 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2018); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 3,975 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of June 2018
2019 refugees (country of origin): 18,232 (Croatia), 8,270 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2018) | IDPs: 199,584 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2019) | stateless persons: 2,052 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2018) | note: 709,495 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2019); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 3,404 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of September 2019;
2020 refugees (country of origin): 17,972 (Croatia), 8,198 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2019) | IDPs: 199,584 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2019) | stateless persons: 2,052 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2018) | note: 747,865 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2020); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,304 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of May 2020
2021 refugees (country of origin): 17,675 (Croatia), 8,129 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2019) IDPs: 196,995 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2021) stateless persons: 2,144 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2020) note: 810,859 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2021); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,228 migrants and asylum seekers as of September 2021
2022 refugees (country of origin): 17,336 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021); 22,716 (Ukraine) (includes Ukrainian refugees in Kosovo; as of 22 November 2022) IDPs: 196,995 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2021) stateless persons: 2,113 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (mid-year 2021) note: 918,319 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit cou
2023 refugees (country of origin): 17,334 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2022) IDPs: 196,066 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2022) stateless persons: 2,594 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2022) note: 1,031,608 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2023)
2024 refugees (country of origin): 17,334 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2022) IDPs: 196,066 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2022) stateless persons: 2,594 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2022) note: 1,045,323 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2024)
2025 refugees: 36,270 (2024 est.) IDPs: 194,171 (2024 est.) stateless persons: 1,715 (2024 est.)