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Refugees and internally displaced persons Serbia, in 20 editions.
The entry for Serbia published Refugees and internally displaced persons in 20 editions of 20, from 2006 to 2025. The text changed in 17 editions. Each is shown as published. Refugees and internally displaced persons in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 2006
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Refugees and internally displaced persons” (2006 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024- 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)
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)
- 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)
refugees (country of origin): 180,117 (Croatia); 95,297 100,651 (Croatia), 46,951 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
IDPs: 225,000 - 251,000 228,000 (mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in 1999) (2005) (2006)
- 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)
refugees (country of origin): 100,651 (Croatia), 46,951 71,111 (Croatia); 27,414 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Herzegovina); 206,000 (Kosovo), note - mostly ethnic Serbs and Roma who fled Kosovo in
IDPs: 228,000 (mostly1999) (2006) 1999 (2007)
The same text in 3 editions, 2009 to 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)
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)
- 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)
Rewritten: too little of the 2011 text remains to mark the changes.
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)
- 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)
refugees (country of origin):49,946 49,931 (Croatia); 20,673 16,418 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2011) (2012)
IDPs:about 225,000 228,215 (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)
- 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)
refugees (country of origin):49,931 41,762 (Croatia); 16,418 15,296 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2012) (2013)
IDPs:228,215 97,300 (most are Kosovar Serbs Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2011) (2013)
stateless persons:
8,500 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2012)
- 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)
refugees (country of origin):
41,76215,296 11,325 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2013) (2014)
IDPs:
97,300(2013) (2015)
stateless persons:
8,500(2012) (2014)
- 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)
refugees (country of origin): 32,408 25,996 (Croatia); 11,325 9,288 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2014) (2015)
IDPs: 97,000 220,002 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2015)
stateless persons: 3,578 2,700 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2014) (2015)
note: 670,425 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - November 2016)
- 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 October 2017
refugees (country of origin): 25,996 20,346 (Croatia); 9,288 9,081 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2015) (2016)
IDPs: 220,002 219,633 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2015) (2016)
stateless persons: 2,700 2,373 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2015) (2016)
note: 670,425 678,493 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 (January 2015 - November 2016) December 2016); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 4,550 migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers as of the end of October 2017
- 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
refugees (country of origin): 20,346 (Croatia); 9,081 19,038 (Croatia), 8,764 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2016) (2017)
IDPs: 219,633 199,584 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2016) (2018)
stateless persons: 2,373 2,155 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2016) (2017)
note: 678,493 691,901 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015 - December 2016); 2015-November 2018); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 4,550 migrants, refugees, 3,975 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of October 2017 June 2018
- 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; 8,827 migrant arrivals in 2018
refugees (country of origin): 19,038 18,232 (Croatia), 8,764 8,270 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2017) (2018)
IDPs: 199,584 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2018) (2019)
stateless persons: 2,155 2,052 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2017) (2018)
note: 691,901 709,495 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2018); 2015-December 2019); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 3,975 3,404 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of June September 2019; 8,827 migrant arrivals in 2018
- 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
refugees (country of origin): 18,232 17,972 (Croatia), 8,270 8,198 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2018) (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: 709,495 747,865 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2019); 2020); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 3,404 6,304 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of September 2019; 8,827 migrant arrivals in 2018 May 2020
- 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
refugees (country of origin): 17,972 17,675 (Croatia), 8,198 8,129 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2019)
IDPs: 199,584 196,995 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2019) (2021)
stateless persons: 2,052 2,144 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2018) (2020)
note: 747,865 810,859 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2020); 2021); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,304 6,228 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of May 2020 September 2021
- 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 country and hosts an estimated 6,313 migrants and asylum seekers as of June 2022
refugees (country of origin): 17,675 17,336 (Croatia), 8,129 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2019) (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: 2,144 2,113 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2020) (mid-year 2021)
note: 810,859 918,319 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2021); 2015-November 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,228 6,313 migrants and asylum seekers as of September 2021 June 2022
- 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)
refugees (country of origin): 17,336 17,334 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021); 22,716 (Ukraine) (includes Ukrainian refugees in Kosovo; as of 22 November 2022)
IDPs: 196,995 196,066 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2021) (2022)
stateless persons: 2,113 2,594 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (mid-year 2021) (2022)
note: 918,319 1,031,608 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,313 migrants and asylum seekers as of June 2022 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: 1,045,323 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 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: 1,031,608 1,045,323 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2023) 2015-March 2024)
- refugees:
- 36,270 (2024 est.)
- IDPs:
- 194,171 (2024 est.)
- stateless persons:
- 1,715 (2024 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
refugees: 36,270 (2024 est.)
IDPs: 194,171 (2024 est.)
stateless persons: 1,715 (2024 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Serbia: Refugees and internally displaced persons.” The World Factbook, 2006–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/serbia/refugees-and-internally-displaced-persons.