Serbia vs Switzerland: Forcibly displaced people

Serbia
250,997
in 2025
Switzerland
225,326
in 2025
Serbia rank
57th
Switzerland rank
60th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Serbia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 250,997 against 225,326 in Switzerland, a difference of 25,671.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Serbia ahead.

Globally, Serbia ranks 57th and Switzerland ranks 60th of 180 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

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.