People displaced internally by natural disasters in Serbia

Serbia: People displaced internally by natural disasters was 400 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
400 number of cases
Change on year
up 39,900.0%
World rank
115th
of 146 countries
All-time high
33,000 number of cases
in 2014
All-time low
1 number of cases
in 2022
Years of data
11
2010–2023

People displaced internally by natural disasters in Serbia, 2010–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2010201620232010: 4.5k number of cases2013: 190 number of cases2014: 33.0k number of cases2016: 39 number of cases2017: 42 number of cases2018: 130 number of cases2019: 300 number of cases2020: 880 number of cases2021: 34 number of cases2022: 1 number of cases2023: 400 number of cases

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number of cases.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 400 number of cases for people displaced internally by natural disasters in 2023.

The figure is up 39,900.0% on the previous year and up 110.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people displaced internally by natural disasters in Serbia peaked at 33,000 number of cases in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 number of cases, in 2022.

Serbia ranks 115th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5,457 number of cases 39 number of cases 33,000 number of cases 7
2020s 328.75 number of cases 1 number of cases 880 number of cases 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 112 Saudi Arabia 610 number of cases compare
  2. 113 Ukraine 600 number of cases compare
  3. 114 Switzerland 410 number of cases compare
  4. 116 Dominica 350 number of cases compare
  5. 117 Jordan 340 number of cases compare
  6. 118 Costa Rica 290 number of cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people displaced internally by natural disasters in Serbia?
People displaced internally by natural disasters in Serbia was 400 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 33,000 number of cases in 2014.
What is the lowest people displaced internally by natural disasters recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 number of cases in 2022.
How does Serbia rank for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
Serbia ranks 115th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is people displaced internally by natural disasters rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People displaced internally by natural disasters
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.