Serbia Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Annual estimates of internal displacement in Serbia, tracking both new displacement incidents and the total number of people living in displacement at year-end. The data is maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and follows the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. The dataset was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacements' metric.
• Model the long-term stock of displaced persons based on the 'People Displaced' or 'Stock' figures.
• Compare displacement drivers in Serbia based on the description's mention of conflict, violence, and disasters.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Distinguishes between displacement incidents ('New Displacements') and total people displaced ('Stock').
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for open use with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from government reports, UN agencies, NGOs, and media monitoring.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:37:02.156391; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Serbia