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Total number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and other people travelling as/or part of mixed movements present at the end of the month JSON 

excluding people displaced by armed conflicts on the territory of former Yugoslavia in the 1990s
2,085
Last updated 31 Jan 2025
Source - Government, Partners, UNHCR 
Total number of refugees, asylum-seekers, and other people travelling as/or part of mixed movements present at the end of the month per country JSON 
excluding people displaced by armed conflicts on the territory of former Yugoslavia in the 1990s
Location name Source Data date Population
Albania Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   6.6% 138
Bosnia and Herzegovina Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   34.6% 722
Montenegro Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   8.2% 171
North Macedonia Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   3.8% 80
Serbia and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999) Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   46.7% 974

Most common nationalities of refugees, asylum seekers, and other people present at the end of the period JSON  .CSV 
excluding people displaces by armes conflicts on the territory of former Yugoslavia in the 1990s
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Others Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   56.7% 1,182
Afghanistan Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   12.2% 255
Syrian Arab Rep. Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   9.7% 203
Morocco Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   5.8% 120
Palestine Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   3.6% 76
Iran (Islamic Rep. of) Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   3.5% 72
Iraq Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   2.2% 45
Algeria Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   2.1% 43
Pakistan Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   1.9% 40
Libya Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   0.9% 19
Bangladesh Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   0.7% 15
Tunisia Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   0.4% 9
India Government, Partners, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   0.3% 6


Mixed Movements "New Arrivals" by Country of Arrival JSON 
Mixed movements (or mixed migrations) refers to people on the move, travelling generally in an irregular manner, over the same routes and using the same means of transport, but for different reasons. People travelling as part of mixed movements have varying needs and may include asylum-seekers, refugees, stateless people, victims of trafficking, unaccompanied or separated children, and migrants, in an irregular situation. Mixed movements are often complex and can present challenges for all those involved.
Location name Source Data date Population
Albania Government, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   3.6% 75
Bosnia and Herzegovina Government 31 Jan 2025   30.6% 646
Montenegro Government, UNHCR 31 Jan 2025   4.4% 93
North Macedonia UNHCR estimation based on BPM 31 Jan 2025   25.8% 544
Serbia and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999) Government, UNHCR estimation based on BPM 31 Jan 2025   35.6% 751

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