1. The previous place of residence

Almost 55% of the refugees in the FR of Yugoslavia came from Croatia, and over 40% from Bosnia and Hertzegovina. This is quite understandable, since, according to the 1991 census, 25% of the total number of Serbs in the former Yugoslavia lived on the territories of those two republics.

2. The present place of residence

Over 90% of the refugees looked for shelter in Serbia. Most of them (54.7%) were accommodated in Central Serbia. Some 28% of them live in Belgrade, which means that every tenth citizen of Belgrade is a refugee. There are some 42% of the refugees in Vojvodina, and only 3.3% in Kosovo.

3. The Status of the refugees

The majority of the refugees who found shelter in the FRY were registered as refugees. However, as many as 20% of the people who left the regions caught in the war did not report to the authorities and did not get such a status, therefore the exact number of refugees is bigger.

4. The ethnic structure

90% of the refugees, i. e. 585.147 people are of Serbian nationality. There are 7.991 Moslems and 6.143 Croats.

5. The age structure

More than 40% of the refugee population is in the age bracket of 19 to 44, then come children up to 18 years of age (27%). Then persons between 45 and 64 (20%) and persons over 65 (13%).

Refugees according to age in thousands

Age

6. Kind of accommodation

More than 54% of the refugees are accommodated in the homes of their friends and relatives, 20% live in rented apartments. Only 5% have their own accommodation. The refugees accommodated in collective centers represent the most imperiled part of that population. There are 57.000 such persons and they are exclusively depending on humanitarian aid.

Refugees according to accommodation in thousands

7. Educational level

Some 50% of the refugees graduated high school, some 20% are college or university graduates, 20% graduated primary school, only 5% without education.

8. Working status (persons over 15 years of age)

Two thirds, i.e. over 300.000 refugees older than 15, have no revenue. Only 5% of the total number are permanently employed, and 4% have temporary employments. 22% did not want to say whether they are employed (probably fear of punishment because of illegal work).

9. Imperiled categories

Out of the total number of refugees, some 113.000 (almost 20%) have health or psychic problems. Out of that number, 10% are chronical patients on out-of-hospital treatment, then chronical in-hospital patients, disabled persons, blind and deaf.

10. War orphans

7.598 children were registered as orphans who lost their parents during the war in the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

6.915 boys and girls lost one parent, 683 lost both parents. Every fourth child who lost one or both parents is under 7 years of age.