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Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, 2023

Lebanon, 2023
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Reference ID
UNHCR_LBN_2023_VASYR_v2.1
Producer(s)
UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF
Collections
Middle East and North Africa Vulnerability Assessments
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Jun 17, 2025
Last modified
Jun 17, 2025
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    Survey ID number

    UNHCR_LBN_2023_VASYR_v2.1

    Title

    Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, 2023

    Country
    Name Country code
    Lebanon LBN
    Abstract

    After more than ten years into the Syria conflict, Lebanon has found itself at the forefront of one of the worst humanitarian crises. The economic downturn, steep inflation, COVID-19 and other challenges have pushed vulnerable communities in Lebanon - including Syrian refugees - to the brink, with thousands of families sinking further into poverty.
    The 2023 Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (VASyR) was the eleventh annual survey assessing the situation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to identify changes and trends in their vulnerabilities. Considering the prolonged socio-economic crisis in Lebanon, it was crucial to provide needs-based estimates on Syrian refugees in the country.
    The Government of Lebanon estimated that 1.5 million of the 6.6 million Syrians who fled the conflict since 2011 moved to Lebanon. At the time of the survey, the Syrian refugee population in Lebanon was one of the largest concentrations of refugees per capita in the world.

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Unit of Analysis

    Household

    Version

    Version Description

    v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope includes:

    • household demographics
    • safety and security
    • accomodation
    • health
    • food security
    • livelihoods
    • expenditures
    • food consumption
    • coping strategies and assistance
    • education
    Topics
    Topic
    Health
    Livelihood and Social cohesion
    Health and Nutrition
    Food security
    Water Sanitation Hygiene
    Protection
    Education
    Cash Assistance
    Income Generation
    Basic Needs
    Keywords
    VASyR

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    UNHCR
    WFP
    UNICEF

    Sampling

    Weighting

    Data collected through this assessment was weighted at the district level based on the population of refugees in each district. Weighting was necessary to ensure that the geographical distribution of the population was reflected in the analysis and to compensate for the unequal probabilities of a household being included in the sample. The normalized weight was calculated for each district using the following formula:
    Normalised weight = (total sample frame of the district/ total national sample frame) / (total number of households visited in the district / total number of households visited)

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The VASyR questionnaire collected data at the household level and individual level including demographics, legal documentation, safety and security, shelter, WASH, health, food security, livelihoods, expenditures, food consumption, debt, coping strategies and assistance, as well as questions specifically relating to women, children and people with disabilities.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2023-05-23 2023-06-22
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Caritas
    MEDAIR
    Makhzoumi Foundation
    SHEILD

    Data Access

    Citation requirements

    UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF (2023). Lebanon: Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, 2023. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Curation team UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    UNHCR_LBN_2023_VASYR_v2.1

    Producers
    Name
    UNHCR
    Date of Metadata Production

    2025-06-17

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