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Mixed Movements in South-Eastern Europe 2024

Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria...and 5 more, 2024
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Reference ID
ECA_2024_MMSEE_v01_M
Producer(s)
UN Refugee Agency
Collection(s)
United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Metadata
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Created on
Jul 10, 2025
Last modified
Jul 10, 2025
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Access policy
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    ECA_2024_MMSEE_v01_M
    Title
    Mixed Movements in South-Eastern Europe 2024
    Abbreviation or Acronym
    MMSEE 2024
    Country/Economy
    Name Country code
    Albania ALB
    Bosnia-Herzegovina BIH
    Bulgaria BGR
    Croatia HRV
    Montenegro MNE
    North Macedonia MKD
    Romania ROU
    Serbia SRB
    Study type
    Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
    Abstract
    Mixed movements in South-Eastern Europe represent a complex interplay of mobility patterns involving refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants. The region serves as both a transit area and destination for groups fleeing conflict or seeking better opportunities. In the first eight months of 2024, UNHCR and partners conducted 3,237 interviews across Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia to better understand the profiles, needs, and experiences of people in mixed movements. This dataset supports protection monitoring efforts and contributes to improved policy and response planning.
    Kind of Data
    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis
    Household

    Version

    Version Description
    Version 2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.
    Version Date
    2025-05-08

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope includes:

    • demographics
    • arrival and movement history
    • accommodation
    • access to services
    • legal and protection status
    • priority needs and onward movement drivers
    Topics
    Topic
    Protection
    Legal Assistance
    Keywords
    Mixed movements Protection monitoring Migration Asylum Refugees

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    UN Refugee Agency UN
    Producers
    Name
    Caritas Albania
    Refugees and Migrant Services in Albania
    Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
    Vaša Prava BiH
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Women’s Initiative
    Croatian Red Cross
    Civil Rights Program Kosovo
    Civic Alliance
    MYLA
    Romanian National Council for Refugees

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Non-probability sampling. Convenience-based selection at key reception, transit, and asylum centers. Enumerators sought to diversify locations and randomly select respondents at each site.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    Topics included demographic background, travel history, protection concerns, access to services, accommodation, and intentions for onward movement.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2024-01-01 2024-08-31
    Data Collection Mode
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation Abbreviation
    UN Refugee Agency UN UNHCR
    Caritas Albania
    Refugees and Migrant Services in Albania
    Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
    Vaša Prava BiH
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Women’s Initiative
    Croatian Red Cross
    Civil Rights Program Kosovo
    Civic Alliance
    MYLA
    Romanian National Council for Refugees
    Data Collection Notes

    Enumerators conducted interviews in person with individuals from mixed movement populations. Data were collected via Kobo forms and harmonized through a centralized cleaning and processing workflow. Focus groups were also conducted in selected countries.

    Access policy

    Citation requirements

    UNHCR (2025). Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, FYR, Romania, Serbia: Mixed Movements in South-Eastern Europe – 2024. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

    Contacts

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

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    DDI_ECA_2024_MMSEE_v01_M
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    UN Refugee Agency UNHCR UN

    Metadata producer
    Development Data Group DECDG The World Bank

    Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library
    Date of Metadata Production
    2025-06-20

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    Identical to a metadata (UNHCR_EU_2024_MixedMovements_SEE) published on UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home). Some of the metadata fields have been edited.
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