Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, 2023

Lebanon, 2023

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Reference ID

LBN_2023_VASYR_v01_M

Producer(s)

UN Refugee Agency, World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF

Collection(s)

United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

Metadata

Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON

Study website

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Jul 10, 2025

Last modified

Jul 10, 2025

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Identification

Survey ID number

LBN_2023_VASYR_v01_M

Title

Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, 2023

Abbreviation or Acronym

VASYR 2023

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
Lebanon	LBN

Study type

Other Household Survey [hh/oth]

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

Version 2.1: 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	Affiliation
UN Refugee Agency	UN
World Food Programme (WFP)
UNICEF	UN

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

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

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

Name	Affiliation	Email
Curation team	UNHCR	microdata@unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI_LBN_2023_VASYR_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

2025-06-17

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Identical to a metadata (UNHCR_LBN_2023_VASYR_v2.1) published on UNHCR catalog (https://microdata.unhcr.org/index.php/home). Some of the metadata fields have been edited.

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