Abstract

The Syrian crisis has caused one of the largest episodes of forced displacement since World War II and some of the densest refugee-hosting situations in modern history. Syria's immediate neighbors host the bulk of Syrian refugees. The host countries were dealing with impact of inflow of refugees as well as consequences of the Syrian conflict such as disruption on trade and economic activity and growth and spread of the Islamic State. This survey was designed to generate comparable findings on the lives and livelihoods of Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan, Lebanon and Kurdistan, Iraq.

The goals of the survey originally were: - to assess the socio-economic and living conditions of a representative sample of the Syrian refugee and host community population. - to understand the implications in terms of social and economic conditions on the host communities. - to identify strategies to support Syrian refugees and host communities in the immediate and longer term.

Geographic coverage

Syrian refugee and host community in Kurdistan, Iraq

Analysis unit

Refugee household and individual

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

Conducting a representative survey in Lebanon was especially challenging. The first difficulty was that, as of 2015, there was no recent or reliable sample frame, even for Lebanese households, as the last official population census was conducted in 1932. Typically, such a sample frame consists of the universe of enumeration areas in a country, with associated estimates of population. This meant that we had to construct our own sample frame by selecting a few Small Area Units (SAUs) and then conducting a full listing operation by visiting every household within the selected SAUs and collecting basic demographic and contact information. The second difficulty was that there was no available cartographic division of the country into geographic areas small enough to be the subject of a full listing operation, which could then serve as a sampling frame for the SAUs. Circonscription Foncières (CF) were the finest level of disaggregation available; CFs are generally too large to be listed as some have populations of over 100,000. Finally, there was no available sampling frame for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, which meant that we had to depend on UNHCR data on registered Syrian refugees, combined with the estimates of Lebanese population at the CF level. Given these challenges and time and budgetary constraints, the sample was selected in multiple (four) stages.

Note: A more detailed description of the sample design is presented in Section 2 of "Survey Design and Sampling: A methodology note for the 2015-16 surveys of Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan, Lebanon and Kurdistan, Iraq" document.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Iraq Exports to Syria was US$6.85 Million during 2015, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Iraq Exports to Syria - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

This statistic displays the number of airstrikes by the United States and allies in Iraq and Syria from January 2018 to January 26, 2019. As of January 26, 2019, the U.S.-led coalition conducted ** airstrikes in Iraq and ***** in Syria.

Syria Imports from Iraq was US$30.35 Million during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Imports from Iraq - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

This statistic displays the cumulative number of airstrikes by United States and allied forces in Iraq and Syria. As of June 5, 2017, the U.S. had conducted ***** airstrikes in Syria.

Iraq Imports from Syria was US$70.92 Million during 2014, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Iraq Imports from Syria - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Exports of live animals to Iraq was US$123.15 Thousand during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Exports of live animals to Iraq - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Imports from Iraq of Products of animal origin was US$258.66 Thousand during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Imports from Iraq of Products of animal origin - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Exports of sacks and bags of textile material for packing goods to Iraq was US$785.49 Thousand during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Exports of sacks and bags of textile material for packing goods to Iraq - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Exports of public-transport type passenger motor vehicles to Iraq was US$997 during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Exports of public-transport type passenger motor vehicles to Iraq - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Iraq Imports from Syria of Live animals was US$16.25 Thousand during 2014, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Iraq Imports from Syria of Live animals - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Exports of miscellanneous manufactured articles to Iraq was US$2.86 Million during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Exports of miscellanneous manufactured articles to Iraq - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Exports of television receivers to Iraq was US$15.08 Thousand during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Exports of television receivers to Iraq - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Iraq Imports from Syria of Melons and papayas, fresh was US$12 Thousand during 2014, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Iraq Imports from Syria of Melons and papayas, fresh - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Exports of tanned or dressed furskins to Iraq was US$1.23 Thousand during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Exports of tanned or dressed furskins to Iraq - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Exports to Iraq was US$2.29 Billion during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Exports to Iraq - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Imports from Iraq of Live animals was US$4.32 Thousand during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Imports from Iraq of Live animals - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Iraq Imports from Syria of Food preparations not specified elsewhere was US$48.08 Thousand during 2014, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Iraq Imports from Syria of Food preparations not specified elsewhere - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Iraq Imports from Syria of Cheese and curd was US$566.96 Thousand during 2014, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Iraq Imports from Syria of Cheese and curd - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Syria Exports of articles of tin, not specified elsewhere to Iraq was US$24.01 Thousand during 2010, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Syria Exports of articles of tin, not specified elsewhere to Iraq - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.