Refugee Arrival Interviews from Ukraine into Four Neighboring Countries in 2022

UNHCR conducted over 18,000 interviews with refugees crossing from Ukraine into Poland, Hungary, Moldova, and Slovakia, beginning on 28 February 2022. The anonymized dataset provides indicative insights into displacement drivers and refugee intentions. Interviews were conducted at border checkpoints and reception centers using purposive sampling.

Use Cases

• Modeling refugee flow patterns based on border crossing data.
• Analyzing displacement drivers based on interview responses.
• Assessing refugee intentions and needs based on survey content.
• Evaluating regional humanitarian response based on geographic distribution.

Strengths

• Over 18,000 individual interviews provide a substantial sample.
• Data collection began on 28 February 2022, capturing early conflict displacement.
• Interviews conducted at multiple border checkpoints and reception centers.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Purposive sampling means results are indicative and not statistically representative.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Purposive sampling via over 18,000 interviews at border checkpoints and reception centers.

Time Range

Beginning 28 February 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 14:13:55.018470; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Border crossings from Ukraine into Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.