SEVAT: Socio-Economic Vulnerability Indicators for Refugee Households in Iraq, 2022

UNHCR's Socio-Economic Vulnerability Assessment Tool (SEVAT) provides household-level demographic and socio-economic data for refugee households in Iraq. The data was collected in 2022 to facilitate the identification of vulnerabilities for assistance targeting, comparing camp versus out-of-camp settings. The dataset is hosted on the HDX platform and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Revising refugee vulnerability targeting models based on socio-economic indicators.
• Identifying vulnerable households for assistance based on demographic and well-being information.
• Comparing socio-economic conditions between refugee households in camp and out-of-camp settings.
• Analyzing geographic areas for targeted humanitarian aid based on household-level data.

Strengths

• Data is collected by UNHCR, a primary authoritative source for refugee information.
• Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant year (2022) for vulnerability assessment.
• Explicitly designed to compare camp versus out-of-camp settings, a key analytical distinction.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is available only in PDF and WEB APP formats, which may complicate direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Household-level survey data collection.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 14:10:44.950760; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iraq