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IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) collected data through Surveys with Refugees in the Ukraine Response Region during the second half of 2024 (July to December 2024) in eight countries of the Ukraine Response Region. The focus of this report is on inclusion challenges of 6,407 adult Ukrainian citizens. This report will first outline the socio-demographic profile of respondents, followed by an analysis of the key inclusion challenges they face. Subsequently, the report will explore specific dimensions of inclusion—social, psychological, linguistic, and economic—as well as access to essential services. By examining how refugees from Ukraine navigate issues such as healthcare access, language barriers, employment obstacles, and experiences of discrimination, the report seeks to deepen understanding of their experiences and identify avenues for support.
Key Findings:
- Inclusion challenges
- Top inclusion challenges: Language (37%), finding long-term housing (36%), financial support (33%)
- 86% report at least one inclusion challenge
- 87% of women report at least one inclusion challenge, compared to 79% of men
- 20% of respondents reported language as a barrier to healthcare
- Employment
- 37% of respondents faced challenges in finding employment in the host country
- Respondents rely heavily on their personal networks to find employment.
- Language was the most common employment barrier, reported by 55% of respondents regionally.
- Older refugees
- Face lack of access to healthcare due to language barriers (34% of respondents above 60 and 23% of respondents between 50 and 59).
- Feel less connected to their country of displacement(41% of respondents above 60 and 56% of respondents between 50 and 59).
- Share meals less frequently with their local community (60% of respondents above 60 and 58% of respondents between 50 and 59).
- 50% of interviewed Ukrainians feel moderately, very, or extremely connected to their host country.