Belarus — Surveys with Vulnerable Migrants: Needs, Intentions & Protection Risks (Dec 2025-Feb 2026)

Country: Belarus

Source: International Organization for Migration

Please refer to the attached file.

This report focuses on migrants in vulnerable situations present in the territory of Belarus, and is based on 192 valid surveys conducted between December 2025 and February 2026.

The survey was addressed to all foreign nationals regardless of status and country of origin. This report analyses the responses of non-European migrants in vulnerable situations, and complements earlier analytical work, namely the 2023 Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Belarus report on migrants’ needs, intentions, and protection challenges. Many of the same indicators and survey questions were used in data collection throughout both rounds, allowing for comparability between 2023 and 2026 report findings. Survey responses from Ukrainian nationals are analysed in a separate report.

The largest groups of respondents reported citizenship from Afghanistan (11%), followed by Cameroon (8%) and Ethiopia (8%). Respondents from India (7%), Pakistan (6%), and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (6%) also constituted significant shares of the sample. Smaller proportions reported citizenship from the Syrian Arab Republic (5%), Burundi (4%), Eritrea (4%), Nigeria (3%), and Bangladesh (3%) ...