Belgium Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Annual data from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). It provides validated estimates for Belgium, tracking both the year-end stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents. The dataset uses definitions aligned with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Use Cases

• Modeling trends in forced displacement over time based on annual stock and flow figures.
• Analyzing the impact of conflict or disasters on internal displacement within Belgium.
• Comparing displacement metrics (stock vs. new incidents) to understand displacement dynamics.
• Supporting humanitarian needs assessments and resource allocation based on validated displacement estimates.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: year-end IDP stock and new displacement incidents.
• Uses the internationally recognized definition from the 1998 Guiding Principles.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:31:07.795148; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Belgium