Brazil Internal Displacements: New Displacement Incidents and IDP Stock

Brazilian data from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides annual estimates of internal displacement. The dataset tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents, which may count multiple displacements per person. It is maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacements' flow metric
• Model the year-end population of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) based on the 'People Displaced' stock figures
• Compare displacement drivers (conflict, violence, disasters) using the validated annual estimates
• Assess long-term displacement patterns in Brazil using the globally standardized data

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: population stock and new displacement flows
• Uses the internationally recognized 1998 Guiding Principles definition for IDPs

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 23:31:38.601988

Geography

Brazil