Burkina Faso Internal Displacement: New Displacement Incidents and IDP Stock

Annual data on internal displacement in Burkina Faso, sourced from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The dataset tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the count of new displacement incidents, which accounts for multiple displacements per person. The data is validated and aligns with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Use Cases

• Modeling trends in forced migration based on annual displacement figures.
• Assessing humanitarian needs based on the stock of internally displaced persons.
• Analyzing the frequency of displacement incidents, which can indicate conflict or disaster intensity.
• Correlating displacement data with other conflict or environmental indicators for the region.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: IDP stock and new displacement incidents.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open use with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and reporting bias inherent to conflict zone data collection.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) via the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled in line with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:31:16.594738; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burkina Faso