Cameroon Internal Displacements: New Displacement Cases and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement. It tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents. The data is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on validated annual estimates.
• Analyzing the impact of conflict and natural disasters based on new displacement incidents.
• Assessing humanitarian needs based on the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct metrics: population stock and new displacement flows.
• Uses a standardized definition of IDPs aligned with 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.

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 23:31:58.295814; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cameroon