Central African Republic Internal Displacement Data from IDMC

The Global Internal Displacement Database provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement worldwide. This dataset focuses on the Central African Republic, tracking the number of people living in displacement at year-end and new displacement incidents. It is maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and uses definitions aligned with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement trends over time based on annual stock and flow figures.
• Analyzing the impact of conflict or natural disasters on population movement in the Central African Republic.
• Forecasting humanitarian needs using historical validated displacement data.
• Correlating displacement incidents with external events like violence or disasters mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is validated annually by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct metrics: year-end population stock and new displacement incidents.
• Uses a standardized international definition 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.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the reporting sources.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates gathered as part of the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:31:47.580007; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Central African Republic