Macao, China Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Annual estimates of internal displacement for the Macao Special Administrative Region of China, provided by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The data tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the count of new displacement incidents. The dataset was last updated on March 18, 2026, and is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on validated annual stock figures.
• Analyzing the frequency of new displacement incidents, which may indicate recurring crises.
• Comparing displacement drivers (conflict, disaster) using the conceptual framework described in the 1998 Guiding Principles.

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: population stock and new displacement incidents.
• Last updated on 2026-03-18, suggesting recent data availability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description does not specify the exact time range covered by the data.

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 23:34:42.906317; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Macao Special Administrative Region, China