Cook Islands Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement worldwide, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). It tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents, accounting for multiple displacements per person. This specific dataset focuses on displacement events within the Cook Islands.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement risk based on conflict and natural disaster triggers mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-term trends in internal displacement stock figures for the Cook Islands
• Comparing new displacement flows against year-end IDP stock to understand displacement dynamics
• Assessing humanitarian needs based on validated displacement estimates from the GIDD

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
• Tracks both population stock and new displacement flows, a key distinction for analysis
• Uses the standardized 1998 Guiding Principles definition of IDPs

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Specific temporal coverage for the Cook Islands is not provided in the input

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled into the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:32:03.211137; freshness should be verified

Geography

Cook Islands