Cuba: Annual Internal Displacement Figures for IDPs and New Displacements

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) figures from the Global Internal Displacement Database track the number of people living in displacement in Cuba at year-end, while New Displacement figures count incidents of displacement, accounting for multiple displacements per person. The data is maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and adheres to the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. The dataset was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on annual stock figures.
• Analyzing the immediate impact of disasters or conflict based on new displacement incidents.
• Comparing displacement drivers (conflict vs. disasters) using validated annual estimates.
• Assessing humanitarian needs by tracking the population living in displacement at year-end.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Distinguishes between population stock (people displaced) and flow (new incidents) metrics.
• Uses a standardized definition aligned with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Annual estimates compiled and validated for the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:32:15.817474; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cuba