Democratic Republic of Congo Internal Displacement Figures from IDMC

Annual estimates of internal displacement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, maintained 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 2026-03-18 and is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on annual stock figures.
• Analyzing the frequency of new displacement incidents (flows) separate from individual counts.
• Correlating displacement figures with conflict or natural disaster events mentioned in the description.
• Benchmarking humanitarian needs using validated, internationally recognized displacement estimates.

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Distinguishes between population stock (year-end totals) and new displacement incidents (flows).
• Uses the standardized 1998 Guiding Principles definition for internally displaced persons.

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 or temporal bias inherent to the source platform.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) via the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled in line with the 1998 Guiding Principles.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:32:03.229570

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo