Denmark Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) data for Denmark, sourced from the Global Internal Displacement Database maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. The dataset provides validated annual estimates, tracking both the stock of people living in displacement at year-end and the flow of new displacement incidents. Figures are aligned with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacements' metric.
• Model the long-term stock of displaced populations based on the 'People Displaced' (IDPs) figures.
• Compare displacement drivers (conflict, disasters) using the dataset's underlying classification.
• Validate humanitarian program impact using the database's annual, country-specific estimates.

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: stock of IDPs and flow of new displacement incidents.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and temporal coverage for Denmark are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or reporting bias inherent to the source methodology.

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 23:32:30.967705; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Denmark