Ethiopia Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement. This dataset focuses on Ethiopia, tracking the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the number of new displacement incidents. Data is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement drivers based on conflict and disaster triggers mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-term displacement trends based on validated annual stock figures
• Estimating humanitarian needs based on new displacement incident counts

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
• Distinguishes between population stock and new displacement incidents
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open use with attribution

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 bias inherent to hdx

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:32:45.063341; freshness should be verified

Geography

Ethiopia