Finland Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement. It tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents. The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement trends over time based on annual stock and flow figures.
• Analyzing the impact of conflict and natural disasters on internal displacement based on the described displacement triggers.
• Comparing displacement incidents versus the number of people displaced, as the data accounts for multiple displacements per person.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: population stock and new displacement flows.
• Adheres to the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement for definitions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:32:46.160648; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Finland