Ghana Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) data for Ghana, sourced from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The dataset provides validated annual estimates, tracking both the year-end stock of people living in displacement and the flow of new displacement incidents. It is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement trends based on annual stock and flow figures.
• Analyzing correlations between conflict/violence and new displacement incidents.
• Assessing the long-term impact of natural disasters on internal displacement.
• Validating displacement estimates for humanitarian reporting and planning.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Distinguishes between population stock (year-end IDPs) and flow (new displacement incidents).
• 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.
• 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 by IDMC.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:33:04.549716; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ghana