Grenada Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement worldwide, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). It tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents, which accounts for multiple displacements per person. The data is defined in line with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on validated annual stock figures.
• Analyzing the frequency of new displacement incidents, which may indicate recurring crises.
• Comparing displacement drivers, such as conflict versus natural disasters, based on the dataset's scope.
• Assessing humanitarian needs by tracking the population living in displacement at year-end.

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: stock (people displaced) and flow (new displacement incidents).
• Global in scope, providing a consistent framework for cross-country comparison.

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)

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:33:13.745858; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Grenada