Guam Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock Figures

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 data for Guam is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on validated annual stock figures.
• Analyzing the frequency of new displacement incidents (flows) separate from individual people.
• Comparing displacement drivers (conflict, disasters) using the conceptual framework from the 1998 Guiding Principles.

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Distinguishes between population stock (people living in displacement) and flow (new incidents), a key methodological strength.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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 23:33:21.624082; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guam