Haiti Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Annual estimates of internal displacement in Haiti, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The dataset tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents, which may count multiple displacements per person. The data is validated and follows the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement trends over time based on annual estimates.
• Analyzing the impact of conflict and violence on internal displacement.
• Assessing the effects of natural or human-made disasters on population flows.
• Comparing year-end IDP stock figures against new displacement incidents.

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: population stock and new displacement flows.
• Follows the internationally recognized 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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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 23:33:36.360857; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Haiti