HDX HAPI: Standardized Internally Displaced Persons Indicators

Aggregated from multiple sources by the HDX Humanitarian API (HAPI), this dataset provides standardized humanitarian indicators for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Updated as recently as March 2026, it facilitates automated humanitarian decision-making through interoperable data structures designed for seamless integration.

Use Cases

• Filtering displacement records using 'errors' and 'warnings' flags to ensure data quality in humanitarian dashboards.
• Aggregating IDP population counts across different geographic regions for conflict-violence impact assessment.
• Automating humanitarian reporting by ingesting the standardized HAPI indicator format into visualization tools.

Strengths

• Standardized HAPI schema for cross-source interoperability
• Includes error and warning flags for data transparency
• Aggregates data from multiple primary humanitarian sources

Limitations

• Specific record count and file size are not disclosed in the metadata
• Presence of error rows indicates some data is incomplete or unusable
• License is 'hdx-other', requiring manual review of usage terms

Provenance

Source

HDX Humanitarian API

Collection Method

Aggregated via API from multiple humanitarian sources

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.