Jordan: Annual Internal Displacement Figures from IDMC

Annual estimates of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Jordan, sourced from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The data includes year-end population stock figures and counts of new displacement incidents, validated in line with the 1998 Guiding Principles. The dataset was last updated in March 2026 and is provided under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on annual stock figures.
• Analyzing the impact of conflict or disasters based on new displacement incident counts.
• Comparing displacement figures across years to assess the effectiveness of humanitarian interventions.

Strengths

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

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Annual estimates compiled and validated for the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:33:57.449948; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jordan