Kenya Internal Displacements: New Displacement Incidents 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, accounting for multiple displacements per person. This dataset focuses on Kenya, with the last metadata update recorded on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement trends over time based on annual estimates of new incidents and IDP stock.
• Analyzing correlations between conflict, violence, or natural disasters and displacement flows in Kenya.
• Forecasting humanitarian needs based on historical patterns of internal displacement.
• Validating displacement figures for reports or academic research using the IDMC's official data.

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Distinguishes between population stock (year-end IDPs) and flow (new displacement incidents), a key methodological feature.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open sharing and adaptation 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 from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:34:04.981624; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kenya