Kiribati Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) provides 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 is validated and follows the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on validated annual estimates.
• Analyzing the impact of natural disasters on new displacement incidents.
• Comparing year-end IDP stock figures across different countries or regions.
• Studying the correlation between conflict events and internal displacement flows.

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Follows a standardized international definition of IDPs from the 1998 Guiding Principles.
• Distinguishes between population stock (year-end IDPs) and flow (new displacement incidents).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the source platform.

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 23:34:11.769711; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kiribati