Kuwait Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements 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 stock of people living in displacement at year-end and the flow of new displacement incidents. This dataset specifically covers Kuwait, with the last metadata update recorded on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement trends over time based on annual stock and flow figures.
• Analyzing the correlation between conflict or natural disasters and new displacement incidents.
• Assessing the scale of long-term internal displacement (IDP stock) for resource allocation.

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.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for open sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled for the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:34:17.759902; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kuwait