Liberia Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement. It tracks two primary metrics: the stock of people living in displacement at year-end and the flow of new displacement incidents. The data is defined in line with the 1998 Guiding Principles and covers displacement resulting from conflict, violence, human rights violations, and disasters.

Use Cases

• Modeling annual trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacements' metric
• Analyzing the long-term stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs) based on year-end population figures
• Correlating displacement flows with conflict or natural disaster events mentioned in the description

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, permitting open use with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is 2026-03-18.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:34:24.719018

Geography

Liberia