Madagascar Internal Displacements: New Displacement Incidents and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement worldwide. 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, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, focuses on Madagascar and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacements' metric
• Analyzing the year-end stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs) for humanitarian planning
• Correlating displacement flows with conflict, violence, or natural disaster events mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct metrics: population stock and new displacement incidents.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for open use and adaptation.

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

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:34:52.765633; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Madagascar