Mauritania Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). It tracks two primary metrics: the total number of people living in displacement at year-end (IDP stock) and the number of new displacement incidents recorded (new displacements). This dataset focuses specifically on displacement events within Mauritania.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement trends over time based on annual estimates.
• Analyzing the impact of conflict or natural disasters on internal displacement flows.
• Comparing year-end IDP stock figures against new displacement incidents to understand displacement duration.
• Informing humanitarian resource allocation based on validated displacement figures.

Strengths

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

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 compiled in the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:35:19.147956; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mauritania