Micronesia Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Annual estimates of internal displacement in the Federated States of Micronesia, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The dataset tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the count of new displacement incidents. It is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacements' metric.
• Estimating the scale of ongoing humanitarian need based on the year-end 'IDPs' stock figure.
• Modeling displacement drivers by correlating displacement data with conflict or disaster events mentioned in the description.
• Assessing long-term displacement patterns based on the validated annual estimates provided by IDMC.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), a specialized authority.
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: stock of IDPs and flow of new displacements.
• Licensed under the permissive CC-BY-3.0-IGO license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and specific columns are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the source platform and reporting mechanisms.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) via the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled in line with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:32:52.416457; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Federated States of Micronesia