Myanmar Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myanmar are tracked by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) using a global database. The data provides validated annual estimates for both the stock of people living in displacement at year-end and the flow of new displacement incidents. This dataset, last updated in March 2026, is a key resource for analyzing long-term displacement trends resulting from conflict, violence, and disasters.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement trends over time based on annual stock and flow figures.
• Analyzing the correlation between conflict events and new displacement incidents.
• Assessing the scale of humanitarian need based on the year-end population of internally displaced persons.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct metrics: stock of displaced persons and flow of new displacement incidents.
• Uses a standardized definition of IDPs aligned with the 1998 Guiding Principles.

Limitations

• 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

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:35:10.462243

Geography

Myanmar