New Zealand Internal Displacement Data: New Displacement Incidents

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement worldwide, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). It tracks new displacement incidents, counting cases rather than individuals to account for multiple displacements. The data for New Zealand is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement risk based on conflict and disaster triggers mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-term trends in internal displacement for New Zealand
• Validating displacement figures for humanitarian reporting and resource allocation

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
• Distinguishes between population stock and new displacement incidents
• Uses a standardized definition 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

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:35:48.742696; freshness should be verified

Geography

New Zealand