Palau Internal Displacement: 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 for Palau is maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement risk based on conflict and disaster events mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-term trends in internal displacement stock figures for Palau
• Estimating humanitarian aid requirements based on new displacement incident flows
• Comparing displacement patterns across different causal factors like conflict or natural disasters

Strengths

• Data is validated annually by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: population stock and new displacement flows.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open sharing 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 reporting bias inherent to the source.

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 23:36:06.198744; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Palau