Puerto Rico Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement worldwide. This dataset from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre tracks two primary metrics for Puerto Rico: the stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at year-end and the flow of new displacement incidents. Data is sourced from the IDMC and was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement risk based on annual new displacement incident counts.
• Analyzing long-term displacement trends based on year-end IDP stock figures.
• Assessing humanitarian needs based on validated displacement figures for Puerto Rico.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct metrics: population stock and new displacement flows.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open use with attribution.

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 bias inherent to the source platform.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Annual estimates compiled and validated as part of the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:36:14.238209; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Puerto Rico