Saint Lucia Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides annual estimates of internal displacement, tracking both the stock of people living in displacement at year-end and new displacement incidents. It is maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and uses definitions aligned with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. This specific dataset focuses on Saint Lucia, with the metadata last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement risk based on conflict and disaster triggers mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-term trends in internal displacement stock figures for Saint Lucia
• Estimating humanitarian resource needs based on new displacement incident counts
• Comparing displacement metrics across different years for policy evaluation

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), a leading authority.
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: year-end IDP stock and new displacement incidents.
• Uses a formal, internationally recognized definition of internally displaced persons.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description does not specify the temporal coverage for Saint Lucia.

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 23:34:28.960037; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint Lucia