Saudi Arabia Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Saudi Arabia data from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides annual estimates of internal displacement. The dataset, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), tracks two primary metrics: the stock of people living in displacement at year-end and the flow of new displacement incidents. It was last updated on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Modeling annual trends in forced migration based on validated displacement figures.
• Analyzing the impact of conflict or natural disasters based on new displacement incidents.
• Estimating the long-term humanitarian burden based on the stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs).

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Distinguishes between population stock and flow metrics, accounting for multiple displacements.
• Released under the CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, 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.
• Last updated 2026-03-18 23:36:38.233885; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled for the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:36:38.233885

Geography

Saudi Arabia