Seychelles Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Annual estimates of internal displacement in Seychelles, provided by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The dataset tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents. It is sourced from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on annual stock figures.
• Analyzing the frequency of new displacement incidents (flows) separate from individual people.
• Assessing the impact of conflict or disasters on internal displacement based on the dataset's stated causes.

Strengths

• Data is validated 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, allowing for 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.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-03-18).

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) via the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled in line with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:37:17.234507

Geography

Seychelles