Sierra Leone Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement. It tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents. The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on validated annual estimates.
• Analyzing the impact of conflict and natural disasters on population flows based on new displacement incidents.
• Comparing year-end IDP stock figures across different regions or time periods.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, defined metrics: IDP stock and new displacement flows.
• License is clearly stated as CC-BY-3.0-IGO.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and temporal coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:36:48.681864; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sierra Leone