Sint Maarten Internal Displacements: New Displacement Incidents

The Global Internal Displacement Database provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement worldwide. This dataset from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre focuses on new displacement incidents in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), tracking cases rather than unique individuals to account for multiple displacements. The data is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement risk based on conflict and disaster triggers mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-term trends in internal displacement for Sint Maarten
• Planning humanitarian resource allocation based on new displacement incident data

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks both population stock and new displacement flows, as described.
• Adheres to the 1998 Guiding Principles definition of IDPs.

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 for the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:37:15.800620; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)