Palestinian Internal Displacements: New Incidents and Year-End IDP Counts

Annual estimates of internal displacement in the State of Palestine, provided by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The data tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents. The dataset was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacements' flow metric.
• Analyzing the long-term burden of displacement based on the year-end 'People Displaced' stock figures.
• Correlating displacement figures with external conflict or disaster event data mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics (stock and flow) for displacement analysis.
• Uses the internationally recognized 1998 Guiding Principles definition for IDPs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:36:25.426454; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Palestine