Sudan Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Annual estimates of internal displacement in Sudan, 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, which accounts for people displaced multiple times. Data is validated and maintained in line with the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term displacement trends based on validated annual stock figures.
• Analyzing the immediate impact of conflict or disasters based on new displacement incident data.
• Assessing humanitarian needs by tracking the population living in displacement at year-end.
• Comparing displacement flows versus resident population stocks for program planning.

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct metrics: population stock and new displacement incidents, which accounts for multiple displacements.
• Defined in line with the international 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

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 or source bias inherent to the collection methodology.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled from multiple sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:36:42.335811; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sudan