Suriname Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement worldwide, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). It tracks two primary metrics: the stock of people living in displacement at year-end and the flow of new displacement incidents. This dataset focuses on Suriname, with the last metadata update recorded on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Modeling annual trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacements' metric
• Analyzing the long-term stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs) at year-end
• Correlating displacement flows with conflict or natural disaster events in Suriname
• Validating displacement figures for humanitarian reporting and resource allocation

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: stock of IDPs and flow of new displacements.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting reuse 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 metadata update is in the future (2026-03-18).

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Annual estimates compiled and validated for the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:37:06.444938

Geography

Suriname