Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Internal Displacement Figures

IDMC's Global Internal Displacement Database provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement. This dataset tracks the number of people living in displacement at year-end and counts new displacement incidents for Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands. Data is compiled by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and was last updated on 2026-05-24.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term displacement trends based on validated annual stock figures.
• Model displacement drivers based on incidents triggered by conflict or disaster.
• Assess humanitarian needs based on the number of people living in displacement.
• Track new displacement flows based on incident counts rather than unique individuals.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.
• Distinguishes between population stock and new displacement flows.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for reuse.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled in the Global Internal Displacement Database.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-24 23:39:03.295256; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands