Sweden Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

The Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement. It tracks two primary metrics: the year-end stock of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the flow of new displacement incidents. The data is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO and was last updated on 2026-03-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in new displacement incidents based on the 'New Displacements' metric.
• Model the long-term stock of displaced populations based on the 'People Displaced' or 'Stock' figures.
• Compare displacement drivers such as conflict or natural disasters based on the dataset's scope.
• Validate displacement estimates for Sweden against other sources using the IDMC's methodology.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct, standardized metrics: stock and flow of displacement.
• Uses the 1998 Guiding Principles definition for internally displaced persons (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 or temporal bias inherent to the source platform.

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 23:37:12.943452; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sweden