Syrian Internal Displacements: Annual New Cases and IDP Stock Figures

Syrian Arab Republic data from the Global Internal Displacement Database provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement. The dataset includes two primary metrics: the number of people living in displacement at year-end and the count of new displacement incidents, which accounts for multiple displacements per person. It is maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling conflict-driven displacement trends based on annual new displacement incidents.
• Estimating long-term humanitarian needs based on the year-end stock of internally displaced persons.
• Analyzing displacement patterns in response to armed conflict and generalized violence as described in the source methodology.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, a specialized authority.
• Distinguishes between population stock and flow metrics, a key methodological feature.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open use with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-03-18 23:37:19.706770; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:37:19.706770

Geography

Syrian Arab Republic