Tonga Internal Displacement Data: New Displacement Incidents and IDP Stock

Annual estimates of internal displacement in Tonga, tracking new displacement incidents and the year-end stock of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The data is maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and follows the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. It was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement trends based on annual estimates of new incidents and IDP stock.
• Analyzing the impact of natural disasters or conflict on internal displacement in Tonga.
• Planning humanitarian resource allocation based on validated displacement figures.
• Comparing long-term displacement patterns in Tonga against global trends.

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Tracks two distinct metrics: new displacement incidents and year-end IDP stock.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for 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.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the source platform.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled in line with the 1998 Guiding Principles.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:37:36.846204; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tonga