Trinidad and Tobago Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock

Internally Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) data provides validated annual estimates for Trinidad and Tobago, tracking both new displacement incidents and the total number of people living in displacement. The dataset distinguishes between 'New Displacements', which counts incidents allowing for multiple displacements per person, and 'Internally displaced persons - IDPs', representing the year-end stock figure. This data, last updated in March 2026, is sourced from the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD) and follows the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement risk based on conflict and disaster triggers mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-term displacement trends based on validated annual stock and flow figures
• Comparing displacement patterns between conflict-induced and disaster-induced causes as defined by the Guiding Principles

Strengths

• Data is validated by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• Distinguishes between displacement incidents (flows) and people living in displacement (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 and specific temporal coverage for Trinidad and Tobago are unknown.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the hdx platform's aggregation.

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 23:37:38.847999; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Trinidad and Tobago.