U.S. Internal Displacement Data: New Displacements and IDP Stock Figures

The Global Internal Displacement Database provides validated annual estimates of internal displacement worldwide. It tracks both the stock of people living in displacement at year-end and the flow of new displacement incidents, accounting for multiple displacements per person. This dataset, maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, focuses on the United States and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling displacement risk based on conflict and disaster triggers mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-term trends in internal displacement figures for the United States
• Estimating humanitarian resource needs based on annual stock and flow data

Strengths

• Data is validated and maintained by the authoritative Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
• Tracks two distinct metrics: year-end population stock and new displacement incidents
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for open use and sharing

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Comprehensive, validated annual estimates compiled for the Global Internal Displacement Database (GIDD)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 23:37:58.894481; freshness should be verified

Geography

United States of America