IDMC Data Usage Platform

Comprehensive stakeholder dashboard for data platform performance

Generated: November 19, 2025 Analysis Period: 2019-01-01 to 2025-11-19 Global Coverage
Total External Organizations
148
All registered and active external organizations
β†— Total: 148, Active: 109 (timeframe)
External API Requests
280,939
External users only (2022-08 to 2025-11)
β†— Jan-Nov 2025 vs Jan-Nov 2024
HDX Downloads
421,436
Total downloads (2019-03 to 2025-11)
β†˜ Jan-Nov 2025 vs Jan-Nov 2024
IDMC Excel Downloads
94,664
Data exports (2019-01-01 to 2025-11-19)
β†˜ Jan-Nov 2025 vs Jan-Nov 2024
Platform usage trends - interactive selection
FIXED: This interactive chart displays how different user groups engage with our platform over time, measured in monthly request volumes. You can toggle between IDMC website users (disaggregated by API type: API requests, widgets, and Excel downloads), external users (disaggregated by API requests, widgets, and Excel downloads), and HDX downloads using the legend controls. Now includes External users - Widget data from API_CLASSIFICATIONS. Understanding these usage patterns helps prioritize development resources, identify growth opportunities, and optimize user experience.
Annual requests by category
This stacked bar chart shows the total number of requests per year, broken down by request category (Excel downloads, widgets) and user type (IDMC internal vs external users), plus HDX downloads. IDMC website API requests are excluded to focus on data consumption patterns. Now includes External users - Widget category from API_CLASSIFICATIONS. This visualization helps identify annual growth trends, understand the composition of platform usage, and assess the relative importance of different access methods.
Growth rate comparison by category - quarterly & annual (last 3 years)
This expanded chart displays quarterly year-over-year growth rates and annual comparisons for the last 3 years, with all requested features:
Individual Categories: IDMC website Excel downloads, External users API requests, External users Excel downloads, External users widgets, HDX downloads (Total & Unique).
NEW Total Growth Sections:
β€’ Total IDMC External: Combined growth of all external user activities
β€’ Total IDMC Website: Combined growth of all website activities
β€’ HDX Downloads (Unique): HDX unique downloads growth rate
β€’ Total Downloads Growth: External users Excel + HDX downloads + website Excel downloads
β€’ External API + Widgets: External users API requests + widgets
This detailed breakdown enables targeted analysis of which access methods are driving growth and helps identify successful engagement strategies.
HDX downloads by event type and year
This grouped bar chart shows HDX download volumes by event type (total events vs unique users) across years. This distinction is crucial for understanding platform reach: total events indicate overall data access volume while unique users show the breadth of our user base. The chart helps assess whether growth comes from increased usage by existing users or expansion to new users. This insight guides user acquisition vs retention strategies and helps evaluate the platform's role in expanding access to displacement data globally.
HDX downloads growth rate by event type - quarterly & annual (last 3 years)
This chart shows quarterly year-over-year growth rates and annual comparisons specifically for HDX downloads, disaggregated by event type (Total Events vs Unique Users). By separating these metrics, we can understand whether HDX growth is driven by increased downloads per user (total events growth) or by attracting new users (unique users growth). This analysis is crucial for HDX platform strategy - whether to focus on user acquisition campaigns or on improving user engagement and retention. The quarterly comparisons help identify seasonal patterns in HDX usage.
Geographic distribution by event type
These horizontal bar charts display the top countries by data download volume, separated by event type (total events and unique users). This geographic analysis reveals which countries have the highest data demand and helps identify regional patterns in displacement data usage. Understanding geographic distribution enables targeted outreach, regional partnership development, and localized support strategies. The data comes exclusively from HDX platform statistics and includes country name mapping for improved readability.
Interactive organization use cases analysis
This comprehensive interactive analysis allows you to explore relationships between organizations, their types, use cases, and detailed notes. Use the filters to narrow down results by organization type, specific use cases, or entries with additional notes. Total External Organizations count now uses consistent calculation logic across all dashboard sections. The summary statistics provide quick insights into data distribution, while the detailed table shows all relationships with full context. This tool enables strategic decision-making about platform development, user support, and partnership opportunities.
148
Total External Organizations
147
Organizations with Use Cases
7
Distinct Use Cases
105
Organizations with Notes

Filtered Results (147 organizations)

Organization Type Use Cases Notes
Word Bank Intergovernmental Research / Data analysis No additional notes
IOM UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
IOM Migration Portal - Berlin UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
HDX UN Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage; Other HDX publication of IDMC data
US Congressional Research Service Government Research / Data analysis No additional notes
mediafrontier.ch Other Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Humanitarian Data Exchange Data Lab in Dakar Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis No additional notes
University of Oxford Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis No additional notes
UNDP UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
OXFAM ONG Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) UN Other; Research / Data analysis Situation awareness
OHCHR Emergency reponse section UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT( Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other Uses IDMC displacement data associated with natural-hazard disasters to identify major disaster occurrences worldwide.
UN-OCHA UN Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Research / Data analysis; Anticipatory action; Other HDX Signals, from the Humanitarian Data Exchange, monitors key datasets and generates automated alerts when significant, negative changes occur in humanitarian contexts, aiding quick response and resource allocation.
Pacific Community (SPC) Disaster Risk Management and Community Resilience Unknown Other Visualizing internal displacement in the Pacific, driven by disasters, through interactive widgets powered by IDMC GIDD data.
JRC-ISPRA INFORM Unknown Research / Data analysis; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage; Other use conflict-related IDP stocks for assessing uprooted populations. Conflict and disaster-driven internal displacements inform INFORM Severity's 'impact' and 'condition' metrics. For INFORM Warning, we plan to use IDU data for early warning signals.
EU-JRC Intergovernmental Research / Data analysis No additional notes
PDD-PAMAD ONG Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage; Other Data visualization of GIDD data for the Project to Avert, Minimize and Address Displacement Related to the Effects of Climate Change
Weather4UN UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at the University of New South Wales in Australia Unknown Other Visualizing IDU data
UC Berkeley Academia/ThinkTank Other Visualization of disaster displacements from GIDD
ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) Intergovernmental Research / Data analysis No additional notes
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) Intergovernmental Research / Data analysis; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting No additional notes
WHO UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
WFP UN Other Data exploration
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) ONG Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Earth Literacy Program ONG Other Data visualization: IDUs and IDP stories on the interactive globe
USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) - Disaster Data, Assessments, and Information Management (DDAIM) Unknown Other Data exploration
NRC ONG Other; Research / Data analysis Developing data visualizations for NRC Country Office Fact Sheets (COFS) to highlight operational impact, including a key metric on new internal displacements.
ReliefWeb UN Other Data visualization
IFRC Europe ICRC/IFRC/Red Cross Other Data exploration
IFRC Americas ICRC/IFRC/Red Cross Other Data exploration
UNHCR Honduras UN Other Data exploration
UNHCR Regional Amercias UN Other Data exploration
thinkbluedata Academia/ThinkTank Other Data exploration
WFP ADAM project UN Other; Research / Data analysis Situational awareness WFP Emergency want to display population inpacted by displacement
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC/IFRC/Red Cross Research / Data analysis; Other Visualization and use of IDU data for analysis and GIS applications in support of situational awareness worldwide
UNHCR Data Science Team - Copenhangen UN Modelling/Data science project/forecasting No additional notes
MSF Vienna ONG Other Data exploration
German Federal Foreign Office - FFO -S05-preview Government Research / Data analysis No additional notes
UNDP - Risk Anticipation Hub - Crisis Risk Dashaboard (CRD) UN Other Situational awareness and data visualization on internal dashboards
IFRC-Global Crisis Data Bank-Monty ICRC/IFRC/Red Cross Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage; Research / Data analysis No additional notes
UNHCR Statistics Team - Copenhagen UN Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage; Research / Data analysis No additional notes
EEARTH Crisis Group ONG Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other early warning system designed to identify climate-driven conflict pathways in the Horn of Africa
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT-CGIAR Academia/ThinkTank Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other looking at the relationships between food insecurity and climate trends, and exploring links with conflict.
Museu da ImigraΓ§Γ£o SΓ£o Paulo Other Other Data visualization on a exhibition about disasters and displacement in Brazil
UNHCR El Salvador UN Other Data exploration
Georgetown University's Massive Data Institute Academia/ThinkTank Other Data exploration
REACH INITIATIVE ONG Other Data exploration
WFP Innovation Accelerator UN Research / Data analysis; Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage; Other Dashboard to visualize IDU to support and inform WFP on internal displacement situations
Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other Global Profiles for Internal Displacements (GPID) use IDU data to disaggregate IDP demographics (sex, age, income, school/health access) and characteristics (e.g., pastoralists, urban IDPs) for detailed analysis.
iMMAP Ecuador ONG Other Data exploration
EVIDEM Consortium Ecuador ONG Other Data exploration
Organization of American States Intergovernmental Modelling/Data science project/forecasting No additional notes
IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre UN Modelling/Data science project/forecasting No additional notes
Bdigital Other Other Testing
INDECI - National Institute of Civil Defense- Peru Government Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage No additional notes
Employment Prospects for Socioeconomic Integration of Refugees, IDPs and Host Communities in Iraq (EPSI) IDPs and Host Communities in Iraq (EPSI) Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Humanitarian Stabilisation Operations Team Unknown Anticipatory action No additional notes
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Government Response; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Anticipatory action; Other We have decided to include the IDU dataset in the analysis that we do to inform allocation of funding across crises.
ViEWS: A political Violence Early-Warning System Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis No additional notes
World Bank - West Africa Intergovernmental Research / Data analysis No additional notes
United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
UNDP Crisis Bureau UN Research / Data analysis; Other query the Internal Displacement Updates (IDU) dataset with other (external and internal datasets) for an internal tool that would analyse and visualise and up-to-date data and information on the overall displacement context in a country X.
UK Met Office Government Modelling/Data science project/forecasting No additional notes
USAID Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean Government Research / Data analysis No additional notes
International Organization for Migration (IOM) UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
World Food Programme - Data Analyst (Global Food Insecurity) Assessment and Targeting Unit UN Research / Data analysis; Other Monitoring of internal displacement to assess the relationship between displacement and food insecurity to inform early warning, forecasting and emergency, preparedness and response.
NRC Unit of Data and Analysis ONG Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage No additional notes
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Research / Data analysis; Other am working in OHCHR as Information Management. I intend to use API in my dashboard for visual.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
EidgenΓΆssische Technische Hochschule ZΓΌrich (ETHZ) Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis; Other My thesis explores climate-driven displacement due to tropical cyclones in Florida and Cuba. By analyzing Hurricanes Michael, Irma, and Ian, I aim to enhance displacement risk models and inform adaptation strategies with social vulnerability factors
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a United Nations agency; Identity Management and Analysis (DIMA) UN Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Universidad Iberoamericana Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Universidad de Santiago de Chile Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Independent Student Other Research / Data analysis No additional notes
United Nations Children’s Fund Unknown Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other for conducting climate induced displacement analytics for children on the African continent and building and R script around it
UCL-GEM Academia/ThinkTank Modelling/Data science project/forecasting No additional notes
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Academia/ThinkTank Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other; Research / Data analysis Detection of Internal displacement based on object vision analysis, counting cars movements after conflict events.
Johns Hopkins - Center for Humanitarian Health Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis No additional notes
USAID Data Services Government Research / Data analysis; Other This data will be used as part of an internal dashboard for USAID staff
FΓ©dΓ©ration Handicap International ONG Other Dashboards for Lebanon and Syria using secondary data sources, in order to better prioritize our field activities
Save the Children ONG Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other Estimate global number of child displacements this year for a comms product
University of Cambridge Academia/ThinkTank Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other how data-driven/AI methods can be used to predict human climate mobilities, specifically in the Sahel region (Mali and Nigeria in detail).
Columbia Journalism Investigations Academia/ThinkTank Other; Research / Data analysis work with the IDMC data to write about displacements in the last 10 years
Joint Research Centre (JRC) - Demography and Migration Intergovernmental Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Research / Data analysis; Other project managed by DG HOME titled "Situational Awareness, Early Warning and Forecasting Capacity Development”
Axelerant Other Other Access data for integration of IDMC Website Components in https://www.internal-displacement.org/
SEURECA VEOLIA Other Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting perform a risk analysis on displacement people in the SEA for UNICEF. Displacement here serve as a vulnerability index to perform our risk analysis.
Hardvard University Academia/ThinkTank Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Research / Data analysis Examining how shocks (e.g., disasters, conflicts) impact healthcare systems. Seeking data on population displacement due to disasters/conflicts in specific Latin American and Caribbean countries.
PhD Student, Applied Mathematics Stellenbosch University Unknown Research / Data analysis; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other using machine learning to study climate-induced migration. I need access to the API for my ongoing project analyzing internal displacement trends from climate events.
Researcher at the University of Oxford Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis; Other to access the GIDD disaggregated flows data from 2016 onwards in eastern DRC for a project on cholera outbreaks in the region
JRC - Knowledge Centre for Migration and Demography Intergovernmental Research / Data analysis; Other European Commission's Joint Research Centre looking into displacement in Sudan. We are investigating displacement events following violent conflict (recorded via ACLED)
Oxfam America ONG Other; Research / Data analysis looking to access the IDMC API to pull in data on displacement for some analysis of trends
UE - ECHO.A.2 – Contingency Planning, Analysis and Situational Awareness Unknown Anticipatory action; Response; Prevention; Research / Data analysis; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting No additional notes
World Bank - FCV Group – Operational Support and Forced Displacement (GTFS2) Intergovernmental Research / Data analysis; Other I am monitoring forced displacement globally, together with other conflict-related data such as ACLED and UCDP. In order to timely monitor internal displacement, I would like to know how I can be connected to the database using API.
World Disaster Center ONG Research / Data analysis; Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting Researching climate change, migration, and conflict at the subnational level in Sudan by integrating datasets to quantify their relationships and predict migration patterns and conflict intensity.
WorldPop Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis; Other get IDP data and investigate population in DRC
Pacific Disaster Center Intergovernmental Other; Prevention support Pacific Disaster Center research products incorporating internal displacement into vulnerability assessments for disaster preparedness
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis; Other I am conducting research on climate-induced internal displacement in Brazil (2008–2022) to analyze linkages between displacement patterns and socioeconomic vulnerabilities (e.g., income inequality, regional poverty).
IIASA | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis No additional notes
Depauw University Academia/ThinkTank Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other Modeling conflict related displacements
Radboud University Nijmegen Academia/ThinkTank Other; Research / Data analysis collating several datasets which track various aspects of state fragility and stability
ETH Zurich MACIS programme (MSc in Comparative and International Studies) Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis; Other building a model that tries to predicts sub-national internal-displacement outflows from satellite night-time-lights data
UN World Food Programme (WFP) UN Other; Response Developing a composite indicator for WFP multilateral allocations. Includes displacement, food insecurity, and its drivers (economic, conflict, climate shocks) for prioritization.
Dynamic Early Warning and Action Model Academia/ThinkTank Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting aims to improve peacebuilding by forecasting emerging conflict risks in overlooked areas. Using advanced methods, we guide smarter resource allocation, accepting false positives to prevent costly crises and support long-term conflict prevention.
The University of Auckland Academia/ThinkTank Research / Data analysis; Other analysing the relationship between global surface temperature changes and natural disasters with a focus on the impact on people.
CΓ  Foscari University Academia/ThinkTank Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other try to assess the vulnerability components associated with the mobility flows recorded by you and to investigate the association with the main available socio-economic indicators.
University of Houston Academia/ThinkTank Other; Research / Data analysis analyze the patterns and impacts of forced displacement on refugees, with a particular focus on the effects of displacement on mental and physical well-being and access/utilization of healthcare services
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Government Other; Research / Data analysis plan to use the data to overlay it with our own context data. I’d also like to explore the IDU data and make it available on our internal portal to support informed decision-making.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) | Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) UN Other; Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage Our intended use case is data sharing on external platforms. We believe this initiative will enhance data accessibility and support more informed decision-making in humanitarian operations. Your approval to grant us access would be greatly appreciated.
University of Amsterdam Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis Research project modeling links between climate anomalies and displacement in Sudan (2008–2023), integrating climate indicators (e.g., precipitation, temperature, drought) with conflict and displacement data.
Robert Koch Institute Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting Research unit develops data-driven methods to estimate, assess, and forecast public health risks and drivers like climate change. IDPs and migration already play a key role and will increasingly influence global public health threats.
Division of Field Operations, Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) Unknown Other; Anticipatory action The data will be used strictly for internal UN analysis and early warning purposes.
Defence Research and Development CanadaΒ / Government of Canada Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting researching how to use open-source data to build statistic-based flags for indications and warnings (I&Ws) surrounding global unrest.
UNICEF Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section (RAPS) |Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis UNICEF global analysis and monitoring.
Researcher Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other Examine how fentanyl production drives crime-fueled, largely undocumented displacement of rural and Indigenous communities in Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara, using IDMC data for rigorous, evidence-based insights.
adelphi research gemeinnΓΌtzige GmbH Unknown Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting To use the internal displacement data for a research project funded by ESA to analyze fragility indicators
Masae Unknown Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other We are building an early warning application for NRC in the Sudan, which will collect data from a variety of sources, and send NRC staff alerts to prepare for emergency response.
World Resources Institute Indonesia Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis working on conflict and displacement analysis in Indonesian Papua for our research in conflict, natural resources, climate, and political shifts in the region.
Pace team - Trinity College Dublin Unknown Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other; Research / Data analysis Developing a shape-based model to forecast conflict, protest, and migration by identifying spatiotemporal patterns, and integrating IDMC data to improve displacement forecasting accuracy and predictive power.
Reflecting Society Unknown Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting developed/maintained an early warning & analytical system tracking child recruitment by non-state armed groups (NSAGs). IDPs face heightened risks; I seek two datasets to explore their predictive utility for recruitment risk.
Independent researcher Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other Develop code snippets as a public good to make IDMC data more accessible and serve the wider humanitarian data analysis community.
IOM Special Liaison Office to the AU and UNECA Unknown Other Pre-COP30 workshop supports African climate negotiators w/ climate mobility evidence. Goals: boost knowledge & teamwork (IOM/AUC/private sector), use new data/tech to ID needs, craft proposals for UNFCCC arguments.
The Hospital for Sick ChildrenΒ  Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning Unknown Research / Data analysis; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting No additional notes
German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other Requesting an IDMC API key to source internal displacement data (conflict & disasters) for a data-driven policy briefing on the Greater Horn of Africa for the German Federal Foreign Office. All data will be properly cited for analytical use.
UNEP-GRID Unknown Other; Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage We collect and display data related to the environment in our geospatial application MapX and the IDP data are very relevant for some projects as contextual data.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Unknown Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting Using geospatial event data and displacement routes to analyze and model population movements caused by natural hazards, conflict, or climate change.
UNICEF - IDAC Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis Update estimates of IDP children for UNICEF and IDAC publications. This data is used for field activity planning and advocacy.
DG ECHO Unknown Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other new project with DG ECHO on displaced people
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis UNECA seeks IDMC internal displacement data to integrate into its policymaking dashboard. This will link displacement with poverty and vulnerability data, enabling African governments to target interventions and build resilience.
SPARC.SA Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other We are using this data to analyze key indicators of countries, including the total displaced persons due to conflicts.
Disaster Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) Nexus - World Bank Unknown Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting power multi-hazard and conflict exposure assessments. This provides critical, up-to-date displacement data for guiding disaster risk management in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
Sparc Consulting Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis I want to ask for an API to get the data of the IDPs from IDMC as we are using this data to analyze key indicators of countries, including the total displaced persons due to conflicts.
World Bank - Disaster-FCV Nexus Program Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis World Bank analysis on the co-location of disaster and conflict risks
Human Mobility in the context of Disasters and Climate Change (MoDiaC) Unknown Modelling/Data science project/forecasting; Other Get disaster and climate-related internal displacement data for IGAD member states. Use the displacements, disasters, and public figure analysis endpoints. Check the Internal Displacement Updates (IDU) feed for recent, preliminary estimates.
FEWSNET Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other Data visualization in support of analysis on food security
Beijing Normal University Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other Scientific research at the Beijing Normal University, School of National Safety and Emergency Management.
The trace Unknown Other Media
U.S. Department of State Unknown Other; Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage Data Visualization
Columbia - Ms Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other IDMC's data to show the relationship between drought, food trade, and migration in the Central American Dry Corridor.
IDMC data as a source of information for forecast resolution/accuracy scoring. Forecasts will be probabilistic and in the form of "probability of A people being displaced in country B because of shock type C by date D". Unknown Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting IDMC data as a source of information for forecast resolution/accuracy scoring. Forecasts will be probabilistic and in the form of "probability of A people being displaced in country B because of shock type C by date D".
NRC - Nigeria country office Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis IDMC data and reports en masse for trends and insights
Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis Data Analysis
Migration’s Climate Mobility Innovation Lab (CMIL) Unknown Other; Modelling/Data science project/forecasting input in the Risk Index for Climate Displacement (RICD), a decision support tool to assess and map climate displacement risk
Risk, Research, Response (R3) | Migration and Conflict Department | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Unknown Research / Data analysis; Other MC data to monitor global IDPs and conflict displacement flows.
Just Transition Observatory Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis nternal displacement is a key feature, especially due to its direct and indirect links to environmental stress, socio-economic vulnerability and inequality.
OCHA - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok Unknown Other; Research / Data analysis Data analysis
Data Usage Flow - Sankey Diagram
This Sankey diagram visualizes the flow of data usage from user types through data types to specific API endpoints. The width of each flow represents the volume of requests, providing insights into how different user groups interact with various data services. This visualization helps identify the most popular data access patterns and understand the relationship between user types, data categories, and specific API usage.

Strategic data use analysis

148
External Organizations
7
Distinct Use Cases
106
Organizations using
"Other"

Use case distribution

Other
106 orgs (71.6%)
Research / Data analysis
89 orgs (60.1%)
Modelling/Data science project/forecasting
37 orgs (25.0%)
Data Sharing and External Repositories Usage
11 orgs (7.4%)
Anticipatory action
5 orgs (3.4%)

Organizational ecosystem

Unknown
48 organizations
Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT(, Pacific Community (SPC) Disaster Risk Management and Community Resilience, JRC-ISPRA INFORM...
UN
31 organizations
IOM, IOM Migration Portal - Berlin, HDX...
Academia/ThinkTank
27 organizations
Humanitarian Data Exchange Data Lab in Dakar, University of Oxford, UC Berkeley...
ONG
15 organizations
OXFAM, PDD-PAMAD, Danish Refugee Council (DRC)...
Intergovernmental
10 organizations
Word Bank, EU-JRC, ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre)...
Government
8 organizations
US Congressional Research Service, German Federal Foreign Office - FFO -S05-preview, INDECI - National Institute of Civil Defense- Peru...
Strategic value of use case analysis

Understanding demand and value

Why it matters: It shows how your data is actually being usedβ€”not just downloaded.

Benefit: You can identify high-value use cases (e.g. early warning, forecasting, funding allocation) and prioritize features, datasets, or documentation that serve those needs best.

Targeted engagement and support

Why it matters: Different types of organizations (e.g. UN agencies vs. academic researchers) use your data differently.

Benefit: This lets you segment your stakeholders and provide targeted support, training, or API features that are truly useful to each group.

Evidence for funding and impact

Why it matters: Donors and partners want to know how your data contributes to real-world decision-making.

Benefit: You can generate clear, quantitative evidence of how your work supports forecasting models, humanitarian planning, climate policy, and more.

Improved data strategy and product development

Why it matters: Knowing the intersection of use cases and topics helps you understand unmet needs or gaps in your data.

Benefit: You can prioritize future data collection, modeling enhancements, or partnerships to address under-served but emerging areas (e.g. climate-induced displacement forecasting).

Knowledge management and learning

Why it matters: You build institutional memory of how and why your data is usedβ€”especially across large, diverse user bases.

Benefit: Helps with onboarding, strategic planning, and aligning internal priorities with external impact.

Network effects and ecosystem mapping

Why it matters: Seeing which organizations share topics or use cases reveals natural clusters and influence pathways.

Benefit: Enables coalition building, joint projects, or ecosystem coordination (e.g. UNHCR, WFP, and IFRC all working on anticipatory action using your data).

Monitoring strategic goals

Why it matters: If your strategy aims to increase use for preparedness or climate policy, this map shows whether you're making progress.

Benefit: You can report on "strategic uptake," not just data traffic.

Top external users analysis

Top users by time period

Analysis of external users only, ranked by API request volume across different time periods:

Last Week

  1. UN World Food Programme (WFP) (80 requests)
  2. HDX (56 requests)
  3. UNDP (54 requests)
  4. PDD-PAMAD (42 requests)
  5. IDMC data as a source of information for forecast resolution/accuracy scoring. Forecasts will be probabilistic and in the form of "probability of A people being displaced in country B because of shock type C by date D". (26 requests)

Last Month

  1. EEARTH Crisis Group (542 requests)
  2. U.S. Department of State (506 requests)
  3. IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) (244 requests)
  4. Pacific Community (SPC) Disaster Risk Management and Community Resilience (231 requests)
  5. UNDP (215 requests)

Last 3 Months

  1. IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) (76,264 requests)
  2. Human Mobility in the context of Disasters and Climate Change (MoDiaC) (10,515 requests)
  3. EEARTH Crisis Group (795 requests)
  4. UNDP (745 requests)
  5. Independent researcher (677 requests)

Last Year

  1. IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) (226,361 requests)
  2. Human Mobility in the context of Disasters and Climate Change (MoDiaC) (10,515 requests)
  3. EEARTH Crisis Group (7,200 requests)
  4. HDX (2,540 requests)
  5. Pacific Community (SPC) Disaster Risk Management and Community Resilience (1,891 requests)
External users summary

User base overview

Analysis of 148 total external organizations (registered and active combined) shows diverse applications of IDMC data. The platform serves organizations ranging from registered clients to active API users who have generated requests during the analysis period. The primary use case is research / data analysis, representing organizations that primarily access displacement data for humanitarian response planning, academic research, policy development, and operational decision-making.

Platform impact

IDMC's data platform serves as a critical resource for the global humanitarian community, providing reliable displacement data that supports evidence-based policy making, operational planning, and academic research across 148 external organizations (Total: 148, Active: 109 (timeframe)).

External user analysis

The platform serves external organizations who have generated 280,939 API requests. This demonstrates strong international engagement and the platform's effectiveness in democratizing access to displacement data for humanitarian stakeholders worldwide. Enhanced tracking now includes External users - Widget data to better understand how organizations embed IDMC data in their own platforms and applications.

Data applications

Primary applications include humanitarian response planning, academic research, policy development, and operational decision-making. The platform supports UN agencies, NGOs, research institutions, and government bodies working on displacement and migration issues globally. Comprehensive growth tracking now includes all access methods including widgets to provide complete visibility into platform usage patterns.

Analysis Period: 2019-01-01 to 2025-11-19
External organization counts are now consistent across all sections. Enhanced tracking includes External users - Widget from API_CLASSIFICATIONS. Growth comparison includes all requested total sections: IDMC external, IDMC website, HDX unique downloads, total downloads growth, and external API + widgets.