Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement

What Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement does

The Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement (JDC) is a multilateral partnership between the World Bank Group and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, established to close data gaps on refugees and internally displaced persons. Headquartered at UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark, JDC produces socioeconomic datasets, survey instruments, analytical reports, and digital platforms that integrate forcibly displaced populations into national and global statistical systems. Its core technology stack consists of curated microdata libraries, web-based dashboards, and survey methodology toolkits rather than a single commercial product: notable components include DWRAP (the first global dataset of de jure asylum and refugee policies), the Forced Displacement Microdata Atlas (FD Matlas), the Refugee Data Finder, the UNHCR and World Bank Microdata Libraries, the Questionnaire Finder, a Literature Review Database covering 2000–2024 scholarship, and an eight-module e-learning course co-developed with Columbia University, ODI, and the American Institutes for Research.

JDC executes through capacity building, technical assistance, and knowledge dissemination aimed at national statistical offices, UNHCR country offices, and World Bank country teams, with field programs concentrated in East and Central Africa (Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, Chad, Republic of Congo, DRC, South Sudan) and expanding into West Africa, Latin America, and Europe. In 2025 the center reported supporting 11 national surveys that included displaced populations, strengthening capacity in 8 statistical systems, and producing 13 analytical outputs. The organization is donor-funded rather than revenue-generating: all data products, tools, reports, and the e-learning course are distributed free of charge as public goods, with operating costs covered by voluntary contributions from Denmark (Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the European Union (DG INTPA), the U.S. Government (Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration), and co-financing from World Bank and UNHCR. Leadership comprises Head Aissatou Maisha Dicko, Deputy Head Maja Lazić, and Senior Economist Domenico Tabasso, with a core team of five staff supplemented by partner-implemented execution across the network.

Name

Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement

Legal name

World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement

Website

https://jointdatacenter.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement is a World Bank–UNHCR partnership that produces socioeconomic datasets, survey tools, and digital platforms on refugees and internally displaced persons for national statistical offices, humanitarian agencies, and researchers, funded as a public good by Denmark, the EU, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee Statistics & Forced Displacement Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Forced displacement data
• Refugee statistics
• Migration analytics
• Humanitarian data systems
• Displacement survey research

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding: JDC is funded through voluntary contributions from donor governments. Primary donors include Denmark (Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs), European Union (DG INTPA), and the United States (Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration). The World Bank and UNHCR also provide co-financing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement (JDC) is a World Bank–UNHCR partnership that produces global public-good data, dashboards, and analytical products on forcibly displaced populations. It builds and maintains open data platforms (DWRAP, Forced Displacement Microdata Dashboard, Refugee Data Finder, Questionnaire Finder), supports the inclusion of refugees and IDPs in national statistical systems through technical assistance and co-financed surveys, and disseminates knowledge via an annual research conference, an eight-module e-learning course, a literature review database, and country-specific analytical reports.

Product overview

The JDC operates as a data and research center focused on forced displacement, offering a portfolio of data platforms, knowledge resources, and analytical tools. The core offerings include: the DWRAP (Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies) dashboard providing global refugee policy data; the Literature Review Database with summaries of academic scholarship on forced displacement; the Questionnaire Finder for accessing socioeconomic statistics on displaced populations; the Forced Displacement Microdata Dashboard for exploring datasets by country and theme; and the JDC Marketplace connecting researchers with policymakers. Additional offerings include an e-learning course on forced displacement evidence, survey support activities in multiple countries (Malawi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Republic of Congo, DRC, Kenya), food security indicator generation, and an annual research conference. The center also supports the Refugee Data Finder and produces analytical reports, quarterly digests, and monthly literature reviews.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DWRAP (Dataset of World Refugee and Asylum Policies)

Quantifiable outcome

• 11 national surveys and systems included displaced populations in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core, key technical partner, technical partner, regional partner and academic partner.

• International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2025Collaborated with JDC to host the in-person launch of the JDC Marketplace on Forced Displacement Research on September 18-19, 2025 in Sanremo, Italy. Event focused on building connections between practitioners, policymakers, and researchers.
• World Bank GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-founding partner of the Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement. World Bank provides development financing expertise, country operations network, and data infrastructure (World Bank Microdata Library, World Bank Data Analytics platform).
• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-founding partner of the Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement. UNHCR provides operational data on refugee populations, field presence in displacement contexts, and UNHCR Microdata Library access.
• Statistics Norwaykey technical partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading partner in generating food security indicators from HCES data. Previously collaborated with UNHCR on similar work in Cameroon. Provides technical expertise in survey methodology and food security analysis.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)technical partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides technical inputs including nutrient conversion tables and guidance on food security standards for the food security indicators activity in Chad, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda.
• World Food Programme (WFP)technical partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with UNHCR to support interpretation of results for humanitarian programming in the food security indicators activity.
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)regional partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged to strengthen knowledge exchange and promote consistency across countries in the region in food security data efforts.
• National Statistical Offices (Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Chad)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplement national Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys (HCES) with JDC support. NSOs in Cameroon contribute peer-to-peer training support to other countries.
• National Statistical Offices (Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi, Burundi, Kenya, Republic of Congo, DRC)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner with JDC to include refugees in national surveys including DHS, NHS, and socioeconomic assessments. Examples include Uganda Bureau of Statistics, NISR Rwanda, National Statistical Office of Malawi.
• Columbia Universityacademic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner contributing to the e-learning course 'Learning from the Evidence on Forced Displacement'.
• Overseas Development Institute (ODI)academic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner contributing to the e-learning course 'Learning from the Evidence on Forced Displacement'.
• American Institutes for Researchacademic partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner contributing to the e-learning course 'Learning from the Evidence on Forced Displacement'.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC): OECD DAC sets standards for reporting on development finance flows, including aid to refugees in donor countries. Adjacent in shaping the policy and financing data ecosystem in which JDC operates, though its focus is financial flows rather than population statistics.
• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency): Co-founding parent of JDC and the primary collector of operational refugee registration data. Directly comparable as a multilateral institution generating data on refugee populations, though UNHCR's mandate is operational response rather than socioeconomic statistics.
• UN Statistics Division (UNSD): UNSD sets international statistical standards and works with national statistical offices globally. Overlaps with JDC's standards/governance work (IRRS) and capacity-building mandate at the international statistical system level.
• World Bank Development Data Group: The World Bank's central data function hosts the DWRAP and FD Matlas dashboards and provides the underlying analytics infrastructure for JDC. Operates in the same development-data ecosystem but with a much broader thematic mandate beyond displacement.
• UNICEF - Data and Analytics Section: UNICEF produces global datasets on children's wellbeing, including disaggregated indicators that intersect with displacement contexts. Comparable as a UN-affiliated producer of demographic and socioeconomic data products for policy use.

Emerging players

• REACH Initiative: REACH conducts field-based data collection and assessments in humanitarian and displacement contexts, often partnering with UNHCR and World Bank. Comparable as a producer of primary socioeconomic data in displacement settings, with more operational/assessment orientation.
• Mixed Migration Centre (MMC): MMC produces data and analysis on mixed migration flows, including refugees. Comparable as a thematic data producer serving humanitarian and policy audiences, though focused on mixed migration rather than purely forced displacement.
• Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX): HDX is the OCHA-managed platform for sharing humanitarian data across organizations. Comparable as a public-good data infrastructure serving the humanitarian community, though it is a platform/marketplace rather than a primary data producer.

Direct peers

• International Organization for Migration (IOM) - Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM): IOM's DTM is the primary global system tracking internal displacement and migration flows. The most direct peer in operational displacement data collection, though DTM focuses on mobility tracking rather than socioeconomic statistics.
• Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC): IDMC is the leading source of data and analysis on internal displacement worldwide, producing the annual Global Report on Internal Displacement. Closely comparable mission in generating authoritative displacement datasets for policy and humanitarian response.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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