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Index des Vertreibungsdrucks

Weighted aggregation of displacement outflow, refugee hosting pressure, age-structure pressure and unplanned urbanisation, on 0 to 10.

Page GRX-IDX-DEMEdition Baseline Edition 2026Evidence close 2026-09-30Indicator Standard IDX.DEM.displacement.displacement_pressureValues not yet publishedMethod v1.0.0-draft
FIG 1 · Method card
Aggregation

arithmetic

expert weights · floor 0.1 where geometric

Unsicherheit

1,000 draws

normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation

Struktur

4 components

10 leaf indicators

Abdeckung

67% minimum

modelled share ≤ 20%

From the Indicator Standard definition of this index.
10
leaf indicators
4
components
1,000
Monte Carlo draws
4
series read it
01Construction

From indicators to the composite

One view of the demographic and mobility strain a country carries; the sub-indices stay visible so outflow and hosting pressure are never confused.

computation
How Displacement pressure is computed
Graph17 nodes
Graph
01Indikatoren
02Sub-indices
03Domain index
04Säule
05Zusammengesetzt
100%
Verzeichnis
  1. Flüchtlinge nach Herkunftsland, je 100.000 Einwohner
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Refugees originating from the country at year end per 100,000 of the country’s mid-year population.
  2. Binnenvertriebene, je 100.000 Einwohner
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Sum of the year-end conflict and disaster displacement stocks per 100,000 of the mid-year population.
  3. Neue Binnenvertreibungen, je 100.000 Einwohner
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Conflict and disaster displacement movements of the year combined, per 100,000 of the mid-year population.
  4. Aufgenommene Flüchtlinge, je 100.000 Einwohner
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Refugees residing in the country at year end per 100,000 of the host’s mid-year population.
  5. Aufgenommene Asylsuchende, je 100.000 Einwohner
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    People in the country whose claim for international protection is pending at year end, per 100,000 of the host population.
  6. Altersabhängigkeitsquotient
    Indicator · IND · %
    People younger than 15 or older than 64 per hundred people aged 15 to 64.
  7. Bevölkerung ab 65 Jahren, Anteil an der Gesamtbevölkerung
    Indicator · IND · %
    Residents aged 65 years or more as a percentage of the mid-year population.
  8. Bevölkerungswachstum
    Indicator · IND · %
    Annual exponential rate of change of the mid-year population, in percent.
  9. Wachstum der Stadtbevölkerung
    Indicator · IND · %
    Annual exponential rate of change of the urban population, in percent.
  10. In Slums lebende Stadtbevölkerung
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the urban population living in households that lack one or more of improved water, improved sanitation, durable housing, sufficient living area or secure tenure.
  11. Displacement outflow sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 2 · 50.0%
    Composite of refugees originating from the country, the internal displacement stock and new internal displacements, each relative to population.
  12. Refugee hosting pressure sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 25.0%
    Composite of refugees and asylum-seekers hosted, each per 100,000 of the host population.
  13. Age-structure pressure sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 0.5 · 12.5%
    Composite of the age dependency ratio, the share aged 65 and over and population growth.
  14. Unplanned urbanisation sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 0.5 · 12.5%
    Composite of urban population growth and the share of urban residents living in slums.
  15. Index des Vertreibungsdrucks
    Domain index · IDX · arithmetic
    Weighted aggregation of displacement outflow, refugee hosting pressure, age-structure pressure and unplanned urbanisation, on 0 to 10.
  16. Verwundbarkeit von Menschen und Systemen
    Pillar · PILLAR · 8 indices
    How susceptible are people, livelihoods, ecosystems and essential systems to harm when a shock arrives?
  17. NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk) Composite Risk
    Composite · COMPOSITE · four pillars
    Composite = (HTE × VUL × MSF × LCC)^(1/4), each pillar on 0–10 floored at 0.1; pillar = expert-weighted geometric mean of its domain indices
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FIG 2. 10 indicators, 4 components, real Indicator Standard weights (the bar under each node is its share). Select a node to trace what it feeds and what feeds it; Simulate run plays the computation in order. Schematic of the construction; source: Indicator Standard composite definitions.
02Simulator

Run this index’s own aggregation

Set each component, change the aggregation or the weight uncertainty, and watch the interval, the class probability and each component’s contribution respond.

FIG 3 · Simulator: aggregate displacement pressure on your numbers
Components (0 to 10)
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Contribution of each component (leave one out)
Simulator: the index’s published aggregation run on numbers you set, with 1,000 draws over weights and aggregation. The slider positions are starting points for the explainer, not NXS-GRX values. Simulated on your own inputs; not a measured result.
03Methode

Treatment, normalisation, weighting, aggregation, uncertainty

Treatment
WINSORISE
Outlier rule
|skew| > 2, kurtosis > 3.5
Normalisation
IDENTITY
Imputation
NONE
Coverage minimum
67% of components
Modelled share cap
20% of weight
Weighting
Fachkundige
Aggregation
arithmetic
Scale
0 to 10
Unsicherheit
1,000 Monte Carlo runs over normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation
Framework basis
OECD/JRC Handbook (2008); JRC COIN 10-step guide; INFORM Risk 2024 vulnerability dimension (structure only)
Sehr niedrig0.0 bis < 2.0
Niedrig2.0 bis < 3.5
Mittel3.5 bis < 5.0
Hoch5.0 bis < 6.5
Sehr hoch6.5 bis 10.0
04Components

4 components, 10 indicators

Displacement outflow sub-index w 2

Composite of refugees originating from the country, the internal displacement stock and new internal displacements, each relative to population.

IndikatorEinheitEvidenzQuellenAnteil
Flüchtlinge nach Herkunftsland, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.refugees_origin.p100k/10*5Class Bderived:nis:IND.DEM.displacement.refugees_origin33.3%
Binnenvertriebene, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.idp_total.p100k/10*5Class Cderived:nis:IND.DEM.displacement.idp_conflict, derived:nis:IND.DEM.displacement.idp_disaster33.3%
Neue Binnenvertreibungen, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.new_displacement.p100k/10*5Class Cderived:nis:IND.DEM.displacement.new_displacement_conflict, derived:nis:IND.DEM.displacement.new_displacement_disaster33.3%

Refugee hosting pressure sub-index w 1

Composite of refugees and asylum-seekers hosted, each per 100,000 of the host population.

IndikatorEinheitEvidenzQuellenAnteil
Aufgenommene Flüchtlinge, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.refugees_hosted.p100k/10*5Class Bderived:nis:IND.DEM.displacement.refugees_hosted66.7%
Aufgenommene Asylsuchende, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.asylum_seekers_hosted.p100k/10*5Class Bunhcr-refugee-data-finder33.3%

Age-structure pressure sub-index w 0.5

Composite of the age dependency ratio, the share aged 65 and over and population growth.

IndikatorEinheitEvidenzQuellenAnteil
AltersabhängigkeitsquotientIND.DEM.structure.age_dependency%Class Awb-wdi, un-wpp33.3%
Bevölkerung ab 65 Jahren, Anteil an der GesamtbevölkerungIND.DEM.structure.share_65plus%Class Awb-wdi, un-wpp33.3%
BevölkerungswachstumIND.DEM.population.growth%Class Awb-wdi, un-wpp33.3%

Unplanned urbanisation sub-index w 0.5

Composite of urban population growth and the share of urban residents living in slums.

IndikatorEinheitEvidenzQuellenAnteil
Wachstum der StadtbevölkerungIND.DEM.urbanisation.urban_growth%Class Bwb-wdi, un-wup50.0%
In Slums lebende StadtbevölkerungIND.DEM.urbanisation.slum_share%Class Cun-habitat-urban-indicators, wb-wdi50.0%
05Domäne

Demography and mobility

Population size and structure, urbanisation, migration and forced displacement.

Sub-domainIndikatoren
Bevölkerung4
Age structure3
Urbanisation3
Forced displacement11
Migration3

Anchor frameworks (pillar structure and definitions only): UN WPP; UNHCR; IDMC.

06Indikatoren

All 24 demography and mobility indicators

FIG 4 · Indicators in scope, by domain and sub-domain
DEM · 24
Area is the number of indicator definitions; colour is the pillar the domain feeds (Macroeconomy and Space feed through their indices). Select a block to filter the table. Source: Indicator Standard Nexus Indicator Standard register.
IndikatorDomäneSub-domainKomponenteEinheitEbenenCrosswalks
GesamtbevölkerungIND.DEM.population.totalDEMBevölkerungcontext{persons}COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, GRIDWB_WDI SP.POP.TOTL UN_WPP TPopulation1July
BevölkerungsdichteIND.DEM.population.densityDEMBevölkerungcontext{persons}/km2COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, GRIDWB_WDI EN.POP.DNST UN_WPP PopDensity
BevölkerungswachstumIND.DEM.population.growthDEMBevölkerungvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SP.POP.GROW UN_WPP PopGrowthRate
GesamtfruchtbarkeitsrateIND.DEM.population.fertility_rateDEMBevölkerungcontext{births}/{woman}COUNTRYWB_WDI SP.DYN.TFRT.IN UN_WPP TFR
AltersabhängigkeitsquotientIND.DEM.structure.age_dependencyDEMAge structurevulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SP.POP.DPND
Bevölkerung ab 65 Jahren, Anteil an der GesamtbevölkerungIND.DEM.structure.share_65plusDEMAge structurevulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Bevölkerung unter 15 Jahren, Anteil an der GesamtbevölkerungIND.DEM.structure.share_under15DEMAge structurevulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS
Stadtbevölkerung, Anteil an der GesamtbevölkerungIND.DEM.urbanisation.urban_shareDEMUrbanisationcontext%COUNTRYWB_WDI SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Wachstum der StadtbevölkerungIND.DEM.urbanisation.urban_growthDEMUrbanisationvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI SP.URB.GROW
In Slums lebende StadtbevölkerungIND.DEM.urbanisation.slum_shareDEMUrbanisationvulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS SDG 11.1.1
Flüchtlinge nach HerkunftslandIND.DEM.displacement.refugees_originDEMForced displacementimpact{persons}COUNTRYUNHCR REF WB_WDI SM.POP.REFG.OR
Flüchtlinge nach Herkunftsland, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.refugees_origin.p100kDEMForced displacementimpact/10*5COUNTRYSDG 10.7.4
Aufgenommene Flüchtlinge (Asylland)IND.DEM.displacement.refugees_hostedDEMForced displacementexposure{persons}COUNTRYUNHCR REF WB_WDI SM.POP.REFG
Aufgenommene Flüchtlinge, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.refugees_hosted.p100kDEMForced displacementexposure/10*5COUNTRY
Aufgenommene Asylsuchende, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.asylum_seekers_hosted.p100kDEMForced displacementexposure/10*5COUNTRYUNHCR ASY
Binnenvertriebene, Konflikt und Gewalt (Bestand)IND.DEM.displacement.idp_conflictDEMForced displacementimpact{persons}COUNTRY, ADM1IDMC conflict_total_displacement WB_WDI VC.IDP.TOCV UNHCR IDP
Binnenvertriebene, Katastrophen (Bestand)IND.DEM.displacement.idp_disasterDEMForced displacementimpact{persons}COUNTRY, ADM1IDMC disaster_total_displacement
Binnenvertriebene, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.idp_total.p100kDEMForced displacementimpact/10*5COUNTRY
Neue Binnenvertreibungen, Konflikt und GewaltIND.DEM.displacement.new_displacement_conflictDEMForced displacementimpact1COUNTRY, ADM1IDMC conflict_new_displacement WB_WDI VC.IDP.NWCV
Neue Binnenvertreibungen, KatastrophenIND.DEM.displacement.new_displacement_disasterDEMForced displacementimpact1COUNTRY, ADM1IDMC disaster_new_displacement WB_WDI VC.IDP.NWDS
Neue Binnenvertreibungen, je 100.000 EinwohnerIND.DEM.displacement.new_displacement.p100kDEMForced displacementimpact/10*5COUNTRY
NettomigrationIND.DEM.migration.net_migrationDEMMigrationcontext{persons}COUNTRYWB_WDI SM.POP.NETM UN_WPP NetMigrations
NettomigrationsrateIND.DEM.migration.net_migration_rateDEMMigrationcontext/10*3COUNTRYUN_WPP CNMR
Bestand internationaler Migrantinnen und Migranten, Anteil an der BevölkerungIND.DEM.migration.migrant_stock_shareDEMMigrationcontext%COUNTRYWB_WDI SM.POP.TOTL.ZS
07Kennwert

Displacement pressure index, world

The world reading of this index, every country as a tile and the largest movements since the previous edition.

NXS-GRX · DEM · 195 profiles · 0–10 scale
Displacement pressure index, world
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Werte erscheinen mit der Ausgabe; Intervall, Klasse und Veränderung werden hier angezeigt.
Vorherige Ausgabe
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Range since 2016
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Gekoppeltes Gesamtmaß
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Kopplungswert S
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Pulse, letzte Woche
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Outlook, 12 months
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Methode
Indicator Standard 1.0 · NXS-GRX 2026
Ziehungen
1,000
Displacement pressure index, world, by edition

Noch keine veröffentlichten Werte. Die erste Ausgabe zeichnet hier den Verlauf mit Intervallband und Klassengrenzen.

The line is the point value by edition; the band is the 90% interval; dashed lines are the class bounds at 2, 3.5, 5 and 6.5.
Noch keine Veränderungen. Veränderungen gegenüber der vorherigen Ausgabe werden ab der zweiten Ausgabe hier aufgeführt, mit den Indikatoren, die sie bewirkt haben.
08Werte

Country values

FIG 5 · Displacement pressure index: countries (values when released)
Karte wird geladen
AndorraAntigua und BarbudaBahrainBarbadosKomorenCabo VerdeDominicaMikronesien (Föderierte Staaten von)GrenadaKiribatiSt. Kitts und NevisSt. LuciaLiechtensteinMonacoMaledivenMarshallinselnMaltaMauritiusNauruPalauSingapurSan MarinoSão Tomé und PríncipeSeychellenTongaTuvaluHeiliger StuhlSt. Vincent und die GrenadinenSamoa
Equal Earth · Natural Earth 1:110mValues when released
Until the first edition is released the map shows UN M49 regions or the Nexus Reports edition; it then shows this index’s classes with each country’s interval on hover. Countries are listed by name, never ordered by value.
Kacheln
/api/v1/public/grix/risk-products/tiles/dem/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt
Beobachtungsschlüssel
nis:IDX.DEM.displacement.displacement_pressure:{ISO3}:{YEAR}:A
10Validity

Crosswalks and validity checks

Crosswalks map leaf indicators to source code lists; established indices are used for validity checks, never re-weighted as inputs.

Code systemLeaf indicators mapped
WB_WDI5
SDG2
UNHCR1
UN_WPP1
11Im gesamten Nexus

Platforms, standards and ways to take part

Field and service platforms of GCRI, GRF and GRA, the Nexus Risk Standards for this domain, learning, working groups and open calls. Every link is a live page.

12Zitieren

Zitieren und weiterverwenden

GCRI Canada (2026). The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX): Displacement pressure index (GRX-IDX-DEM), Baseline Edition 2026. Preparatory working draft. https://risksindex.com/indices/displacement-pressure/ UNI NXS-GRX-AR-000117.

See this index in every country profile

Each profile shows this index with its interval and class once released.