Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
Academic conflict & fatality dataset · Uppsala University, Sweden · est. Data collection since 1979
The global standard for organized-violence and one-sided-violence death data, with low/best/high estimates and open codebooks.
Funded through DEMSCORE, a Swedish Research Council national research-infrastructure grant (2021-00162); historically also Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Uppsala University, and Sida.
University research program (Dept. of Peace & Conflict Research). Collaborates with PRIO, V-Dem, and ViEWS.
Highly regarded, transparent, peer-reviewed. Its conservative ≥25-death inclusion threshold means under-reported violence can be undercounted, and it measures deaths — not legal genocide.
A university research program, not a membership association. The director is appointed within Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research. Researchers and coders are hired academics and staff — not dues-paying members who vote on outputs.
Leadership & members
- Magnus ÖbergDirector (since 2018)
- Peter WallensteenFounder; now senior adviser
- ~10–15 researchers & assistantsdata coders & affiliated scholars
Named individuals reflect leadership at the time of writing; linked names have individual profiles in this record. See membership & leadership above for how they are selected.
People profiled in this record
Cases in this record
This source informs the record’s methodology, data, or risk assessment rather than a specific case determination. See the methodology for how sources like this are used.
Sources & disclosures
- Datasets & funding statement — UCDP, Uppsala University