Number of refugees per 100000 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of refugees per 100000 was 469.78 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Cameroon, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100000 in Cameroon is 469.78, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and up 912.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Cameroon peaked at 533.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5453, in 1989.
Cameroon ranks 30th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.5453 | — |
| 1990 | 0.8825 | +61.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6996 | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 1.38 | +96.7% |
| 1994 | 1.86 | +35.0% |
| 1995 | 15.45 | +731.9% |
| 1996 | 15.74 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 16.33 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 9.54 | -41.6% |
| 1999 | 11.37 | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 13.86 | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 17.83 | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 33.25 | +86.5% |
| 2003 | 38.46 | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 45.94 | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 53.27 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 59.1 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 63.71 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 74.58 | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 77.18 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 76.02 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.88 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.2 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 53.31 | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 48.68 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 46.41 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 44.1 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 45.72 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 181.88 | +297.8% |
| 2019 | 259.71 | +42.8% |
| 2020 | 299.43 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 466.18 | +55.7% |
| 2022 | 533.25 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 390.22 | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 377.28 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 469.78 | +24.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 469.78 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.59, 12.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 469.78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.39, 6.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +731.9% | 1.86 | 15.45 |
| 2018 | +297.8% | 45.72 | 181.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5453 | 0.5453 | 0.5453 | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.14 | 0.6996 | 16.33 | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.72 | 13.86 | 77.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.49 | 44.1 | 259.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 422.69 | 299.43 | 533.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Cameroon?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Cameroon was 469.78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 533.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5453 in 1989.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Cameroon ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 912.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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