Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — all countries

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Cameroon

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people in Cameroon in 2024 — 55.1 per 100k. Ranked 65 in the world out of 178. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 402.8%.

2024 55.1 per 100k +51.83% vs 2023
World rank 65of 178
Period maximum 55.1 per 100k2024
Period minimum 6.9 per 100k2009

Trend over time

2000–2024 · per 100,000 people

Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Cameroon, 2000–202402040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 11 per 100k2001: 16.8 per 100k2002: 33.8 per 100k2003: 35.1 per 100k2004: 36.9 per 100k2005: 39.6 per 100k2006: 23.7 per 100k2007: 11.9 per 100k2008: 12 per 100k2009: 6.9 per 100k2010: 12.1 per 100k2011: 16.3 per 100k2012: 15 per 100k2013: 38.9 per 100k2014: 53.2 per 100k2015: 23.5 per 100k2016: 13.8 per 100k2017: 23.9 per 100k2018: 32.6 per 100k2019: 38.9 per 100k2020: 26 per 100k2021: 29.8 per 100k2022: 33.5 per 100k2023: 36.3 per 100k2024: 55.1 per 100k
Change over the period: +44.1 (+402.76%) Average annual rate: 6.96 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 55.1 per 100k
World computed 125.2 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 67.8 per 100k
Middle Africa computed 33.5 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 43.3 per 100k
Asylum seekers per 100,000 people — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2024 55.1 +18.8 +51.83%
2023 36.3 +2.8 +8.36%
2022 33.5 +3.7 +12.34%
2021 29.8 +3.8 +14.67%
2020 26 −13 −33.27%
2019 38.9 +6.3 +19.35%
2018 32.6 +8.7 +36.53%
2017 23.9 +10.1 +73.12%
2016 13.8 −9.7 −41.34%
2015 23.5 −29.7 −55.77%
2014 53.2 +14.3 +36.79%
2013 38.9 +23.9 +159.24%
2012 15 −1.3 −7.71%
2011 16.3 +4.2 +34.45%
2010 12.1 +5.2 +76.01%
2009 6.9 −5.1 −42.55%
2008 12 +0.1 +0.43%
2007 11.9 −11.8 −49.77%
2006 23.7 −15.9 −40.18%
2005 39.6 +2.8 +7.5%
2004 36.9 +1.7 +4.97%
2003 35.1 +1.4 +4.04%
2002 33.8 +16.9 +100.53%
2001 16.8 +5.9 +53.72%
2000 11

About the indicator

The number of asylum seekers — people who have filed an application for protection and are awaiting a decision — per 100,000 people of the population of a country. They differ from refugees legally: the status has not yet been recognized. The indicator is sensitive to current events and reacts faster than the number of refugees: applications are filed at once, while decisions on them take months and years.

Important: The indicator depends not only on the number of arrivals but also on the speed at which migration services work: the longer applications are reviewed, the more people hold this status at the same time.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.