Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Cameroon

Refugees by country of origin in Cameroon in 2024 — 109,864 people. Ranked 175 in the world out of 200. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 183,006.7%.

2024 109,864 people −0.75% vs 2023
World rank 175of 200
Period maximum 147,333 people2022
Period minimum 60 people1989

Trend over time

1989–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Cameroon, 1989–2024050,000100,000150,00019891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 60 people1990: 100 people1992: 84 people1993: 170 people1994: 236 people1995: 2,018 people1996: 2,111 people1997: 2,250 people1998: 1,349 people1999: 1,651 people2000: 2,067 people2001: 2,729 people2002: 5,228 people2003: 6,215 people2004: 7,631 people2005: 9,096 people2006: 10,373 people2007: 11,499 people2008: 13,852 people2009: 14,752 people2010: 14,952 people2011: 15,149 people2012: 13,360 people2013: 11,410 people2014: 10,739 people2015: 10,565 people2016: 10,344 people2017: 11,032 people2018: 45,118 people2019: 66,241 people2020: 78,481 people2021: 125,455 people2022: 147,333 people2023: 110,697 people2024: 109,864 people
Change over the period: +109,804 (+183,006.67%) Average annual rate: 23.94 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Cameroon 109,864 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Middle Africa computed 1.91M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 109,864 −833 −0.75%
2023 110,697 −36,636 −24.87%
2022 147,333 +21,878 +17.44%
2021 125,455 +46,974 +59.85%
2020 78,481 +12,240 +18.48%
2019 66,241 +21,123 +46.82%
2018 45,118 +34,086 +308.97%
2017 11,032 +688 +6.65%
2016 10,344 −221 −2.09%
2015 10,565 −174 −1.62%
2014 10,739 −671 −5.88%
2013 11,410 −1,950 −14.6%
2012 13,360 −1,789 −11.81%
2011 15,149 +197 +1.32%
2010 14,952 +200 +1.36%
2009 14,752 +900 +6.5%
2008 13,852 +2,353 +20.46%
2007 11,499 +1,126 +10.86%
2006 10,373 +1,277 +14.04%
2005 9,096 +1,465 +19.2%
2004 7,631 +1,416 +22.78%
2003 6,215 +987 +18.88%
2002 5,228 +2,499 +91.57%
2001 2,729 +662 +32.03%
2000 2,067 +416 +25.2%
1999 1,651 +302 +22.39%
1998 1,349 −901 −40.04%
1997 2,250 +139 +6.58%
1996 2,111 +93 +4.61%
1995 2,018 +1,782 +755.08%
1994 236 +66 +38.82%
1993 170 +86 +102.38%
1992 84
1990 100 +40 +66.67%
1989 60

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.