Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cameroon, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cameroon stood at 0.0006 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 163.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0006 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2009.
Cameroon ranks 58th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +53.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +100.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -40.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -49.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +76.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +34.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +159.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | +36.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -55.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +73.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 units per person | +51.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 units per person | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cameroon?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cameroon was 0.0006 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2009.
- How does Cameroon rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.