Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.1076 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Cameroon stood at 0.1076 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 131.9% on the previous year and up 1,106.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.1076 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 58th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 origin, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2002 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0156 units per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | +124.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0487 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | +131.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0624 units per square kilometre | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 55 Nepal 0.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1159 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Sierra Leone 0.1131 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Senegal 0.0975 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Pakistan 0.0935 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Jordan 0.0924 units per square kilometre compare
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 origin, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.1076 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1076 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 58th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,106.2%. 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 origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.