Internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon
Cameroon: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 1.04 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon, 1993–2024
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon stood at 1.04 million people.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon peaked at 1.08 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
Cameroon ranks 14th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,200 people | 0 people | 950,263 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million people | 933,138 people | 1.08 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 11 Ethiopia 2.27 million people compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 2.06 million people compare
- 13 Haiti 1.04 million people compare
- 15 Iraq 1.03 million people compare
- 16 South Sudan 944,631 people compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 655,212 people compare
More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.509 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.114 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.26 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.336 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.532 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.093 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon was 1.04 million people in 2024, according to UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Cameroon ranks 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.