Internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon
Cameroon: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 1.00 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon stood at 1.00 million people.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 983.8% over ten 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 15th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 92,657 people | — |
| 2016 | 198,889 people | +114.7% |
| 2017 | 221,695 people | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 668,494 people | +201.5% |
| 2019 | 950,263 people | +42.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million people | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 933,138 people | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 989,079 people | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million people | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 1.04 million people | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 1.00 million people | -3.1% |
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 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 12 Burkina Faso 2.06 million people compare
- 13 Haiti 1.43 million people compare
- 14 South Sudan 1.28 million people compare
- 16 Iraq 997,334 people compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 657,155 people compare
- 18 Guatemala 573,000 people 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 internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Cameroon was 1.00 million people in 2025, according to UNHCR (2026) – 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 15th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 983.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2026) – 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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People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.