Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Cameroon
Cameroon: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 954,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Cameroon, 2014–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Cameroon stood at 954,000.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 669.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Cameroon peaked at 1.04 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40,000, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 16th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40,000 | — |
| 2015 | 124,000 | +210.0% |
| 2016 | 177,000 | +42.7% |
| 2017 | 239,000 | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 668,000 | +179.5% |
| 2019 | 969,000 | +45.1% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 909,000 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 987,000 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 1.04 million | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 954,000 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 369,500 | 40,000 | 969,000 | 6 |
| 2020s | 987,667 | 909,000 | 1.04 million | 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 internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Cameroon?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Cameroon was 954,000 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 669.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.