Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Cameroon
Cameroon: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict was 164,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Cameroon, 2014–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
In 2023, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Cameroon stood at 164,000 number of cases.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 310.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Cameroon peaked at 459,000 number of cases in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40,000 number of cases, in 2014.
That places Cameroon 18th out of 41 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.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated … conflict in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40,000 number of cases | — |
| 2015 | 71,000 number of cases | +77.5% |
| 2016 | 83,000 number of cases | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 119,000 number of cases | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 459,000 number of cases | +285.7% |
| 2019 | 67,000 number of cases | -85.4% |
| 2020 | 123,000 number of cases | +83.6% |
| 2021 | 131,000 number of cases | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 139,000 number of cases | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 164,000 number of cases | +18.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 164,000 number of cases is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67,000 number of cases, 2.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 164,000 number of cases is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,000 number of cases, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 139,833 number of cases | 40,000 number of cases | 459,000 number of cases | 6 |
| 2020s | 139,250 number of cases | 123,000 number of cases | 164,000 number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More public sector data for Cameroon
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0705 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Cameroon?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Cameroon was 164,000 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
- What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 459,000 number of cases in 2018.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 number of cases in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 310.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.