Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflic in Cameroon
Cameroon: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflic was 164,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflic 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 conflic 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 conflic 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 with conflic 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% |
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
- 15 Niger 181,000 number of cases compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 174,000 number of cases compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 166,000 number of cases compare
- 19 Philippines 160,000 number of cases compare
- 20 Mali 152,000 number of cases compare
- 21 Lebanon 139,000 number of cases compare
More public sector data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 18.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 534.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflic in Cameroon?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflic 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 conflic 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 conflic 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 conflic?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflic 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.