Net migration in Cameroon

Net migration to Cameroon was -15,379 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Cameroon, 2025 -15,379 People
Change from 2024 −10.7% 2024: -13,892 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 166th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Cameroon over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period CameroonWorld
2025 -15,379 people 0 people
2024 -13,892 people 0 people
2023 -4,798 people 0 people
2022 -4,798 people 0 people
2021 -9,888 people 0 people
2020 -9,888 people 0 people
2019 -12,255 people 0 people
2018 -9,184 people 0 people
2017 -37,912 people 0 people
2016 13,255 people 0 people
2015 42,008 people 0 people
2014 96,599 people 0 people
2013 -6,900 people 0 people
2012 -7,523 people 0 people
2011 -12,669 people 0 people
2010 -9,366 people 0 people
2009 -10,203 people 0 people
2008 -10,720 people 0 people
2007 -10,807 people 0 people
2006 -28,528 people 0 people
2005 -27,775 people 0 people
2004 -19,444 people 0 people
2003 -18,568 people 0 people
2002 -10,766 people 0 people
2001 -19,203 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −10.7% from -13,892 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 42,008 people, the figure has changed by −57,387.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Cameroon has the 166th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Cameroon
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects