Net migration, annual growth rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net migration, annual growth rate was -10.7 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Cameroon, 1966β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net migration, annual growth rate in Cameroon is -10.7 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.4% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Cameroon peaked at 683 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -844.46 % change on previous year, in 1979.
Cameroon ranks 133rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -69.59 % change on previous year | -146.15 % change on previous year | -37.84 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | -83.53 % change on previous year | -844.46 % change on previous year | 93.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -11.36 % change on previous year | -602.69 % change on previous year | 683 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -8.44 % change on previous year | -77.88 % change on previous year | 29.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.35 % change on previous year | -72.47 % change on previous year | 62.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -49.64 % change on previous year | -386.02 % change on previous year | 75.78 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | -21.57 % change on previous year | -189.54 % change on previous year | 51.48 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 130 Turkmenistan -9.41 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Channel Islands -9.64 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Moldova, Republic of -9.89 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Zambia -11.1 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Chile -11.32 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Canada -11.5 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 4.40 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 2.35 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Broad money 21.4% (2018)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.7% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -15,379 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Cameroon?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Cameroon was -10.7 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 683 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -844.46 % change on previous year in 1979.
- How does Cameroon rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.