Cameroon vs Ghana: Total number of international immigrants

Cameroon
642,948 immigrants
in 2024
Ghana
532,286 immigrants
in 2024
Cameroon rank
76th
Ghana rank
79th

Total number of international immigrants over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k199020072024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 642,948 immigrants against 532,286 immigrants in Ghana, a difference of 110,662 immigrants.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 76th and Ghana ranks 79th of 232 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 255,379 immigrants 208,865 immigrants 46,514 immigrants Cameroon
2000s 246,372 immigrants 250,766 immigrants 4,394 immigrants Ghana
2010s 399,910 immigrants 376,255 immigrants 23,655 immigrants Cameroon
2020s 611,078 immigrants 504,349 immigrants 106,730 immigrants Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Cameroon or Ghana?
Cameroon, at 642,948 immigrants against 532,286 immigrants in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Cameroon and Ghana?
110,662 immigrants, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
Cameroon ranks 76th and Ghana ranks 79th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total number of international immigrants
Unit
immigrants
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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