What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Cameroon and Romania?

12,631 immigrants, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Romania?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Cameroon vs Romania: Total number of international immigrants

Cameroon

642,948 immigrants

in 2024

Romania

655,579 immigrants

in 2024

Cameroon rank

76th

Romania rank

75th

Total number of international immigrants over time

Cameroon
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 655,579 immigrants against 642,948 immigrants in Cameroon, a difference of 12,631 immigrants.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 76th and Romania ranks 75th of 232 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	255,379 immigrants	135,358 immigrants	120,022 immigrants	Cameroon
2000s	246,372 immigrants	136,817 immigrants	109,556 immigrants	Cameroon
2010s	399,910 immigrants	180,334 immigrants	219,576 immigrants	Cameroon
2020s	611,078 immigrants	497,156 immigrants	113,922 immigrants	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Cameroon or Romania?: Romania, at 655,579 immigrants against 642,948 immigrants in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Cameroon and Romania?: 12,631 immigrants, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Romania?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Romania rank globally for total number of international immigrants?: Cameroon ranks 76th and Romania ranks 75th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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