Human trafficking victims in Cameroon
Cameroon: Human trafficking victims was 9 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
9 number
Change on year
down 59.1%
World rank
120th
of 135 countries
All-time high
67 number
in 2016
All-time low
9 number
in 2020
Years of data
5
2013–2020
Human trafficking victims in Cameroon, 2013–2020
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, human trafficking victims in Cameroon stood at 9 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Human trafficking victims in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11 number | — |
| 2014 | 12 number | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 67 number | +458.3% |
| 2017 | 22 number | -67.2% |
| 2020 | 9 number | -59.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 9 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162 number, 6% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 9 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77 number, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28 number | 11 number | 67 number | 4 |
| 2020s | 9 number | 9 number | 9 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Cameroon?
- Human trafficking victims in Cameroon was 9 number in 2020, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 67 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for human trafficking victims?
- Cameroon ranks 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2020.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human trafficking victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).