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Refugees in Cameroon
All refugees JSON 
369,172
Last updated 16 Jun 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government, CNARR 
All refugees by origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government, CNARR 31 May 2017
  74.5% 		274,995
Nigeria UNHCR, Government, CNARR 16 Jun 2017
  24.7% 		91,035
Chad UNHCR, Government, CNARR 31 May 2017
  0.4% 		1,500
Rwanda UNHCR, Government, CNARR 31 May 2017
  0.2% 		793
Dem. Rep. of the Congo UNHCR, Government, CNARR 31 May 2017
  0.1% 		513
Others UNHCR, Government, CNARR 31 May 2017
  0.0% 		92
Sudan UNHCR, Government, CNARR 31 May 2017
  0.0% 		68
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government, CNARR 31 May 2017
  0.0% 		67
Burundi UNHCR, Government, CNARR 31 May 2017
  0.0% 		59
Congo UNHCR, Government, CNARR 31 May 2017
  0.0% 		50


Central African Republic refugees JSON  .CSV 
Nigerian refugees JSON  .CSV 
IDPs (estimate) JSON 
223,641
Last updated 31 Mar 2017
Source - IOM 
IDP returnees (estimate) JSON  .CSV 
43,435
Last updated 31 May 2017
Source - IOM 
Asylum seekers JSON 
4,209
Last updated 31 May 2017
Source - UNHCR, Government 
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    Yaoundé
    Languages
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    23,344,000
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    472,710 km2
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