Cameroon vs Ghana

Cameroon vs Ghana: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Cameroon and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.1 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Cameroon vs Ghana: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -0.2 per 1,000 people in Cameroon and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.1 per 1,000 people.
CameroonGhanaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Cameroon has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Ghana.
  • In 2023, Cameroon ranked 122 and Ghana ranked 132 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cameroon at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Ghana at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearCameroonGhana
2023-0.2-0.3
2022-0.2-0.3
2021-0.4-0.3
2020-0.4-0
2019-0.5-0.7
2018-0.4-0.6
2017-1.6-0.2
20160.60.2
20151.8-0.5
20144.4-0.2
2013-0.3-0.1
2012-0.40
2011-0.6-0
2010-0.5-0.1
2009-0.50.9
2008-0.61.3
2007-0.61.4
2006-1.61.2
2005-1.60.9
2004-1.21.6
2003-1.11.4
2002-0.72
2001-1.31.8
2000-1.4-0.2
1999-1.2-0.9
1998-0.9-0.9
1997-1-0.8
1996-1-2.1
1995-1-2.4
1994-0.9-2.8
1993-0.8-3
1992-1.1-2.9
1991-1.2-3.7
1990-0.7-3
1989-1-3.5
1988-1.5-4.4
1987-0.4-5.9
1986-0.4-7
1985-0.4-7.8
1984-0.4-7.9
1983-4.11.2
1982-15.50.6
19813.2-1
19808.3-1.1
1979-1.51.8
1978-0.21.6
1977-2.61.4
1976-2.6-0.2
1975-0-0
1974-0.1-0.1
1973-0.1-0.1
1972-0.1-0.5
1971-0.1-1.3
1970-0.1-1.1
1969-0-3.3
1968-0-4.3
1967-0-4.3
1966-0-4.7
1965-0-4.9
19640-5.7
19630-6.2
19620-6.5
19610-6.8
196001.8
195901.6
195800.6
195701.4
195601.6
195501.6
195401.7
195301.6
195202.3
195102.7
195002.8
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCameroonGhana
2024-0.5-5.5–4.1-0.4-3.6–3.5
2025-0.5-5.4–4.2-0.5-4.7–3.8
2026-0.6-5.8–4.1-0.7-5.7–3.9
2027-0.5-5.5–4-0.7-6.1–4.3
2028-0.6-5.7–4.1-0.8-6.3–4.2
2029-0.6-6–3.7-0.9-6.9–4.8
2030-0.5-5.5–4.2-0.8-6.4–4.9
2031-0.5-5.6–3.9-0.8-6.9–4.9
2032-0.4-5.5–4.2-0.8-6.9–4.8
2033-0.5-5.3–3.9-0.7-6.7–4.8
2034-0.5-5.7–4-0.8-7–4.9
2035-0.5-5.8–4.2-0.9-6.9–5
2036-0.4-5.5–4.4-1-7.3–5.1
2037-0.5-5.9–3.9-0.9-7.3–4.9
2038-0.5-5.7–4.1-1-7.4–5
2039-0.4-5.5–4.3-1-7.5–5.1
2040-0.5-5.4–3.8-1-7.3–5
2041-0.3-5.4–4.2-1-7.9–5.5
2042-0.4-5.4–4.1-1-7.5–5.3
2043-0.6-5.8–4.2-1-7.2–5.2
2044-0.5-5.7–4.2-0.9-7.3–5.5
2045-0.5-5.4–4.2-0.9-7.6–5.3
2046-0.4-5.1–4.2-0.9-7.3–5.8
2047-0.4-5.6–4.1-0.9-7.2–5.6
2048-0.5-5.5–4.2-0.9-7.4–5.5
2049-0.4-5.5–4.2-0.9-7.5–5.4
2050-0.5-5.4–4.1-0.9-7.7–5.3
2051-0.4-5.6–4.1-0.9-7.9–5.4
2052-0.4-5.5–4.4-0.9-8.1–5.1
2053-0.5-5.6–4-0.9-7.8–5.4
2054-0.4-5.2–4.1-0.9-7.9–5.7
2055-0.6-5.6–4.4-0.9-7.5–5.8
2056-0.5-5.7–4.1-0.9-7.7–5.3
2057-0.4-5.3–4.1-0.9-7.8–5.8
2058-0.4-5.7–4.2-0.9-7.7–5.7
2059-0.4-5.6–4.2-0.9-7.6–5.9
2060-0.4-5.4–4-0.9-7.5–5.2
2061-0.5-5.7–4.5-0.8-7.5–5.4
2062-0.5-5.4–4.2-0.9-7.8–5.6
2063-0.5-5.5–4.2-0.9-7.8–5.9
2064-0.4-5.5–4.3-0.9-7.8–6
2065-0.4-5.5–4.3-1-7.9–6.1
2066-0.4-5.4–4.3-0.9-7.8–6.1
2067-0.4-5.6–4.3-0.9-7.5–6.1
2068-0.5-5.8–4.1-0.9-8.2–6.1
2069-0.4-5.4–4.3-0.9-7.9–6.1
2070-0.4-5.4–4.4-0.9-8.1–6
2071-0.4-5.8–4.4-0.8-7.6–6.6
2072-0.3-5–4-0.9-7.6–6.3
2073-0.4-5.4–3.9-0.9-8.2–6
2074-0.3-5.3–4.1-0.9-8.1–6.1
2075-0.4-5.6–4.5-0.7-8.1–6.1
2076-0.5-5.4–4.2-0.8-7.9–5.8
2077-0.4-5.7–4.1-0.8-8.2–5.8
2078-0.4-5.9–4.3-0.7-7.8–5.7
2079-0.4-5.9–4.1-0.8-8.2–5.8
2080-0.3-5.7–4.6-0.8-8.1–5.6
2081-0.4-5.6–4.7-0.8-8.1–6
2082-0.4-5.6–4-0.8-8.3–5.8
2083-0.4-5.7–4-0.8-8–5.8
2084-0.4-5.4–4-0.9-8.4–5.8
2085-0.4-5.6–4.2-0.8-8–5.8
2086-0.4-6–4.1-0.8-8.4–6.1
2087-0.4-5.6–3.8-0.7-7.6–5.7
2088-0.4-5.7–4.3-0.7-7.4–6.2
2089-0.4-5.8–4-0.7-7.5–5.9
2090-0.4-5.6–4-0.7-7.5–5.6
2091-0.4-6–4.5-0.8-7.8–5.9
2092-0.5-5.7–4.1-0.9-8.1–5.5
2093-0.4-5.6–4.1-0.8-7.9–5.7
2094-0.4-5.6–4.2-0.8-8.3–5.9
2095-0.4-5.7–3.9-0.8-8.4–5.7
2096-0.4-5.6–4.3-0.9-8.3–5.5
2097-0.3-5.6–4.3-0.8-8–5.7
2098-0.4-5.9–4-0.8-8.8–5.9
2099-0.3-5.9–4.4-0.8-8.3–5.9
2100-0.3-5.7–4.1-0.8-8.5–6.1

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Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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