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Cameroon → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Cameroon
To
Belgium
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
2,950
Change since 2018
+68.2%
Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
1.93%
Inflow 20232,950OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Cameroon to Belgium

Inflows of nationals of Cameroon recorded by Belgium; stock of nationals of Cameroon living there; and acquisitions of Belgium's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,4752,950200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,4752,9502000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000249
2001334
2002468
2003456
2004510
2005618
2006638
2007835
20081,220
20091,176
20101,446
20111,695
20121,642
20131,272
20141,435
20151,504
20161,611
20171,698
20181,754
20191,775
20201,735
20212,765
20222,369
20232,950
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—18,122—
20232,95016,9511,311
20222,36916,1521,266
20212,76514,7191,196
20201,73514,229945
20191,77513,4391,046
20181,75412,828955
20171,69812,204872
20161,61111,707845
20151,50411,238738
20141,43510,627546
20131,27210,620915
20121,64210,165924
20111,6959,476600
20101,4467,342490
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Cameroon who live in Belgium: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

15k31k19901995200020052010201520202024
15k31k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990842
19951,327
20002,083
20054,532
201010,906
201516,560
202022,683
202430,634
Estimate, 2024
30,634
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
17
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Belgium's consulates in Cameroon

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Belgium's consulates located in Cameroon.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20246,1993,1642,91747.1%
20235,4303,0172,41344.4%
20225,0982,5322,26344.4%
20211,33067636527.4%
202088243335139.8%
20194,8232,6771,90439.5%
20184,3492,4931,54035.4%
20174,3162,6091,27829.6%
20163,9832,5061,41235.5%
20153,8492,4921,13629.5%
20143,7732,5581,28534.1%
20133,4111,9851,34439.4%
20123,4741,9821,55044.6%
20113,2661,8871,37942.2%
20103,1361,9641,17537.5%
20092,9051,8911,01935.1%

Applications by year

3,1006,1992009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
3,1006,199200920122015201820212024
Data table
20092,905
20103,136
20113,266
20123,474
20133,411
20143,773
20153,849
20163,983
20174,316
20184,349
20194,823
2020882
20211,330
20225,098
20235,430
20246,199
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Belgium

First residence permits issued by Belgium to citizens of Cameroon (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education1,137
  2. Family1,071
  3. Other reasons428
  4. Work46
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252,682100
20242,59111,4541,353
20232,32011,3113,388
20222,27901,2663,377
20212,84601,1962,685
20201,63109452,290
20191,77901,0461,633
20181,70709551,579
20171,62708721,733
20161,64108451,621
20151,57407381,725
20141,45605461,631
20131,27209151,537
20121,56209240
20111,50806000
20101,52504900
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)32
  2. Other paid activities8
  3. Researchers6
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
15,975
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
1,525
Changed status into work, 2025
179
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Belgium in Cameroon, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyYaoundécameroon.diplomatie.belgium.be
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Belgium, 2023; Cameroon ranks 16.

Inflows to Belgium, 2023
  1. Romania12,889
  2. Ukraine11,972
  3. France11,830
  4. Netherlands7,385
  5. Spain6,420
  6. Morocco6,155
  7. Türkiye6,119
  8. Italy5,642
  9. Syria5,496
  10. Portugal4,398
  11. Palestine4,001
  12. Afghanistan3,934
Other destinations for people from Cameroon, 2023
  1. Canada11,685
  2. United States5,700
  3. Germany5,510
  4. France3,891
  5. Italy2,152
  6. Türkiye472
  7. Switzerland307
  8. Finland287
  9. Luxembourg250
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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