Cameroon - Total prison population
| Date | Adults Female held | Adults Female held per 100,000 | Adults Male held | Adults Male held / 100,000 | Juveniles held | Juveniles held per 100,000 | Persons in detention | Rate in detention per 100.000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 832 | 28,869 | 904 | 30,605 | 112.5 | |||
| 2020 | 711 | 25,377 | 757 | 22,430 | 84.5 | |||
| 2019 | 522 | 21,657 | 701 | |||||
| 2018 | 450 | 21,875 | 429 | |||||
| 2017 | 742 | 11.8 | 28,596 | 464.4 | 910 | 7.5 | 31,836 | 130.5 |
| 2016 | 739 | 12.1 | 27,717 | 463.8 | 885 | 7.5 | 29,341 | 123.7 |
| 2015 | 697 | 11.8 | 25,089 | 432.5 | 823 | 7.1 | 28,120 | 122.2 |
| 2014 | 554 | 9.7 | 24,561 | 436.3 | 793 | 7.0 | 25,908 | 116.2 |
| 2013 | 548 | 9.8 | 24,345 | 445.7 | 865 | 7.8 | 25,314 | 117.0 |
| 2012 | 515 | 9.5 | 23,957 | 452.0 | 897 | 8.3 | 22,891 | 108.8 |
| 2011 | 493 | 9.4 | 21,403 | 416.2 | 916 | 8.7 | 22,812 | 111.6 |
| 2010 | 488 | 9.6 | 22,691 | 454.9 | 587 | 5.7 | 23,766 | 119.6 |
| 2009 | 467 | 9.4 | 22,038 | 455.9 | 863 | 8.6 | 23,368 | 121.0 |
| 2008 | 399 | 8.3 | 17,033 | 363.6 | 676 | 6.9 | ||
| 2007 | 23,123 | 126.7 | ||||||
| 2005 | 375 | 8.5 | 12,642 | 296.4 | 583 | 6.4 | 22,734 | 131.6 |
| 2003 | 20,000 | 122.3 |