Yoruba people
A group of Yoruba people at a public event | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. ≈ 51,329,000 (2024) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nigeria | 42,600,000 (2020) |
| Benin | 1,600,000 |
| Ghana | 425,600 |
| Togo | 342,500 (2014) |
| United States | 213,732 (2023) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 115,000 (2017) |
| Niger | 80,700 (2021) |
| Canada | 42,075 (2021) |
| Sierra Leone | 16,578 (2022) |
| Ireland | 10,100 (2011) |
| Gambia | 9,224 (2024) |
| Australia | 4,020 (2021) |
| Finland | 1,538 (2023) |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Person | Ọmọ Yorùbá |
|---|---|
| People | Ọmọ Yorùbá |
| Language | Èdè Yorùbá |
| Country | Ilẹ̀ Yorùbá |
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The Yoruba people (/ˈjɒrʊbə/ YORR-ub-ə; Yoruba: Ìran Yorùbá, Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire) are a West African ethnic group who inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, which are collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute more than 50 million people in Africa, are over a million outside the continent, and bear further representation among the African diaspora. The vast majority of Yoruba are within Nigeria, where they make up 20.7% of the country's population according to Ethnologue estimations, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Most Yoruba people speak the Yoruba language, which is the Niger-Congo language with the largest number of native or L1 speakers.