Yoruba people

Yoruba is an ethnic group of people living in Africa. They live on the west coast of Africa, mostly they are one of the major tribes in Nigeria and Ghana.

Yoruba

Kwara State drummers
Total population
ca. 38 million
Regions with significant populations
Nigeria 35 million (2012)[1]
Benin	1.2 million (2012)[2]
Ghana	0.4 million[3]
Togo	0.1 million[3]
Ivory Coast	0.1 million[3]
North America	0.2 million[4]
Europe	0.1 million[5]
Languages
Yoruba, Yoruboid languages
Religion
Islam (ca. 50%),[6] Christianity, traditional religion.
Related ethnic groups
Bini, Nupe, Igala, Itsekiri, Ebira

A Nigerian Yoruba bride in a lace Buba blouse, with Ipele and the gele headtie made from contemporary Aso Oke

Notable people

• Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria
• T. B. Joshua, religious figure
• Olajide Fashikun, journalist