Peoples by state
Ethnic groups in Ogun State
Ogun State has 20 local government areas. 1 of the peoples on the atlas live there. The main peoples, the majority in the most LGAs, are the Yoruba.
At a glance
- What are the main ethnic groups in Ogun State?
- The main ethnic groups in Ogun State are the Yoruba.
- How many local government areas does Ogun State have?
- Ogun State has 20 local government areas.
- How many peoples live in Ogun State?
- The atlas maps 1 peoples in Ogun State: Yoruba.
All peoples of Ogun State on the atlas
Peoples by local government area
For each LGA: the peoples who are the majority there, those who are a large share of a mixed area, and smaller communities, as the atlas’s sources give them.
Abeokuta North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Abeokuta South
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ado Odo/Ota
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ewekoro
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ifo
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ijebu East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ijebu North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ijebu North East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ijebu Ode
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ikenne
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Imeko Afon
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ipokia
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Obafemi Owode
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Odeda
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Odogbolu
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ogun Waterside
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Remo North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Shagamu
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Yewa North
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Yewa South
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Nigeria has not counted ethnicity in a census since 1963, so this page shows where peoples live, not how many there are. Areas are approximate and show where people live. They are not claims of land ownership.