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Benin: population and cities Population Population According to Countryaah website, Benin has about 12 million people. Ethnic composition The population of Benin is made up of approximately: 40% Fon, 12% Yoruba, 15% Adja, 7% Batonou (formerly Bariba), 6% Somba and 23% members of other peoples such as Dindi, Peul, Ewe, Datcha, Goun, Holli (forest people… Read More »

Human Geography Numerous ethnic groups, culturally and linguistically different from each other, as well as for somatic characteristics, inhabit the country. The distribution of the population is also very varied. The greatest concentrations occur in the South, in relation both to the wider agricultural possibilities and to the centuries-old process of densification triggered by the… Read More »