The population of Mbonge Council is very dynamic. Although primary data collected provide only population estimates, there are indications that the population is increasing steadily. For instance, children and youth make up about 60% while men and women are about 17% and 25% respectively. The total population for the entire municipality is however, estimated at about 230,000 inhabitants.
Mbonge council’s main ethnic groups (from 7 clans—indigenes) are the Mbonges, Bakundus, Bombokos, Balongs, Barombis, Ekombes, and Bafaws. Other ethnic groupings in Cameroon such as the Balue, Ngolo, Bamilike, Bafanji, Ngie, Batibo, Kom and the Ebibios, Ibos and Ukpubras who come from neighboring Nigeria are also found in Mbonge council area. These ethnic groupings are able to relate cordially such that even decisions for the community are unanimously arrived at. For religion, the dominant religion of the Mbonge municipality is Christianity made up of the following denominations: Catholics, Protestants (Presbyterian, Baptist) and Pentecostals (Full Gospel, etc).
