Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24198837-20140421023639/@comment-16502426-20140425051513

It may not be a hugely lower population. It could be that the effects of discrimination have caused many Faunus to have to live in poverty, and thus not as many had the opportunity to train and earn their way to Beacon.

During the war, I imagine it split the Hunters. Some may have fought for the humans (training doesn't make someone a good person), and some may have kept out of it. There were probably not a whole lot of Faunus with formal training, due to discrimination, but I imagine there were plenty of formidable Faunus warriors who could take on the lower hunters, and maybe even a few who cold match the greats.