Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 135,240, an increase of 33.21% over the 1994 census, of whom 66,763 are men and 68,477 women; 4,519 or 3.34% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 1,110.69 square kilometers, Wegde has a population density of 121.76, which is less than the Zone average of 147.58 persons per square kilometer.
This woreda has a population of 135,240, an increase of 33.21% from the 1994 census. The population is distributed as 66,763 men and 68,477 women, with 4,519 individuals residing in urban areas. Wegde has a population density of 121.76 people per square kilometer, lower than the Zone's average of 147.58 persons per square kilometer.