Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 179,294, of whom 90,632 were males and 88,662 were females; 8,181 or 4.56% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.8%.
This woreda has a population of 179,294 people, with a male-female ratio of 90,632:88,662 and an urban population of 8,181 (4.56% of the total). This is lower than the Zone's average of 8.8%.