Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 145,509, an increase of 22.72% over the 1994 census, of whom 73,852 are men and 71,657 women; 15,821 or 10.87% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 1,187.93 square kilometers, Dabat has a population density of 122.49, which is greater than the Zone average of 63.76 persons per square kilometer.
This woreda's population growth (22.72%) and its high population density (122.49 persons per square kilometer) are significant aspects of its demographic characteristics as revealed by the 2007 census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA).