Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 197,372, of whom 98,296 are men and 99,076 are women; 7,205 or 3.65% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.9%.
This woreda has an estimated population of 197,372 people, with a male-female ratio of 98,296:99,076 and a percentage of urban dwellers at 3.65%, which is lower than the Zone's average of 8.9%.