The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 19,015, of whom 9,522 were men and 9,493 women; 337 or 1.77% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Gurra damolle were the Oromo (90.08%), and the Somali (9.74%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.18% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 90.08%, and 9.71% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.21% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 99.69% of the population having reported they practiced that belief.