The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 93,659 of whom 45,521 were men and 48,138 were women; 32,229 or 34.41% of its population were urban dwellers. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Alamata were the Tigrayan (62.19%), the Amhara (33.91%), and the Oromo (2.24%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.66% of the population. Tigrinya was spoken as a first language by 61.36%, 36.48% Amharic, and 1.36% spoke Oromo; the remaining 0.8% spoke all other primary languages reported. 78.35% of the population practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 21.45% were Muslim. Concerning education, 14.76% of the population were considered literate, which is less than the Zone average of 15.71%; 20.65% of children aged 7–12 were in primary school; 3.09% of the children aged 13–14 were in junior secondary school; 3.38% of the inhabitants aged 15–18 were in senior secondary school. Concerning sanitary conditions, about 91% of the urban houses and 43% of all houses had access to safe drinking water at the time of the census; about 31% of the urban and 12% of the total had toilet facilities.