Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 262,610, of whom 130,974 were males and 131,636 were females; 8,230 or 3.13% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.9%. With an estimated area of 1,925.01 square kilometers, Meket has an estimated population density of 136.4 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 105.59.[1]