Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 116,477, of whom 58,081 were males and 58,396 were females; 3,385 or 2.91% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 7.6%. With an estimated area of 579.05 square kilometers, Sekela has an estimated population density of 201.2 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 174.47.1