Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 144,171, of whom 71,134 were males and 73,037 were females; 2,580 or 1.79% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.9%. With an estimated area of 944.05 square kilometers, Wadla has an estimated population density of 152.7 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 105.59.[1]
