The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 104,147, of whom 52,968 were men and 51,179 were women; 24,214 or 23.25% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they were
Moslem, with 63.27% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 31.18% of the population practised
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 5.23% were
Protestant. Based on figures from the
Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 102,732, of whom 53,340 are men and 49,392 are women; 20,226 or 19.69% of the population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 1,991.41 square kilometers, Asosa has a population density of 51.6 people per square kilometer which is greater than the Zone average of 19.95. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 73,954 in 17,162 households, of whom 38,442 were men and 35,512 were women; 11,749 or 15.89% of its population were urban dwellers. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Asosa were the
Amhara (53%), the
Berta (34%), and the
Oromo (9.4%); all other ethnic groups made up 3.6% of the population.
Amharic is spoken as a first language by 55%, 34% speak
Berta, and 8.7% speak
Oromiffa; the remaining 2.3% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were
Muslim, with 61.5% of the population stating they embraced that faith, while 35.8% practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 2.4% were
Protestant. Concerning
education, 35.33% of the population were considered literate, which is more than the Zone average of 18.49%; 20.72% of children aged 7–12 were in primary school; 3.41% of the children aged 13–14 were in junior secondary school; and 5.6% of the inhabitants aged 15–18 were in senior secondary school. Concerning
sanitary conditions, 63.8% of the urban houses and 50.7% of all houses had access to safe drinking water at the time of the census; 86.7% of the urban and 9.8% of all houses had toilet facilities. ==Notes==