Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 159,089, of whom 79,113 are men and 79,976 women; 6,347 or 3.99% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were
Protestants, with 55.32% of the population reporting that belief, 27.18% practiced traditional beliefs, and 15.55% practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 109,441 of whom 55,246 were men and 54,195 were women; 2,452 or 2.24% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Bonke were the
Gamo (97.99%), and the
Amhara (1.53%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.48% of the population.
Gamo is spoken as a first language by 94.49%, 3.17%
Zergulla, and 1.09% spoke
Amharic; the remaining 1.25% spoke all other primary languages reported. == Notes ==