Language The county is mostly populated by
Shafi'i Kurds who speak
Sorani.
Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 202,637 in 42,313 households. The following census in 2011 counted 224,628 people in 56,105 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 251,409 in 74,250 households.
Administrative divisions Bukan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. ==Notable people==