Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 220,177, an increase of 34.74% over the 1994 census, of whom 112,151 are men and 108,026 women; 12,002 or 5.45% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 2,481.15 square kilometers, Ebenat has a population density of 88.74, which is less than the Zone average of 145.56 persons per square kilometer. A total of 50,600 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.35 persons to a household, and 49,215 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 98.15% reporting that as their religion, while 1.39% of the population said they were
Muslim. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 163,413 in 33,972 households, of whom 83,861 were men and 79,552 were women; 9,704 or 5.94% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Ebenat was the
Amhara (99.92%).
Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.94%. The majority of the population practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity with 98.31% reporting that as their belief, while 1.65% of the population said they were
Muslim. ==Notes==