Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the
Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 76,510, an increase of 14.09% over the 1994 census, of whom 38,790 are men and 37,720 women; 4,403 or 5.75% are urban inhabitants. With an area of 672.80 square kilometers, Ankober has a population density of 113.72, which is less than the Zone average of 115.3 persons per square kilometer. A total of 18,274 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.19 persons to a household, and 17,633 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 92.73% reporting that as their religion, while 7.15% of the population said they were
Muslim. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 67,061 in 14,430 households, of whom 33,491 were men and 33,570 were women; 3,802 or 5.67% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Ankober were the
Amhara (92.77%), and the
Argobba (7.04%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.19% of the population.
Amharic was spoken as a first language by 98.94%, and
Argobba was spoken by 0.9%; the remaining 0.16% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 92.52% reporting that as their religion, while 7.41% were
Muslim. ==Notes==