 The two largest ethnic groups reported in Wegde were the Amhara (83.6%), and the Oromo (16.29%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.11% of the population.Amharic was spoken as a first language by 93.01%, and 6.93% spoke Oromiffa; the remaining 0.06% spoke all other primary languages reported.The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 85.95% of the population reported as practicing that belief, while 14.05% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.