 The two largest ethnic groups reported in Were Babu were the Amhara (97.76%), and the Oromo (2.18%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.06% of the population.Amharic was spoken as a first language by 95.91%, and 4% spoke Oromiffa; the remaining 0.09% spoke all other primary languages reported.The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 97.6% of the population reported as practicing that belief, while 2.37% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.