 The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 201,433 in 43,294 households, of whom 99,158 were men and 102,275 were women; 2,224 or 1.1% of its population were urban dwellers.The largest ethnic group reported in Dessie Zuria was the Amhara (99.93%).Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.58%.