 The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 59,559, of whom 29,385 were men and 30,174 women; 1,789 or 3% of its population were urban dwellers at the time.The two largest ethnic groups reported in Dano were the Oromo (92.24%), and the Amhara (7.56%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.96% of the population.Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 94.43%, and 5.53% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.04% spoke all other primary languages reported.