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Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 144,103, of whom 73,070 are men and 71,033 are women; 2,683 or 1.86% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%.With an estimated area of 972.51 square kilometers, Meta Robi has an estimated population density of 148.2 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 152.8.Former Meta Robi had been divided in to two independent woreda's; namely Meta Walkite (capital