 The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 97,739, of whom 48,696 were men and 49,043 women; 15,000 or 15.35% of its population were urban dwellers at the time.The three largest ethnic groups reported in Ginir were the Oromo (83.18%), the Amhara (13.31%), and the Somali (1.3%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.21% of the population.Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 82.84%, 15.49% spoke Amharic and 1.37% spoke Somali; the remaining 0.3% spoke all other primary languages reported.