Kafta Humera - Demographics

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 92,167, an increase of 48,690 over the 1994 census, of whom 47,909 are men and 44,258 women. With an area of 4,542.33 square kilometers, Kafta Humera has a population density of 20.29, which is less than the Zone average of 28.94 persons per square kilometer; 30,234 or 32.80% are urban inhabitants. A total of 23,449 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 3.93 persons to a household, and 22,259 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 95.16% reporting that as their religion, while 4.7% of the population were Muslim.

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 48,690 of whom 25,456 were men and 23,234 were women; 16,442 or 33.77% of its population were urban dwellers. The th18 oldree largest ethnic groups reported in Kafta Humera were the Tigrayan (86.26%), the Amhara (7.76%), and foreign residents from Eritrea (2.96%); all other ethnic groups made up 3.02% of the population. Tigrinya is spoken as a first language by 89.36%, and 7.74% speak Amharic; the remaining 2.9% spoke all other primary languages reported. 92.69% of the population said they were Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 6.35% were Muslim. Concerning education, 19.28% of the population were considered literate, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.01%; 25.37% of children aged 7-12 were in primary school, which is greater than the Zone average of 11.34%; 1.89% of the children aged 13-14 were in junior secondary school, which is also greater than the Zone average of 0.65%; and 0.41% of children aged 15-18 were in senior secondary school, which is less than the Zone average of 0.51%. Concerning sanitary conditions, about 91% of the urban houses and 58% of all houses had access to safe drinking water at the time of the census; about 22% of the urban and 9% of all houses had toilet facilities.