Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 48,084, of whom 23,235 are men and 24,849 are women; 4,935 or 10.3% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 13,142.51 square kilometers, this zone has an estimated population density of 3.66 people per square kilometer.[1]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 36,199 in 4,075 households, of whom 17,463 were men and 18,736 women; 2,869 or 7.93% of the population were urban inhabitants. (This total also includes an estimate for two kebeles in Gog woreda and four in Jor, which were not counted; these areas were estimated to have 5,562 inhabitants, of whom 2,566 were men and 2,996 women.) The five largest ethnic groups of Zone 2 were the Anuak (72.65%), the Kambaata (9.17%), the Amhara (6.22%), the Oromo (3.35%), and the Mezhenger (3.14%); all other ethnic groups made up 5.47% of the population. Anuak is spoken as a first language by 72.71%, 9.34% speak Kambaata, 6.61% Amharic, 3.12% Majang, and 3.06% speak Oromiffa; the remaining 5.16% spoke all other primary languages reported. The largest group of the inhabitants said they were Protestant, with 38.52% of the population reporting they embraced that belief, while 20.68% professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 13.95% practiced traditional religions, 6.49% were Muslim, and 5% were Catholic.[2]
