According to the Structure Plan report of Metu ቶወነ, in 2010 the population of the town was 42,202. Out of these 21,114 (50%) were males and 21,088 (50%) were females. Regarding age distribution 8156 (19%) were within the age group of 0-15 years, 19,293 (46%) 16-60 years and 14,753 (35%) 61 years and above. The estimated population growth rates at high, medium and low variants were 5.01%, 4.01% and 3.01% respectively, while household size in the town is calculated to be 5.