 In 1867, Abiy Addi was described as a “Mahomedan place” with, on market days, “about 2,000 people assembled in the market place”.In 1938, the town counted approximately 20 000 inhabitants (which was very large for that time).Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this town has a total population of 16,115, of whom 7,826 are men and 8,289 women.