Nearly 87 per cent of the population, resides in rural areas and is engaged mainly in agriculture. In addition, population distribution is uneven among zones and Woredas. For example, North Gondar stands first in terms of population size to be followed by South Wollo and West Gojjam while Oromia and Wag Hamera are relatively small in population size. In terms of population density, West Gojjam is relatively densely populated while Waghimra & North Gondar are sparsely populated. This in turn has an implication in terms of man land ratio. Generally, the highlands are densely populated than the lowlands. However, this is a crude measure and it hardly considers fertility and agricultural density.