Shashemene's 2026 population is now estimated at 253,170.In 1984, the population of Shashemene was 31,531.Shashemene has grown by 12,022 in the last year, which represents a 4.99% annual change.These population values and projections come from Ethiopian Statistics Service census city/town counts (via CityPopulation extraction), Ethiopian Statistics Service 2022 city/town projection (via CityPopulation extraction) and World Population Review Internal Projections.