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== Historical populations ==

The historical population figures for Gotneska are as follows:

{{Historical populations
| title= Historical populations of Gotneska
| percentages =
| cols = 4
| align = none
|900 |656,890
|1000 |704,654
|1050 |754,211
|1100 |778,389
|1200 |863,782
|1240 |890,971
|1300 |1,023,789
|1400 |1,589,398
|1450<sup>1</sup>|1,180,230
|1500 |1,381,934
|1550 |1,897,803
|1680<sup>2</sup>|2,176,597
|1700 |2,258,578
|1722 |3,534,793
|1756 |4,782,374
|1790 |5,284,323
|1800 |5,985,859
|1810 |7,089,432
|1830 |7,894,023
|1850 |9,423,901
|1860 |10,012,890
|1880 |12,103,688
|1900 |15,789,383
|1910 |16,345,294
|1920 |16,984,638
|1930 |17,589,344
|1940 |18,934,838
|1945 |18,893,783
|1950 |19,678,475
|1960 |20,732,294
|1970 |21,152,946
|1973<sup>3</sup>|21,654,904
|1985<sup>4</sup>|18,034,456
|1995 |18,503,125
|2000 |18,984,349
|2010 |19,233,456
|2020 |19,747,689
|2023<sup>5</sup>|19,856,234
|footnote={{plainlist}}
* <sup>1</sup> Decreased during TBD Pandemic
* <sup>2</sup> First ever official nation-wide census
* <sup>3</sup> Greatest Population
* <sup>4</sup> Decreased during the [[Gotneskan Civil War]]
<sup>5</sup> Estimate for present
|source=[[HM Bureau of Statistics of the Kingdom of Gotneska|Bureau of Statistics]]
}}

== Nativity and immigration ==
{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Ethnic groups of Gotneska in 2020
| label1 = [[Córda|Cordic]]
| value1 = 42
| color1 = darkgreen
| label2 = [[Gotneskan Yetimen|Yetihian]]
| value2 = 35.5
| color2 = darkblue
| label3 = [[Valkynian]]
| value3 = 10.1
| color3 = lightblue
| label4 = Inuquar
|value4  = 4.2
|color4  = grey
|label5  = other
|value5  = 8.2
|color5  = white
}}

The demographic composition of Hverland has seen shifts over the span of six decades, from 1962 to 2022. Predominantly, the country is home to the native Hverlander and Hverfolk population, but there has been a gradual increase in the foreign population over time.

The native population, made up of Hverlanders of two native parents, Hverlanders of one native parent, and Hverfolk, constituted 98.44% of the population in 1962, which decreased to 91.09% in 2022. Hverlanders of two native parents made up the majority of the Native population in all the observed years. However, the proportion of Hverlanders of two native parents witnessed a slight decrease from 94.53% in 1962 to 84.46% in 2022.

Hverlanders of one native parent represented a relatively small proportion of the native population but saw a significant increase over time from 0.4% in 1962 to 3.71% in 2022. Meanwhile, the Hverfolk, another subsection of the native population, decreased slightly from 3.51% in 1962 to 2.92% in 2022.

The foreign population, which consists of immigrants and those born to two immigrants, has seen substantial growth. In 1962, the foreign population accounted for 1.56% of the total, which grew to 8.91% in 2022. Notably, the number of immigrants saw a significant increase from 1.15% in 1962 to 6.86% in 2022. Similarly, the population born to two immigrants increased from 0.41% in 1962 to 2.06% in 2022.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Background Groups
! colspan="8" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |1973
! colspan="2" |1985
! colspan="2" |2003
! colspan="2" |2023
|-
![[File:Flag of Hverland.png|20x20px]] Native
!73,898
!{{Percentage | 73,898 | 75,070 | 2 }}
!89,173
!{{Percentage | 89,173 | 91,924 | 2 }}
!106,735
!{{Percentage | 106,735 | 112,150 | 2 }}
!122,105
!{{Percentage | 122,105 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
|└ [[Hverlanders]] of two native parents
|70,966
|{{Percentage | 70,966 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| 84,863
|{{Percentage | 84,863 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| 99,741
|{{Percentage | 99,741 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| 113,223
|{{Percentage | 113,223 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
|└ Hverlanders of one native parent
| 298
|{{Percentage | 298 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| 1,362
|{{Percentage | 1,362 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| 3,650
|{{Percentage | 3,650 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| 4,969
|{{Percentage | 4,969 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
|└ [[Hverfolk]]
| 2,634
|{{Percentage | 2,634 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| 2,948
|{{Percentage | 2,948 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| 3,344
|{{Percentage | 3,344 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| 3,913
|{{Percentage | 3,913 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
!Foreign
!1,172
!{{Percentage | 1,172 | 75,070 | 2 }}
!2,751
!{{Percentage | 2,751 | 91,924 | 2 }}
!5,415
!{{Percentage | 5,415 | 112,150 | 2 }}
!11,947
!{{Percentage | 11,947 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
|└ Immigrants
|865
|{{Percentage | 865 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| 1,813
|{{Percentage | 1,813 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| 3,823
|{{Percentage | 3,823 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| 9,191
|{{Percentage | 9,191 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
|└ Born to two immigrants 
| 307
|{{Percentage | 307 | 75,070 | 2 }}
| 938
|{{Percentage | 938 | 91,924 | 2 }}
| 1,592
|{{Percentage | 1,592 | 112,150 | 2 }}
| 2,756
|{{Percentage | 2,756 | 134,052 | 2 }}
|-
!Total
!75,070
!100%
!91,924
!100%
!112,150
!100%
!134,052
!100%
|}