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[[File:Perfect_black_pride_guy_(7107944497).jpg|150px|thumb|left|Two [[Bahio-Imaguans]] at a pride parade, 2011]] | [[File:Perfect_black_pride_guy_(7107944497).jpg|150px|thumb|left|Two [[Bahio-Imaguans]] at a pride parade, 2011]] | ||
As of the 2011 census, Imagua and the Assimas over 1.3 million inhabitants. The two main groups are the [[Bahio-Imaguan people|Bahio-Imaguans]], comprising 60% of the population, or 783,903 people, and the [[ | As of the 2011 census, Imagua and the Assimas over 1.3 million inhabitants. The two main groups are the [[Bahio-Imaguan people|Bahio-Imaguans]], comprising 60% of the population, or 783,903 people, and the [[Eucleo-Imaguan people|Eucleo-Imaguans]], which comprise about 22% of the population, or 287,431 people. The remaining 18% of the population, or 235,171 people, are either immigrants or [[Native Imaguan people|native Imaguans]]. | ||
The Bahio-Imaguans are descendants of {{wp|slaves}} brought in from [[Bahia]] by the various colonizers which have ruled over the archipelago. Over the generations, the Bahio-Imaguans developed their own identity separate from their original identities back in Bahia, as they were shaped by the life in Imagua and the Assimas. | The Bahio-Imaguans are descendants of {{wp|slaves}} brought in from [[Bahia]] by the various colonizers which have ruled over the archipelago. Over the generations, the Bahio-Imaguans developed their own identity separate from their original identities back in Bahia, as they were shaped by the life in Imagua and the Assimas. | ||
The Euclo-Imaguan population, on the other hand, is an umbrella term used to refer to the population of [[Euclea|Euclean]] descent. The two largest Euclo-Imaguan groups are [[Etrurian-Imaguans]], who are descended from [[Etrurian people|Etrurian]] migrants, and comprise 15% of the national population (195,976 people), and [[Estmerish-Imaguans]], who are descended from [[Estmerish people|Estmerish]] migrants, who comprise | The Euclo-Imaguan population, on the other hand, is an umbrella term used to refer to the population of [[Euclea|Euclean]] descent. The two largest Euclo-Imaguan groups are [[Etrurian-Imaguans]], who are descended from [[Etrurian people|Etrurian]] migrants, and comprise 15% of the national population (195,976 people), and [[Estmerish-Imaguans]], who are descended from [[Estmerish people|Estmerish]] migrants, who comprise 2% of the national population (26,130 people). The remaining 5% of the Euclean population (65,325 people) come from a wide variety of ethnic groups, with the most prominent of these being the {{wp|Swedish people|Ordennyan}} population. | ||
As of the 2011 census, 9.5% of the population belong to other ethnic groups, mostly deriving from immigrants from both [[Coius]] and the [[Asterias]], with the largest immigrant population, the [[ | As of the 2011 census, 9.5% of the population belong to other ethnic groups, mostly deriving from immigrants from both [[Coius]] and the [[Asterias]], with the largest immigrant population, the [[Dezevaunis]], comprising 8% of the population, or 104,520 people, followed by the [[Senrian people|Senrians]] comprising just 4% of the population, or 52,260 people. Only 0.5% of the population, or 6,532 people, being [[Native Imaguan people|native Imaguans]]. | ||
Ethnicity in Imagua and the Assimas is considered to be passed down patrilineally, meaning that a light-skinned person can be considered black if the father is also considered black. This has posed a problem with the native Arucian population, whose identity is passed down matrilineally, which may explain the low native population. | Ethnicity in Imagua and the Assimas is considered to be passed down patrilineally, meaning that a light-skinned person can be considered black if the father is also considered black. This has posed a problem with the native Arucian population, whose identity is passed down matrilineally, which may explain the low native population. | ||
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Every ten years, Statistics Imagua conducts a nationwide census to collect data on each person in order to find out information about the people residing in Imagua and the Assimas, in order for the government to not only find out what the country is populated by, but also redistribute constituency boundaries for the Lesser House of the Imaguan parliament, and determine who would be eligible for certain governmental programmes.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1821 | 932,768 | — |
| 1831 | 953,869 | +2.3% |
| 1841 | 973,425 | +2.1% |
| 1851 | 994,526 | +2.2% |
| 1861 | 1,020,591 | +2.6% |
| 1871 | 1,051,624 | +3.0% |
| 1881 | 1,072,668 | +2.0% |
| 1891 | 1,106,623 | +3.2% |
| 1901 | 1,126,834 | +1.8% |
| 1911 | 1,168,789 | +3.7% |
| 1921 | 1,207,346 | +3.3% |
| 1931 | 1,216,412 | +0.8% |
| 1941 | 1,238,467 | +1.8% |
| 1951 | 1,181,390 | −4.6% |
| 1961 | 1,219,783 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1,251,116 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1,192,684 | −4.7% |
| 1991 | 1,244,744 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1,276,619 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,306,505 | +2.3% |
| Source: Estmerish colonial census (1821-1931), Etrurian colonial census (1821-1941), Imaguan census (1941), Imaguan and Assiman census (1951-present) | ||
As of the 2011 census, the population of Imagua and the Assimas is measured to be at 1,306,505 people, making it among the smallest countries in Asteria Superior, albeit compared to the rest of the island nations in the Arucian Sea, Imagua is among the more average in terms of population size.
The population has generally grown slowly, with it generally being attributable to the rates of emigration to either Euclea or to Asteria Superior, especially Eldmark, as to this day, there are not as many jobs in Imagua and the Assimas compared to other countries.
Age distribution
As of the 2011 census, the age distribution of Imagua and the Assimas is arranged thusly:
| Age | Females | Males | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100+ | 5,105 | 1,702 | 6,807 | 0.52% |
| 95-99 | 12,791 | 6,394 | 19,185 | 1.47% |
| 90-94 | 18,940 | 12,626 | 31,566 | 2.42% |
| 85-89 | 27,003 | 26,563 | 53,566 | 4.10% |
| 80-84 | 29,966 | 29,869 | 59,835 | 4.58% |
| 75-79 | 34,815 | 34,630 | 69,445 | 5.32% |
| 70-74 | 38,307 | 38,278 | 76,585 | 5.86% |
| 65-69 | 41,975 | 41,958 | 83,933 | 6.42% |
| 60-64 | 41,303 | 41,282 | 82,585 | 6.32% |
| 55-59 | 45,070 | 45,059 | 90,129 | 6.90% |
| 50-54 | 45,725 | 45,722 | 91,447 | 7.00% |
| 45-49 | 48,005 | 47,998 | 96,003 | 7.35% |
| 40-44 | 49,983 | 49,983 | 99,966 | 7.65% |
| 35-39 | 46,751 | 46,744 | 93,495 | 7.16% |
| 30-34 | 44,349 | 44,347 | 88,696 | 6.79% |
| 25-29 | 48,345 | 24,368 | 72,713 | 5.57% |
| 20-24 | 35,426 | 17,713 | 53,139 | 4.07% |
| 15-19 | 24,007 | 24,010 | 48,017 | 3.67% |
| 10-14 | 15,691 | 15,713 | 31,404 | 2.40% |
| 5-9 | 14,791 | 14,793 | 29,584 | 2.26% |
| 0-4 | 14,195 | 14,210 | 28,405 | 2.17% |
| Total | 682,543 | 623,962 | 1,306,505 | 100.00% |
Thus, the 2011 census shows that 52.2% of the population, or 682,543 people are female, while 47.8% of the population, or 623,962 people are male. As well, as of 2011, the median age of Imaguans is at 50.96 years, as over half of the population is fifty years or older.
Ethnicity
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As of the 2011 census, Imagua and the Assimas over 1.3 million inhabitants. The two main groups are the Bahio-Imaguans, comprising 60% of the population, or 783,903 people, and the Eucleo-Imaguans, which comprise about 22% of the population, or 287,431 people. The remaining 18% of the population, or 235,171 people, are either immigrants or native Imaguans.
The Bahio-Imaguans are descendants of slaves brought in from Bahia by the various colonizers which have ruled over the archipelago. Over the generations, the Bahio-Imaguans developed their own identity separate from their original identities back in Bahia, as they were shaped by the life in Imagua and the Assimas.
The Euclo-Imaguan population, on the other hand, is an umbrella term used to refer to the population of Euclean descent. The two largest Euclo-Imaguan groups are Etrurian-Imaguans, who are descended from Etrurian migrants, and comprise 15% of the national population (195,976 people), and Estmerish-Imaguans, who are descended from Estmerish migrants, who comprise 2% of the national population (26,130 people). The remaining 5% of the Euclean population (65,325 people) come from a wide variety of ethnic groups, with the most prominent of these being the Ordennyan population.
As of the 2011 census, 9.5% of the population belong to other ethnic groups, mostly deriving from immigrants from both Coius and the Asterias, with the largest immigrant population, the Dezevaunis, comprising 8% of the population, or 104,520 people, followed by the Senrians comprising just 4% of the population, or 52,260 people. Only 0.5% of the population, or 6,532 people, being native Imaguans.
Ethnicity in Imagua and the Assimas is considered to be passed down patrilineally, meaning that a light-skinned person can be considered black if the father is also considered black. This has posed a problem with the native Arucian population, whose identity is passed down matrilineally, which may explain the low native population.
Languages
The two official languages of Imagua and the Assimas are Estmerish and Etrurian.
As of the 2011 census, around 73% of the population, or 950,153 people, speak Estmerish on a regular basis, while around 27% of the population, or 352,756 people, mostly on the Assimas Islands speaks Etrurian on a regular basis. Only 3,596 people do not use either official language on a regular basis.
However, the most commonly spoken language in Imagua and the Assimas is Imaguan Creole, an Ostisk-based creole. As of the 2011 census, around 82% of the population, or 1,071,334 people, listed Imaguan Creole as their native language. Other native languages spoken besides Imaguan Creole and the official languages include Ostisk, spoken by around 5% of the population, or 65,325 people, and Senrian, spoken by three percent of the population, or 39,195 people.
Religion
The most predominant religion in Imagua and the Assimas is Sotirianity, with 93% of the population, or 1,215,050 people reporting that they adhere to some form of Sotirianity as of the 2011 census.
The largest sects of Sotirianity in Imagua and the Assimas are the Catholics, comprising around 43% of the population, or 561,797 people. After the Solarian Catholic Church, 27% of the population, or 352,756 people, adhere to the Low Estmerian faith, followed by 14% being Bahrists, or 182,911 people, and then 65,754 people, or around 5% of the population, adhering to the High Estmerian faith. The remainder of the Sotirian population follow other denominations.
Of the 7% of the population who are not Sotirians, 3% of the population, or 39,195 people, are irreligious, while the remainder follow a wide array of religions, such as Irfan, Hyndism, and Atudism.
Urbanization
| Rank | County | Pop. | Rank | County | Pop. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cuanstad  San Pietro |
1 | Cuanstad | Cuanstad | 200,438 | 11 | Clyte | Saint Ellen's | 18,221 |  Altaithe  Nua Taois |
| 2 | San Pietro | Assimas | 194,917 | 12 | Carney | Saint Ellen's | 16,703 | ||
| 3 | Altaithe | Saint Ellen's | 80,175 | 13 | Bridgetown | Saint Ellen's | 15,418 | ||
| 4 | Nua Taois | Saint Isidore's | 50,110 | 14 | Conington | Saint Ellen's | 14,317 | ||
| 5 | Lundholm | Saint Christopher's | 40,088 | 15 | Fanshaw | Saint Ellen's | 13,362 | ||
| 6 | Knowleston | Saint Isidore's | 33,406 | 16 | Richmond | Saint Christopher's | 12,527 | ||
| 7 | New Burdale | Saint Ellen's | 28,634 | 17 | Saint-André | Saint Hubert's | 11,790 | ||
| 8 | Bronstad | Saint Florian's | 25,054 | 18 | Cahir | Saint Florian's | 11,135 | ||
| 9 | Bellmare | Saint Christopher's | 22,271 | 19 | Saint Fiacre's Town | Saint Fiacre's | 10,549 | ||
| 10 | Rutigliano | Assimas | 20,044 | 20 | Porto Cangelosi | Assimas | 9,545 | ||
As of the 2011 census, 1,228,115 people, or around 94% of the population live in urban areas, defined by the national government as an "incorporated settlement" with a density of more than five hundred people per square kilometer, and a population of more than 1,000 people. However, 1,076,300 people, or over 82% of the population live in the ten largest settlements alone.
The largest metropolitan area is the Cuanstad metropolitan area, with 589,922 people, or around 45.2% of the nation's population living in the metropolitan area, with the next largest, San Pietro only having a population of 230,758 people, or 17.6% of the national population.