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{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
|type =  
|type =  
|footnote = Source: Narozalic census (to 1977), Lemovician census (since 1997)
|footnote = Source: [[Ministry of Social Development (Lemovicia)|Ministry of Social Development]]
|1850 | 830469
|1997 | 891178
|1867 | 936242
|2002 | 946045
|1877 | 1042025
|2007 | 977101
|1887 | 1699983
|2012 | 998698
|1897 | 2010572
|2017 | 1014866
|1907 | 2333079
|1917 | 2735485
|1927 | 2794163
|1937 | 2774585
|1947 | 2975994
|1957 | 3101027
|1967 | 3187670
|1977 | 3257447
|1997 | 2337783
|2002 | 2358838
|2007 | 2399883
|2012 | 2452921
|2017 | 2502577
}}
}}
As of the 2017 census, the Lemovician census is 2,502,577 people, which although is the highest since [[Lemovicia]] gained its independence from [[Narozalica]] in 1979, is still lower than its pre-independence population of 3,257,447 in 1977.
As of the 2017 census, there were 1,014,866 people living in areas controlled by the Lemovician government, or an increase of 16,168 people compared to the 2012 census. The census does not cover the [[West Miersa|West Miersan]]-controlled [[Voivodeships of West Miersa|voivodeship]] of [[Malomiersa]], which despite Lemovicia's claim over the area, has not been controlled since the [[Lemovician War]] against West Miersa.


===Age distribution===
===Age distribution===
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|-
|-
! 100+
! 100+
| 774 || 87 || 861 || 0.00%
| 612 || 306 || 918 || 0.09%
|-
|-
! 95-99
! 95-99
| 2,002 || 501 || 2,503 || 0.01%
| 3,149 || 2,328 || 5,477 || 0.54%
|-
|-
! 90-94
! 90-94
| 5,005 || 2,503 || 7,508 || 0.03%
| 4,377 || 3,235 || 7,612 || 2.50%
|-
|-
! 85-89
! 85-89
| 17,772 || 8,891 || 26,663 || 1.07%
| 5,836 || 4,313 || 10,149 || 2.30%
|-
|-
! 80-84
! 80-84
| 31,286 || 31,278 || 62,564 || 2.50%
| 13,320 || 12,052 || 25,372 || 2.50%
|-
|-
! 75-79
! 75-79
| 37,540 || 37,537 || 75,077 || 3.00%
| 20,247 || 18,318 || 38,565 || 3.80%
|-
|-
! 70-74
! 70-74
| 50,106 || 49,998 || 100,104 || 4.00%
| 21,312 || 19,283 || 40,595 || 4.00%
|-
|-
! 65-69
! 65-69
| 96,099 || 64,066 || 160,165 || 6.40%
| 26,107 || 23,621 || 49,728 || 4.90%
|-
|-
! 60-64
! 60-64
| 121,792 || 60,896 || 182,688 || 7.30%
| 27,036 || 25,737 || 52,773 || 5.20%
|-
|-
! 55-59
! 55-59
| 123,125 || 82,086 || 205,211 || 8.20%
| 34,314 || 32,667 || 66,981 || 6.60%
|-
|-
! 50-54
! 50-54
| 108,111 || 72,074 || 180,185 || 7.20%
| 38,994 || 37,121 || 76,115 || 7.50%
|-
|-
! 45-49
! 45-49
| 86,349 || 86,329 || 172,678 || 6.90%
| 35,874 || 34,152 || 70,026 || 6.90%
|-
|-
! 40-44
! 40-44
| 83,833 || 83,840 || 167,673 || 6.70%
| 37,434 || 35,636 || 73,070 || 7.20%
|-
|-
! 35-39
! 35-39
| 91,348 || 91,340 || 182,688 || 7.30%
| 37,954 || 36,131 || 74,085 || 7.30%
|-
|-
! 30-34
! 30-34
| 85,094 || 85,081 || 170,175 || 6.80%
| 35,354 || 33,657 || 69,011 || 6.80%
|-
|-
! 25-29
! 25-29
| 87,090 || 58,060 || 145,150 || 5.80%
| 34,134 || 33,862 || 67,996 || 6.70%
|-
|-
! 20-24
! 20-24
| 90,114 || 75,057 || 165,171 || 6.60%
| 33,979 || 33,002 || 66,981 || 6.60%
|-
|-
! 15-19
! 15-19
| 67,571 || 67,568 || 135,139 || 5.40%
| 30,338 || 29,465 || 59,803 || 5.40%
|-
|-
! 10-14
! 10-14
| 66,308 || 66,329 || 132,637 || 5.30%
| 26,761 || 28,317 || 55,078 || 5.30%
|-
|-
! 5-9
! 5-9
| 62,767 || 63,864 || 127,631 || 5.10%
| 25,641 || 27,132 || 52,773 || 5.20%
|-
|-
! 0-4
! 0-4
| 49,015 || 51,091 || 100,106 || 4.00%
| 25,148 || 26,610 || 51,758 || 5.10%
|-
|-
! Total
! Total
| 1,364,101 || 1,138,476 || 2,502,577 || 100.00%
| 517,922 || 496,944 || 1,014,866 || 100.00%
|}
|}
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Thus, the 2017 census shows that around 55% of the population are female, while around 45% of the population are male. The average age of Lemovicia is around 43.7 years, with over 55% of the population, or 1,499,048 people, being under the age of 50.
Thus, the 2017 census shows that around 51% of the population are female, while around 49% of the population are male. The average age of Lemovicia is around 43.7 years, with over half of the population, or 517,381 people, being over the age of 40.


==Ethnicity==
==Ethnicity==
[[File:LemovEthnicMap.png|150px|thumb|left|Ethnicity map of Lemovicia as of 2017]]
[[File:LemovEthnicMap.png|150px|thumb|left|Ethnicity map of Lemovicia as of 2017]]
As of the 2017 census, the largest ethnic group, at around 52% of the nation's population, or 1,301,340 people, were the {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}}, who are primarily concentrated in the [[Miersan Entity]]. The next largest ethnic group are the indigenous [[Lemovician people|Lemovicians]], at 43% of the nation's population, or 1,076,108 people, concentrated primarily in the [[Lemovician Entity]], but with sizable pockets in the Miersan Entity.
As of the 2017 census, the largest ethnic group, at around 95.5% of the nation's population, or 968,497 people, are the indigenous [[Lemovician people|Lemovicians]], spread out across territory controlled by the Lemovician authorities.


Of the remaining five percent of the country's population, 50,051 people, or two percent of the nation's population, are {{wp|Rusyn people|Narodyn}}, while 37,539 people, or around 1.5% of the nation's population, are [[Savaders]], and the remainder belong to other ethnic groups.
Of the remainder of the country's population under Lemovician control, 20,297 people, or two percent of the nation's population, are {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}}, of whom most are those who chose stay post-independence, although a sizable proportion of [[East Miersa|East Miersans]] live in Lemovicia as well, while 15,222 people, or around 1.5% of the nation's population, are [[Savaders]]. The remainder of the population in areas controlled by the Lemovician government belong to other ethnic groups.


==Languages==
==Languages==
Officially, Lemovicia has been a bilingual country since 1992, with the two official languages being the {{wp|language isolate}} {{wp|Basque language|Lemovician language}} and the {{wp|Slavic languages|Marolevic}} {{wp|Polish language|Miersan language}}.
Since Lemovicia's independence in 1979, it has one official language, the {{wp|Basque language|Lemovician language}}. However, it recognises two minority languages under the [[Constitution of Lemovicia]]: {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}, and {{wp|Hungarian language|Savader}}, and allows government services to be provided in these languages where there is a sizable population of Miersans or Savaders.


As of the 2017 census, sixty percent of the country, or 1,501,546 people, speak Miersan as their first language, while thirty-five percent of the population, or 875,902 people, speak the Lemovician language.
As of 2017, 618,559 people, or around 61% of the population, speak Lemovician as a first language, mostly [[Lemovician people|ethnic Lemovicians]] and among younger generations. Miersan is the first language of around 37% of the population, or 375,500 people, mostly by older ethnic Lemovicians, or by the {{wp|Polish people|Miersan community}}, although Miersan is still a common {{wp|lingua franca}} inmany parts of the country. Finally, Savader is spoken as a first language by 1.2% of the population, or 13,091 people, virtually all among the [[Savaders|Savader community]]. Finally, 6,923 people, or around 0.7% of the population, speak other languages that are not recognised by the Lemovician government, mainly TBD.
 
Of the remaining five percent of the national population, around two percent of the population, or 50,052 people reported speaking {{wp|Rusyn language|Narodyn}} as their first language, one percent, or 25,026 people, reported speaking {{wp|Hungarian language|Savader}} as their first language, and the remainder reported other languages as their first language.
 
Around 74% of the population, or 1,851,907 people, report that they can comfortably communicate in both official languages, while only 0.04% of the population, or 1,001 people cannot speak either official language.


==Religion==
==Religion==
[[File:Densus_(Grigore_Roibu).jpg|150px|thumb|right|Rural Episimialist church, 2014]]
[[File:Densus_(Grigore_Roibu).jpg|150px|thumb|right|Rural Episimialist church, 2014]]
As of the 2017 census, around 96% of the population, or 2,402,474 people, are adherents to {{wp|Christianity|Sotirianity}}.


The largest sect is the [[Episemialist Church]], with 71% of the population, or 1,776,830 people, adhering to the Episimialist Church, with most [[Lemovician people|Lemovicians]] and {{wp|Romanian people|Amathians}} adhering to the High Episimialist Church. Until 1992, the High Episimialist Church was the official religion of Lemovicia, with practice of non-Episimialist religions heavily restricted.
As of the 2017 census, around 28% of the population under Lemovician control, or 284,162 people, are adherents to [[Sotirianity]], while around 21% of the population, or 213,122 people, are {{wp|irreligious}}, and two percent of the population, or 20,297 people, follow other religions. The remaining 49% of the population, or 497,285 people, are either undeclared or unknown.
 
The largest sect of Sotirianity practiced in Lemovicia is the [[Episemialist Church]], with 274,013 adherents, making up around 27% of the Lemovician population. From the sixteenth century until the twentieth century, the [[Miersan Episemialist Church]] served as the church of present-day Lemovicia. However, since Lemovicia's independence, the Lemovician government has cracked down on the Miersan Episemialist Church in favor of the [[Lemovician Episemialist Church]], which uses the {{wp|Byzantine rite|Amathian rite}}, but uses {{wp|Basque language|Lemovician}} as a liturgical language instead of {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}} and {{wp|Church Slavonic|Church Marolevic}}.


The next largest sect of Sotirianity is the [[Solarian Catholic Church]], with 23% of Lemovicia's population, or 575,593 people, adhering to the Solarian Catholic faith, with virtually all of them being ethnic {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}}.
Other prominent sects of Sotirianity practiced in Lemovicia include [[Solarian Catholic Church|Catholicism]], practiced by 3,383 people, or 0.3% of the population, and [[Witterism]], practiced by 2,167 people, or 0.2% of the population, with a whole slew of other sects making up the remaining Sotirian population, or 4,599 people.


Finally, the remainder of the Sotirian population adhere to other sects of Sotirianity, primarily {{wp|Bogomilism}}, and {{wp|Protestantism|Amendist}} sects.
Since independence, the number of {{wp|irreligious}} people have grown, in part due to official policies encouraging {{wp|state atheism}}. As of the 2017 census, around 21% of the population, or 213,122 people identify themselves as being irreligious, which the census defines as being either {{wp|agnostic}} or {{wp|atheist}}.


The remaining four percent of the national population, or 100,103 people, are split roughly evenly, with 50,055 being {{wp|irreligious}}, and 50,048 people following other religions, primarily {{wp|neo-paganism}}.
Finally, among the remaining 2% of the population who follow other religions, most of them follow {{wp|Basque mythology|Lemovician neopaganism}}, with a sizable minority of {{wp|Slavic neopaganism|Marolevic neopagans}}.


==Urbanization==
==Urbanization==
{{Largest cities of Lemovicia}}
{{Largest cities of Lemovicia}}


As of the 2017 census, 58.24% of the national population, or 1,457,501 people, live in urban areas, which are defined as having a density greater than 500 people per square kilometre, with a minimum population of 1,000 people. Of these, 870,296 people, or around sixty percent of the total urban population live in the ten largest cities in the country.
As of the 2017 census, 69.9% of the national population, or 709,391 people, live in urban areas, which are defined as having a density greater than 500 people per square kilometre, with a minimum population of 1,000 people. Of these, 435,163 people, or around sixty-one percent of the total urban population live in the ten largest cities in the country.


The largest metropolitan area is [[Sechia]], with a metropolitan area of 362,356 people, comprising 14.5% of the national population, followed by [[Topagunea]], which comprises 229,050 people, or 9.1% of the national population.
The largest metropolitan area is [[Topagunea]], which comprises 236,581 people, or 23.3% of the national population as of the 2017 census, followed by [[Zubizurija]], comprising 14.6% of the national population, or 148,351 people, and [[Bailara]], which comprises 71,720 people, or around 7.1% of the national population.


[[Category:Lemovicia]]
[[Category:Lemovicia]]

Latest revision as of 06:41, 31 December 2021

Every five years, the Ministry of Social Development tabulates the demographics of Lemovicia, in order to better provide services to all Lemovician citizens.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1997 891,178—    
2002 946,045+6.2%
2007 977,101+3.3%
2012 998,698+2.2%
2017 1,014,866+1.6%
Source: Ministry of Social Development

As of the 2017 census, there were 1,014,866 people living in areas controlled by the Lemovician government, or an increase of 16,168 people compared to the 2012 census. The census does not cover the West Miersan-controlled voivodeship of Malomiersa, which despite Lemovicia's claim over the area, has not been controlled since the Lemovician War against West Miersa.

Age distribution

As of the 2017 census, the age distribution of Lemovicia is arranged thusly:

Age Females Males Total Percent
100+ 612 306 918 0.09%
95-99 3,149 2,328 5,477 0.54%
90-94 4,377 3,235 7,612 2.50%
85-89 5,836 4,313 10,149 2.30%
80-84 13,320 12,052 25,372 2.50%
75-79 20,247 18,318 38,565 3.80%
70-74 21,312 19,283 40,595 4.00%
65-69 26,107 23,621 49,728 4.90%
60-64 27,036 25,737 52,773 5.20%
55-59 34,314 32,667 66,981 6.60%
50-54 38,994 37,121 76,115 7.50%
45-49 35,874 34,152 70,026 6.90%
40-44 37,434 35,636 73,070 7.20%
35-39 37,954 36,131 74,085 7.30%
30-34 35,354 33,657 69,011 6.80%
25-29 34,134 33,862 67,996 6.70%
20-24 33,979 33,002 66,981 6.60%
15-19 30,338 29,465 59,803 5.40%
10-14 26,761 28,317 55,078 5.30%
5-9 25,641 27,132 52,773 5.20%
0-4 25,148 26,610 51,758 5.10%
Total 517,922 496,944 1,014,866 100.00%

Thus, the 2017 census shows that around 51% of the population are female, while around 49% of the population are male. The average age of Lemovicia is around 43.7 years, with over half of the population, or 517,381 people, being over the age of 40.

Ethnicity

File:LemovEthnicMap.png
Ethnicity map of Lemovicia as of 2017

As of the 2017 census, the largest ethnic group, at around 95.5% of the nation's population, or 968,497 people, are the indigenous Lemovicians, spread out across territory controlled by the Lemovician authorities.

Of the remainder of the country's population under Lemovician control, 20,297 people, or two percent of the nation's population, are Miersans, of whom most are those who chose stay post-independence, although a sizable proportion of East Miersans live in Lemovicia as well, while 15,222 people, or around 1.5% of the nation's population, are Savaders. The remainder of the population in areas controlled by the Lemovician government belong to other ethnic groups.

Languages

Since Lemovicia's independence in 1979, it has one official language, the Lemovician language. However, it recognises two minority languages under the Constitution of Lemovicia: Miersan, and Savader, and allows government services to be provided in these languages where there is a sizable population of Miersans or Savaders.

As of 2017, 618,559 people, or around 61% of the population, speak Lemovician as a first language, mostly ethnic Lemovicians and among younger generations. Miersan is the first language of around 37% of the population, or 375,500 people, mostly by older ethnic Lemovicians, or by the Miersan community, although Miersan is still a common lingua franca inmany parts of the country. Finally, Savader is spoken as a first language by 1.2% of the population, or 13,091 people, virtually all among the Savader community. Finally, 6,923 people, or around 0.7% of the population, speak other languages that are not recognised by the Lemovician government, mainly TBD.

Religion

Rural Episimialist church, 2014

As of the 2017 census, around 28% of the population under Lemovician control, or 284,162 people, are adherents to Sotirianity, while around 21% of the population, or 213,122 people, are irreligious, and two percent of the population, or 20,297 people, follow other religions. The remaining 49% of the population, or 497,285 people, are either undeclared or unknown.

The largest sect of Sotirianity practiced in Lemovicia is the Episemialist Church, with 274,013 adherents, making up around 27% of the Lemovician population. From the sixteenth century until the twentieth century, the Miersan Episemialist Church served as the church of present-day Lemovicia. However, since Lemovicia's independence, the Lemovician government has cracked down on the Miersan Episemialist Church in favor of the Lemovician Episemialist Church, which uses the Amathian rite, but uses Lemovician as a liturgical language instead of Miersan and Church Marolevic.

Other prominent sects of Sotirianity practiced in Lemovicia include Catholicism, practiced by 3,383 people, or 0.3% of the population, and Witterism, practiced by 2,167 people, or 0.2% of the population, with a whole slew of other sects making up the remaining Sotirian population, or 4,599 people.

Since independence, the number of irreligious people have grown, in part due to official policies encouraging state atheism. As of the 2017 census, around 21% of the population, or 213,122 people identify themselves as being irreligious, which the census defines as being either agnostic or atheist.

Finally, among the remaining 2% of the population who follow other religions, most of them follow Lemovician neopaganism, with a sizable minority of Marolevic neopagans.

Urbanization


As of the 2017 census, 69.9% of the national population, or 709,391 people, live in urban areas, which are defined as having a density greater than 500 people per square kilometre, with a minimum population of 1,000 people. Of these, 435,163 people, or around sixty-one percent of the total urban population live in the ten largest cities in the country.

The largest metropolitan area is Topagunea, which comprises 236,581 people, or 23.3% of the national population as of the 2017 census, followed by Zubizurija, comprising 14.6% of the national population, or 148,351 people, and Bailara, which comprises 71,720 people, or around 7.1% of the national population.