Demographics of Imagua and the Assimas

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

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-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 Emessan and Geatish-descended individuals.

As of the 2011 census, 18% of the population belong to other ethnic groups, mostly deriving from immigrants from both Coius and the Asterias, with the largest immigrant population, the Coian-Imaguans (historically Gowsa), 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 Western Imaguan Creole, an Geatish-based creole. As of the 2011 census, around 82% of the population, or 1,071,334 people, listed Western Imaguan Creole as their native language. Other native languages spoken besides Western Imaguan Creole and the official languages include Geatish, spoken by around 5% of the population, or 65,325 people, Senrian, spoken by three percent of the population, or 39,195 people, and Eastern Imaguan Creole, spoken by 32,105 people, or around 2.5% of the population.

Religion

Saint David's Church, 2014

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, 32% of the population, or 418,510 people, adhere to the Embrian Communion, followed by 14% being Bahrists. 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 Badi, Irfan, and Atudism.

Urbanization

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.