Editing Kolda (section)

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |Ethnic group
! colspan="2" |
|-
! colspan="2" |2021
|-
!Population
!%
|-
!Arrivée
!3,330,769
!19.8%
|-
|Arrivée: Brissiacans
|2,486,983
|14.8%
|-
|Arrivée: Kolda Arrivée
|372,969
|2.2%
|-
|Arrivée: Moudjerria Arrivée
|84,012
|0.5%
|-
|[[Costenan Empire|Costenan]] 
|117,703
|0.7%
|-
|Other Arrivée
|201,605
|1.2%
|-
|Ren
|67,201
|0.4%
|-
!Koldar
!10,216,274
!60.8%
|-
|Leubar
|7,813,833
|46.5%
|-
|Faeleme
|352,809
|2.1%
|-
|Kendouga
|1,377,636
|8.2%
|-
|Andharian
|285,607
|1.7%
|-
|Koldar: Brissiacans
|386,789
|2.3%
|-
!Mixed
!722,419
!4.3%
|-
!Arab
!2,386,10
!14.2%
|-
|Moujerrians
|1,697,198
|10.1%
|-
|Amazigh
|686,410
|4.1%
|-
!Other:
!151,204
!0.9%
|-
!Total:
!16,803,944
!100%
|}
===Religion===
The most prominent religion in Kolda is Christianity with 65.5% identifying as Christian, followed by Islam at 17.2%, the remaining population is either non-religious or part of the growing Diawara movement. Historically, Islam was the largest religion, first arriving in the Koldan Empire around 900, and eventually becoming the official religion of the empire. The first university, the Koldan House of Knowledge for example, was created in 1278 to educate Islamic scholars. After colonial arrival during the 1600s, many people, especially those who practiced various folk regions adopted Christianity. Among Christians, Baptist's are the largest group due to evangelical growth in the post-Independence period, with around 45% of the entire population being considered Baptist. Around 15% of the population is Catholic, largely in urban areas due to the SCC's historical presence. Saint Paul University, for example, is a Catholic institution founded in the 1700s and remains the most prestigious university in Kolda. Today, while the Koldan state is officially secular, the government is dominated by Christians, with Islamist scholars often being politically subjugated.  
===Language===
French Creole is the primary language of Kolda replacing a wide arrange of regional languages. Initially, French was pushed by the Brissiac Republic during the 1920s. French language proficiency rates remained in the low 20s until the 1980s when rural education was expanded heavily by the Gano Administration, which promoted French Creole. Today, around 84% of people speak some French, although only 37% are native speakers. Additionally, Kango and Arabic are used in some signage, although not in official government documents or procedures. Kango is primarily spoken in Riveres mostly in rural areas, while Arabic is spoken in Moudjerria although many speak a blended form of Arabic and Kango called Fonyiara. Spanish although not recognized is spoken in Riveres by people of mixed Costenonian and Koldan ancestry as well near the border with [[Kabo Geshaan]].