Aranese people

The Aranese (Catalan: and Aranés) are a ethno-national group indigenous to Arriola that share a common Aranese culture and speak one of the national languages of Arriola, including most widespread Catalan, as a primary language. Within Arriola, there are a number of nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history and diverse culture. Although the official languages of Arriola are Catalan and Occitan, they are only two of the national languages of Arriola. There are several commonly spoken regional languages, most notably Basque (a Paleohispanic language), Aragonese, French and Spanish (all romance languages like Catalan and Occitan). There are many populations outside Arriola with ancestors who emigrated from Arriola and who share a Aranese culture; most notably in Latin America.

Today, Arriola also exhibits a multicultural society from around the world, but in particular from its former colonies of the Catalosphere, such as Alcudians, Orocovians, Moroccans, Guianese, and Loizans.

Arriola's population has long had one of Europe's highest growth rates (recently, about one percent a year, compared to the European average of 0.25%) and it also enjoys a comparatively low infant mortality rate. Strikingly, though, its fertility rate is still nearly twice as high (2.01 children per woman, on par with France, with comparable religiosity figures). The median age is approximately 39 years and life expectancy at birth is 83 years.

Emigration
Most Aranese outside of Arriola who migrated from the middle and upper middle classes. The first wave of migration began during the Aranese colonization of the Americas, concurrent with other European colonial powers of the time. The second and most notable period of Aranese emigration came with the rise of the Estat Aranés military dictatorship, with principally to Argentina, Venezuela, France, and Mexico. The chaos caused by the Rose Revolution sparked the third and most recent wave of emigration, mainly to other European countries.