Do you know that ten percent of the World’s population live in Europe?
The population of Europe exceeds 748 million. Russia itself holds a population of 146 million! European population growth is low, and every new generation is becoming less crowded than previous generations. You better believe I have statistics to support my facts because this is interesting.
 

Population
Western European countries still have growing populations because of immigration (within Europe as well as other continents), ethnic relations, declining birth rate, and an aging population. By 2050, it is predicted that Europe’s population could decline to 7%.
 
Besides that, due to high immigration, many western European countries are quickly changing to a multicultural society. Additionally, European countries tend to have older populations overall due to lower fertility and high life expectancy.
 
 

Religious practices over these states have been on the decline for several centuries on account of secularization, and church attendance is in decline in several European countries. Fewer people identify themselves as religious, whereas more than 20% of Europe doesn’t believe in spirit, God or life force.
 

Russians take the lead in being the largest ethnic group of the region, with a population of 117 million followed by Germans, with 72 million respectively. In the United Kingdom, France and Spain, smaller ethnic groups such as Scots, Welsh, Bretons and Basques co-exist, making it challenging to identify a British, French or Spanish ethnicity. Approximately 20 million non-Europeans live in Europe, making up 4% of the population. In addition to this, there are approximately 10 million Romani people in Europe.
 

Most languages of Europe are from the Indo-European language family. The languages are divided into several branches, including Roman, Germanic, Baltic, Slavic, Albanian, Celtic and Greek. However, Russian, a part of the Slavic language, is the most spoken language in Europe.
 
In contrast, English is also one of the frequently spoken non-native languages in the European Union, accompanied by German being the second-most common language spoken. Languages that are non-official such as Catalan, Basque in Spain and Cornish, Scottish and Gaelic in the United Kingdom are protected.