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What country in Europe has the most ethnic groups?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only country where no absolute majority exists—Bosniaks as the largest ethnic group make up 44\% of the country’s total population. At the other end of the spectrum, Ireland, Luxemburg, Malta and Portugal have a virtually ethnically homogenous citizenry.
What is the main ethnicity in Europe?
Russians
Data
| Rank (by population size) | People | Population (million people) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Russians (Europe and Asia) | 122 |
| 2. | Germans (i.e. German-speakers, including Germans, Austrians, German-speaking Swiss, Alsatians, Lorrainers, South Tyroleans, German-speaking Belgians, North Schleswigers etc.) | 89.3 |
| 3. | Italians | 57.0 |
| 4. | Turks (Asia and Europe) | 56.5 |
Why don’t the EU’s two biggest economies have ethnic breakdowns?
The two biggest economies in the European Union do not, for historical reasons, collect any demographic data on ethnicity that would highlight such problems. Germany confronted its racist legacy.
Why are there no white majority in Europe?
NONE of them are White majority, because there is no such thing as a White person in Europe, let alone a “White” majority. We look at cultures, not skin hue.
What are the main causes of population growth in Europe?
In many Western European countries, population increase is thus driven primarily by international migration, not natural change (the difference between births over deaths). In Central and Eastern Europe, the effects of very low birth rates and high mortality still predominate.
What are the laws against racial discrimination in Europe?
The European Convention on human rights and fundamental freedoms (ECHR) prohibits discrimination based – among other grounds – on race, colour, language, religion, national or social origin and association with a national minority.4The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)