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→Desecularization and Europe
''See also:'' [[European desecularization in the 21st century]] and [[Growth of evangelical Christianity in secular Europe]] and [[Secular Europe|Decline of secular Europe]]
''See also:'' [[European desecularization in the 21st century]] and [[Growth of evangelical Christianity in secular Europe]] and [[Secular Europe|Decline of secular Europe]]
[[Europe]] is expected to shink significantly in terms of its population. According to ''Euronews'': "New research has forecast the European Union's population will plummet by millions more than previously predicted. The United Nations has said the number of people in the bloc will drop to 365 million by 2100, down from 446 million today. But a new study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, predicts it will fall more sharply, to 308 million by the end of the century."<ref>[https://www.euronews.com/2020/07/31/new-study-forecasts-the-eu-s-population-will-plummet-by-millions-more-than-expected New study forecasts the EU's population will plummet by millions more than expected], Euronews, 2020</ref> See: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]
[[Europe]] is expected to shink significantly in terms of its population. According to ''Euronews'': "New research has forecast the European Union's population will plummet by millions more than previously predicted. The United Nations has said the number of people in the bloc will drop to 365 million by 2100, down from 446 million today. But a new study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, predicts it will fall more sharply, to 308 million by the end of the century."<ref>[https://www.euronews.com/2020/07/31/new-study-forecasts-the-eu-s-population-will-plummet-by-millions-more-than-expected New study forecasts the EU's population will plummet by millions more than expected], Euronews, 2020</ref> See: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]
According to the website Statista.com's article [https://www.statista.com/topics/4765/islam-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/#topicOverview Islam in the UK - Statistics & Facts]: "Like most major European countries, the United Kingdom has a significant Muslim population living within its borders. With the number of Muslims in Europe predicted to increase significantly in the near future, the UK's share of Muslims in the population could rise from 6.3 percent in 2016 to 17.2 percent by 2050."
According to the website Statista.com's article [https://www.statista.com/topics/4765/islam-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/#topicOverview Islam in the UK - Statistics & Facts]: "Like most major European countries, the United Kingdom has a significant Muslim population living within its borders. With the number of Muslims in Europe predicted to increase significantly in the near future, the UK's share of Muslims in the population could rise from 6.3 percent in 2016 to 17.2 percent by 2050."
===Desecularization and Austria ===
[[File:Austria location.png|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Austria]]'s census data permits demographers to perform analysis which indicates the secular population plateauing in Europe by 2050, or as early as 2021.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century'' by Eric Kaufmann]</ref>]]
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=== Desecularization and France ===
=== Desecularization and France ===
[[File:Flag of France.png|thumbnail|200px|right|For the first time since the 1950s, French Protestants make up close to 3% of the population – driven largely by growth in the Evangelical population (representing 1.6% of the population).
[[File:Flag of France.png|thumbnail|200px|right|For the first time since the 1950s, French Protestants make up close to 3% of the population – driven largely by growth in the Evangelical population (representing 1.6% of the population).