Romii din România (Romanian) | |
|---|---|
 Percentage of Roma population by municipality | |
| Total population | |
| 621,573[1] (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Wallachia, Bucharest, Moldavia, southeastern Transylvania and Dobrogea | |
| Languages | |
| Majority: Vlax Romani and Romanian Minority: Hungarian (in Transylvania), Turkish (in Dobrogea) | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romani people in Moldova |
Romani people in Romania, locally referred to as the Țigani (IPA: [t͡siˈɡanʲ]), constitute one of the largest minorities in the country. According to the 2011 census, their number was 621,573 people or 3.3% of the total population, being the second-largest ethnic minority in Romania after Hungarians.[1] There are different estimates about the size of the total population of people with Romani ancestry in Romania, varying from 4.6 percent to over 10 percent of the population, because many people of Romani descent do not declare themselves Roma.[2][3] For example, in 2007 the Council of Europe estimated that approximately 1.85 million Roma lived in Romania,[4] based on an average between the lowest estimate (1.2 to 2.2 million people[5]) and the highest estimate (1.8 to 2.5 million people[6]) available at the time. This figure is equivalent to 8.32% of the population.[7][8]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
CensusRefwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Margaret Beissinger, Speranta Radulescu, Anca Giurchescu, Manele in Romania: Cultural Expression and Social Meaning in Balkan Popular Music, Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, p. 33, ISBN 9781442267084
- ^ Holly Cartner, Destroying Ethnic Identity: The Persecution of Gypsies in Romania, a Helsinki Watch Report Human Rights Watch, 1991, p. 5, ISBN 9781564320377
- ^ Council of Europe - Roma and Travellers
- ^ Council of Europe, doc. GT-ROMS(2003)9-prov. (restricted) 17 September 2003.
- ^ Liégeois, Jean-Pierre (1994). "Roma, Gypsies, Travellers", p. 34.
- ^ "Facts and Figures: National strategy for Roma Integration". European Commission. European Union. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Roma inclusion in Romania". European Commission.