| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Belgrade, Beočin, Bojnik, Nova Crnja, Žitorađa | |
| [2][3] | |
| Languages | |
| Balkan Romani, Serbian, Romano-Serbian, Romanian, Albanian, Hungarian | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Sunni Islam, Roman Catholic |
Romani people, or Roma (Serbian: Роми, romanized: Romi), are the fourth largest ethnic group in Serbia, numbering 131,936 (1.98%) according to the 2022 census.[1] However, due to a legacy of poor birth registration and some other factors, this official number is likely underestimated.[4][5] Anywhere between 46,000[6] to 97,000[7] Roma are internally displaced from Kosovo after 1999.
Another name used for the community is Cigani (Serbian Cyrillic: Цигани), although the term is today considered pejorative and is not officially used in public documents. They are divided into numerous subgroups, with different, although related, Romani dialects and history.
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- ^ Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији: Национална припадност [Census of population, households and apartments in 2011 in the Republic of Serbia: Ethnicity] (PDF) (in Serbian). State Statistical Service of the Republic of Serbia. 29 November 2012. p. 8. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Serbia: Country Profile 2011–2012" (PDF). European Roma Rights Centre. p. 7. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "UNICEF Serbia - Real lives - Life in a day: connecting Roma communities to health services (and more)". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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- ^ "EDUCATION OF ROMA CHILDREN as IDPs/RETURNEES". 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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