![]() Percentage of Roma population by municipality | |
Total population | |
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621,573[1] (2011 census) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Wallachia, Bucharest, Moldavia, southeastern Transylvania and Dobrogea | |
Languages | |
Vlax Romani and Romanian, Hungarian in Transylvania, Turkish in Dobrogea | |
Religion | |
Roma, traditionally Țigani (often called "Gypsies" though this term is typically considered a slur), constitute one of Romania's largest minorities. 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 per cent to over 10 percent of the population, because many people of Romani descent do not declare themselves Roma due to the constant oppression and everyday racism. Romani people tend to hide their identity to be able to get a job or rent a flat. [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]
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