Roma in Slovakia

A Roma settlement near Letanovce

The Roma minority in Slovakia (census 2001)

The Roma constitute an ethnic group in Slovakia. According to the last census from 2001, there were 89,920 persons counted as Roma, or 1.7% of the population.^[1] The Roma are the second-largest ethnic minority in Slovakia after Hungarians and they live mostly in the eastern parts of the country.

Other sources claim up to 10% of Slovakians^[2] (520,000 people^[3]) may be Roma.

History

The number of Roma according to various census data:

• 1991: 76,000
• 2001: 89,920

References

• [1]

See also

• Roma people in Central and Eastern Europe
• Demographics of Slovakia

External links

• CNN: Slovakia seeks help on Roma issue

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