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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. However, due to a legacy of poor birth registration and some other factors, this official number is likely underestimated.
The total number of self-declared Romanians according to the 2022 census [3] was 23,044, while 21,013 people declared themselves Vlachs; there are differing views among some of the Vlachs over whether they should be regarded as Romanians or as members of a distinctive nationality.
The Romani people have several distinct populations, the largest being the Roma and the Calé, who reached Anatolia and the Balkans in the early 12th century, from a migration out of the Indian subcontinent beginning about 1st century – 2nd century AD.
Sep 24, 2015 · Serbia is a country of 7,310,555 people, many of whom live in difficult economic circumstances – but none more so than the Roma minority. About a quarter of all Serbians are unemployed, but for Roma the jobless rate is over 60%.
The official number of Roma in Serbia is 147,604, while unofficial data from Strategy for Improvement of Status of Roma, indicate many more Roma, even 500,000.1.
The sampling frame for Roma settlements was based on information from the most recent population census available in the country, using the lowest administrative units with the equal or higher than national average proportion of Roma population on its total population.
Oct 12, 2012 · According to the 2002 census, Serbia has a population of around 7.5 million, including around 108,000 self-identified Roma. However, estimates by independent local and international researchers and RAs indicate that between 400,000 and 800,000 Roma live in Serbia, and similar data differences were also evident in earlier censuses. Roma often ...
