Population By Country
This is a table of Romani people by country. The list does not include the Dom people, who are often subsumed under "gypsies".
The official number of Romani people is disputed in many countries; some do not collect data by ethnicity; in others, Romani individuals may refuse to register their ethnic identity for fear of discrimination, or have assimilated and do not identify exclusively as Romani. In some cases, governments consult Romani organizations for data.
| Country | Region | Population | Subgroups |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Asia | 00001300013,000 | Zargari |
| Albania | Southern Europe, Balkans | 8301 (0.3%) (official 2011 census) | Gabel (Vlax Roma) · Jevgs · |
| Argentina | Overseas | 000300000300,000 | Kalderash, Boyash, Kale |
| Australia | Overseas | 0000050005,000+ | Romanichal, Boyash |
| Austria | Central Europe | 00002000020,000–50,000 | Burgenland-Roma, Sinti, Lovari, Arlije from Macedonia, Kalderash from Serbia, Gurbeti from Serbia and Macedonia |
| Azerbaijan | Asia | 0000020002,000 | Garachi |
| Belarus | Eastern Europe | 00001000010,000 (census data) or 50,000–60,000 (estimated data) |
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| Belgium | Western Europe | 00001000010,000–15,000 | Romungro |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Southern Europe, Balkans | 00006000060,000 or 80,000 and 400,000 Vlax Roma |
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| Brazil | Overseas | 000678000678,000–1,000,000 | Kale, Kalderash, Machvaya, Xoraxane, Boyash |
| Bulgaria | Southern/Eastern Europe, Balkans | 000370908370,908 (official census) to 800,000 |
Yerli, Gurbeti, Kalderash, Boyash, Ursari |
| Canada | Overseas | 00008000080,000 | Kalderash, Romanichal |
| Chile | Overseas | 00001500015,000–20,000 | Xoraxane |
| Colombia | Overseas | 00007900079,000 | Kalderash |
| Croatia | Central / Southern Europe, Balkans | 0000094639,463 (census results) Estimated: 30,000-40,000 18,000-300,000 and 131,000 Sinte (by Ethnologue) |
Lovari, Boyash |
| Czech Republic | Central Europe | 00001300013,000 | Romungro; Bohemian Roma |
| Denmark | Northern Europe | 0000015001,500–2,000 | |
| Ecuador | Overseas | 0000020002,000 | Kalderash |
| Estonia | Northern Europe | 000000700700 (official) to 1,000–1,500 (estimated) |
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| Finland | Northern Europe | 00001000010,000+ | Kàlo |
| France | Western Europe | 000500000500,000 (official estimation) 1,200,000–1,300,000 (unofficial estimation) |
Manush, Kalderash, Lovari, Sinti |
| Germany | Central / Western Europe | 000210000210,000 | mostly Sinti, but also Balkan Roma, Vlax Roma |
| Greece | Southern Europe, Balkans | 000200000200,000 or 300,000 |
Erlides, Xoraxane, |
| Hungary | Central/Eastern Europe | 000205984205,984 (census); 394,000-1,000,000 (estimated) |
Romungro, Boyash, Lovari |
| Iraq | Asia | 000000000? | Qawliya, Kalderash, Xoraxane |
| Ireland | Northern Europe | 0000030003,000 | |
| Italy | Southern Europe | 00009000090,000–180,000 + 152,000 illegal Roma in 700 camps | Sinti, Abruzzesi Roma, Ursari, Kalderash, Xoraxane |
| Kazakhstan | Asia | 0000070007,000 | Sinti |
| Latvia | Eastern/Northern Europe | 0000084828,482 (2012 est.) or 13,000–15,000 | Lofitka Roma (in same Baltic Romani dialect family as Polska Roma and Ruska Roma) |
| Lebanon | Asia | 00001200012,000 | Dom people |
| Lithuania | Eastern/Northern Europe | 0000030003,000–4,000 | |
| Luxembourg | Western Europe | 000000100100–150 | |
| Macedonia | Southern Europe, Balkans | 00005387953,879 Roma and 3,843 Balkan Egyptians to 260,000 |
Yerli, Gurbeti, Cergari, Egyptians |
| Mexico | Overseas | 00unknownunknown | Kale, Boyash, Machwaya, Lovari, Kalderash |
| Moldova | Eastern Europe | 00001290012,900 (census) to 20,000–25,000 or 150,000 |
Rusurja, Ursari, Kalderash |
| Montenegro | Southern Europe, Balkans | 0000026012,601 to 20,000, additionally 8,000 registered Roma refugees from Kosovo, the entire number of IDP Kosovarian Roma in Montenegro is twice as large. |
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| Netherlands | Western Europe | 00003500035,000–40,000 | |
| Norway | Northern Europe | 0000065006,500 or more | Norwegian and Swedish Travellers (Romanoar, Tavringer), Vlax |
| Peru | Overseas | 0000084008,400 | Kalderash, Calo |
| Poland | Central/Eastern Europe | 00001500015,000–60,000 | Polska Roma |
| Portugal | Southern / Western Europe | 00004000040,000 | |
| Romania | Southern/Central/Eastern Europe | 000535140535,140 (census) 2,500,000 (estimated) |
Kalderash, Ursari, Lovari, Vlax, Romungro |
| Russia | Eastern Europe | 000182766182,766 (census 2002) or 450,000–1,000,000 (estimated) |
Ruska Roma (descended from Polska Roma, from Poland), Kalderash (from Moldova), Servy (from Ukraine and Balkans), Ursari (from Bulgaria) Lovare, Vlax Roma (from Walachia). |
| Serbia | Southern Europe, Balkans | 000108193108,193 or 400,000–800,000 |
Ursari, Machvaya, Egyptians |
| Slovakia | Central/Eastern Europe | 00009250092,500 or 550,000 | Romungro |
| Slovenia | Central / Southern Europe, Balkans | 0000032463,246–10,000 | |
| South Africa | Overseas | 0000079007,900 | Romanichal |
| Spain | Southern / Western Europe | 000600000600,000–650,000 (official estimation) 600,000–800,000 or 1,500,000 |
Gitanos, Kalderash, Boyash |
| Sweden | Northern Europe | 30000-6500030,000-65,000 | Swedish Travellers (Tavringer), Vlax (Kalderash, Lovara), Kàlo (Finnish Roma) |
| Switzerland | Central / Western Europe | 00003000030,000–35,000 | |
| Thailand | Asia | 00001000010,000-50,000 | |
| Turkey | Asia | 00003500035,000 to 5,000,000 | Bosha, Yerli |
| Ukraine | Eastern Europe | 00004758747,587 (census 2001) or 400,000 (estimated) |
Kelderare (Hungarian name for Kotlyary; Zakarpattia), Kotlyary (other Ukrainian regions), Ruska Roma (northern Ukraine), Servy (Serby, southern and central Ukraine, from Serbia), Lovare (central Ukraine), Kelmysh, Crymy (in Crimea), Servica Roma (in Zakarpattia from Slovakia), Ungriko Roma (in Zakarpattia from Hungary) |
| United Kingdom | Northern / Western Europe | 00004400044,000–94,000+ | Romanichal, Welsh Kale |
| USA | Overseas | 0010000001,000,000 (Romani organizations' estimations) | |
| Uruguay | Overseas | 0000020002,000–5,000 |
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