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Table 1 Estimated number of Roma in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe

From: Access to health care for Roma children in Central and Eastern Europe: findings from a qualitative study in Bulgaria

Country

Number of Roma

Percent of total population [4]

Albania

90,000–100,000

2.6–2.9%

Bosnia and Herzegovina

40,000–50,000

1.0–1.3%

Bulgaria

700,000–800,000

8.3–9.5%

Croatia

30,000–40,000

0.7–0.9%

Czech Republic

250,000–300,000

2.4–2.9%

Hungary

550,000–600,000

5.4–5.8%

Macedonia

220,000–260,000

10.6–12.5%

Moldova

20,000–25,000

0.5–0.6%

Poland

50,000–60,000

0.1%

Romania

1,800,000–2,500,000

7.9–11.0%

Russia

220,000–400,000

1.5–2.7%

Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo)

400,000–450,000

3.8–4.3%

Slovakia

480,000–520,000

9.0–9.7%

Slovenia

8,000–10,000

0.4–0.5%

Ukraine

50,000–60,000

0.1%

Total

4,908,000–6,175,000

 
  1. Source: [5]
  2. Note: Montenegro became independent from Serbia in 2006; Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008