Romani people in Lithuania
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| <3,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai, Marijampolė, Panevėžys[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Baltic Romani, Lithuanian, English, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Chistianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romani people in Latvia, Romani people in Estonia, Romani people in Poland, Romani people in Sweden, Romani people in Finland |
Romani people in Lithuania, locally called the Čigonai, are an Indo-Aryan people that reside as a minority group in Lithuania. Both Lithuanians and Romani speak an Indo-European language as a native language. Romani people face a significant amount of discrimination from Lithuanians.
According to the 2011 population and housing census in Lithuania, 2,115 Roma were residing in Lithuania. Since 1989, the population of Romani people in Lithuania is gradually decreasing; in 1989, 2,718 of them resided in Lithuania, and this number has fallen to 2,571 in 2001.
According to the 2011 Lithuanian data, 81% of Lithuanian Roma lived in urban areas, while the remaining 19% lived in rural areas. Most of the Lithuanian Roma lived in Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai, Marijampolė and Panevėžys counties.[2]
According to the Council of Europe, around 3,000 Romani people live in Lithuania (0.08% of the population).[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lithuania - European Commission". commission.europa.eu. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Appendix 4". Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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