Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Roma
Total population
Bosnia (around 1900)
8,864 (1991 census) 80,000 to 400,000 Unofficial estimations
Languages
Romani, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Religion
Sunni Islam, Roman Catholicism, Orthodoxy

Roma are an ethnic group in Bosnia and Herzegovina for more than 600 years. According to the 1991 census, there were 8,864 Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina or 0.2% of the population. Unofficial estimations counts 80,000^[1] to 400,000^[2] Roma or approximately 2 to 10% of the total population.

1 Historical data
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 References

Historical data

Rousseau, the French consul in Bosnia estimated in 1866 a number of 9,965 or 1.1% of the population. Johann Roskiewicz estimated in 1867 the number of the Gypsies in Bosnia at 9,000 (1.2%) and in Herzegovina at 2,500 (1.1%), resulting a sum of 11,500 Roma. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica mentions 18,000 Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.6%).

Demographics

Important communities are living in Bijeljina, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Mostar, Tuzla, Kakanj, Prijedor, Zenica & Teslić.

References

v t e Romani diaspora

Romani people by country List of Romani settlements

Cultural groups	Roma Boyash Kalderash Lovari Machvaya Polska Roma Bergitka Roma Ruska Roma Servitka Roma Ursari Muslim Roma Ashkali Cascarots Erromintxela Iberian Kale gitanos ciganos Finnish Kale Welsh Kale Romanichal Sinti Manouche Scandinavian Travellers (Tavinger, Romanisæl) Kawliya Sometimes considered Romani Dom Bosha/Lom Lori Lyuli Garachi

By location	Central and Eastern Europe Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Greece Cyprus Hungary Kosovo Macedonia Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Turkey Ukraine Western and Northern Europe Finland France Portugal Spain Ireland UK Caucasus Armenia Azerbaijan Middle East Syria Turkey Americas Canada Black Dutch Brazilian cigano United States

v t e Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosniaks Croats Serbs Jews Montenegrins Macedonians Roma Turks

See also 1991 population census Demographics Demographic History

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Roma in Bosnia and Herzegovina