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In the English language, Romani people have long been known by the exonym Gypsies or Gipsies, [88] which many Roma consider to be an ethnic slur. [ 89 ] [ 90 ] [ 91 ] The attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Roma, including "Gypsy". [ 92 ]
There is a sizable Romani minority in Romania, known as Ţigani in Romanian and, recently, as Rromi, of 621,573 people or 3.3% of the total population (2011 census), although the Council of Europe estimates the figure to be 1.85 million people or 8.32% of the population. [127]
This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present.
The first attempt to assimilate Roma population in Spain was carried out by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain in 1499. The Pragmatic Sanction of Medina Del Campo forced Roma people to abandon their nomadic lifestyle, acquire a trade or serve a local lord, and abandon their way of dressing and customs, under penalty of expulsion or slavery.
Romani people in Romania, locally and pejoratively [2] referred to as the Țigani (IPA: [t͡siˈɡanʲ]), constitute the second largest ethnic minority in the country (the first being Hungarians). According to the 2021 census , their number was 569,477 people and 3.4% of the total population. [ 1 ]
Albert Lee (born 1943) – London born and raised country rock guitar Andro (born 2001) – Russian singer Antonio Flores (1961–1995) – Spanish singer-songwriter and actor
Romani people in Hungary (also known as roma or Romani Hungarians; Hungarian: magyarországi romák, magyar cigányok) are Hungarian citizens of Romani descent.According to the 2011 census, they comprise 3.18% of the total population, which alone makes them the largest minority in the country, [21] although various estimations have put the number of Romani people as high as 8.8% of the total ...
Arrival of Roma ("Gypsies") in Berne, Switzerland in the 15th century, dressed in Saracen-style attire [16] The Romani people are today found across the world. Typically, Roma adopt given names that are common in the country of their residence. Seldom do modern Roma use the traditional name from their own language, such as Čingaren.