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Speaker Numbers

International Speaker Numbers according to
EGIDS (Ethnologue) Source UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
1 603 510 (L1 only) Site under maintenance (will be updated) Baltic Romani (58 460), Balkan Romani (709 570), Vlax Romani (885 970), Carpathian Romani (472 470), Sinte Romani (318 920)
National Speaker Numbers
Country Language National Speaker Number Bases for Calculation Year Source
Albania Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Albania Romani 4 000 (given) Users 2012
Albania Sinte Romani 318 920 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Albania Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Albania Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Albania Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Austria Romani 6 273 (given) Colloquial language 2001
Bulgaria Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Bulgaria Sinte Romani 318 920 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Bulgaria Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Bulgaria Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Bulgaria Balkan Romani 428 000 Users 2021
Bulgaria Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Bulgaria Vlax Romani 1 830 Users 2011
Croatia Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Croatia Boyash-Romanian 15 269 Mother Tongue 2021
Croatia Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Croatia Sinte Romani 318 920 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Croatia Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Croatia Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Czech Republic Romani 4 280 (given) Mother Tongue 2021
Estonia Baltic Romani 460 Users 2021
Finland Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Finland Finnish Romani / Kàlo Approx. 2 700 - 3 600 (estimate) Speakers 2023 (Publication)
Finland Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Finland Sinte Romani 318 920 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Finland Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Finland Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
France Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
France Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
France Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
France Caló (Romani) 500 Users 2009
France Sinte Romani 28 400 Users 2000
France Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Germany Romani Approx. 10 000 (estimate, not a census) Speakers 2000 (Publication)
Greece Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Greece Balkan Romani 40 000 Users 1996
Greece Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Greece Vlax Romani 1 000 / /
Greece Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Greece Sinte Romani 318 920 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Greece Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Hungary Romani 39 767 (given) (together with Boyash) Spoken language 2022
Hungary Boyash 39 767 (given) (together with Romani) Spoken language 2022
Italy Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Italy Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Italy Vlax Romani 4 000 / /
Italy Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Italy Sinte Romani 318 920 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Italy Sinte Romani 14 000 Users 1980
Italy Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Latvia Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Latvia Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Latvia Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Latvia Baltic Romani 5 640 Users 2021
Latvia Sinte Romani 318 920 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Latvia Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Lithuania Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Lithuania Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Lithuania Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Lithuania Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Lithuania Baltic Romani 2 250 Users 2019
Lithuania Sinte Romani 318 920 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Netherlands Romani Approx. 7,000 (estimate, not a census) Roma speakers 2007 (Publication)
North Macedonia Balkan Romani 45 900 Users 2022
North Macedonia Vlax Romani 10 000 (based on ethnicity) Users 2023
Poland Romani 14 468 (given) Household Language 2011
Portugal Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Portugal Caló 5 000 Users /
Romania Romani 199 050 (given) Mother Tongue 2021
Serbia Romani 79 687 (given) Mother Tongue 2022
Serbia Romano-Serbian 95 000 Users 2020
Slovakia Romani 100 526 (given) Mother Tongue 2021
Slovenia Romani 3 834 (given) Mother Tongue 2002
Spain Vlax Romani 885 970 ((international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Spain Caló 40 000 Users /
Sweden Vlax Romani 885 970 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Sweden Romani Approx. 4 500 (estimate, not a census) Finnish Roma 2026 (Website accessed)
United Kingdom Carpathian Romani 472 470 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
United Kingdom Balkan Romani 709 570 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
United Kingdom Welsh Romani No known L1 speakers / /
United Kingdom Baltic Romani 58 460 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
United Kingdom Angloromani 2 100 Users 2021
United Kingdom Sinte Romani 318 920 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)


Endangerment

International Endangerment according to
UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated) Baltic Romani (Vulnerable), Balkan Romani (At risk), Vlax Romani (At risk), Carpathian Romani (At risk), Sinte Romani (At risk)
National Endangerment according to EGIDS (Ethnologue)
Country Language Endangerment Level Source
Albania Sinte Romani At risk
Albania Carpathian Romani At risk
Albania Romani 5* (Dispersed)
Albania Vlax Romani At risk
Albania Baltic Romani Vulnerable
Albania Balkan Romani At risk
Austria Romani Sinte Romani - 5* (Developing), Vlax Romani - 6b* (Threatened)
Bulgaria Balkan Romani At risk
Bulgaria Balkan Romani 5* (Developing)
Bulgaria Sinte Romani At risk
Bulgaria Carpathian Romani At risk
Bulgaria Vlax Romani At risk
Bulgaria Baltic Romani Vulnerable
Bulgaria Vlax Romani 5* (Dispersed)
Croatia Baltic Romani Vulnerable
Croatia Vlax Romani At risk
Croatia Balkan Romani At risk
Croatia Sinte Romani At risk
Croatia Carpathian Romani At risk
Croatia Boyash-Romanian Not listed
Czech Republic Romani Carpathian - 6b* (Threatened), Sinte - 5* (Developing)
Estonia Baltic Romani 5* (Developing)
Finland Finnish Romani / Kàlo 5* (Developing)
Finland Vlax Romani At risk
Finland Baltic Romani Vulnerable
Finland Balkan Romani At risk
Finland Sinte Romani At risk
Finland Carpathian Romani At risk
France Vlax Romani At risk
France Baltic Romani Vulnerable
France Balkan Romani At risk
France Sinte Romani 5* (Developing)
France Carpathian Romani At risk
France Caló (Romani) 8a (Moribund)
Germany Romani Sinte Romani - 5 (Developing)
Greece Vlax Romani At risk
Greece Baltic Romani Vulnerable
Greece Vlax Romani 5* (Dispersed)
Greece Balkan Romani At risk
Greece Sinte Romani At risk
Greece Balkan Romani 5* (Developing)
Greece Carpathian Romani At risk
Hungary Romani Carpathian - 5* (Developing), Vlax - 4 (Educational)
Hungary Boyash Not listed
Italy Baltic Romani Vulnerable
Italy Vlax Romani At risk
Italy Sinte Romani At risk
Italy Vlax Romani 5* (Dispersed)
Italy Balkan Romani At risk
Italy Carpathian Romani At risk
Italy Sinte Romani 5* (Developing)
Latvia Baltic Romani Vulnerable
Latvia Baltic Romani 5* (Developing)
Latvia Vlax Romani At risk
Latvia Balkan Romani At risk
Latvia Carpathian Romani At risk
Latvia Sinte Romani At risk
Lithuania Baltic Romani Vulnerable
Lithuania Vlax Romani At risk
Lithuania Balkan Romani At risk
Lithuania Carpathian Romani At risk
Lithuania Sinte Romani At risk
Lithuania Baltic Romani 5* (Developing)
Netherlands Romani Unestablished
North Macedonia Vlax Romani 6a* (Vigorous)
North Macedonia Balkan Romani 5* (Developing)
Poland Romani Baltic Romani - 5* (Developing), Carpathian Romani - 5* (Developing), Sinte Romani - 5* (Developing), Vlax Romani - 5* (Dispersed)
Portugal Vlax Romani At risk
Portugal Caló 5* (Developing)
Romania Romani Balkan Romani - 6a* (Vigorous), Carpathian Romani - 5* (Developing), Vlax Romani - 6b (Threatened)
Serbia Romani Balkan Romani - 5* (Developing), Sinte Romani - 5* (Developing), Vlax Romani - 6a* (Vigorous)
Serbia Romano-Serbian 6a* (Vigorous)
Slovakia Romani Carpathian Romani - 5* (Developing), Vlax Romani - 5* (Dispersed)
Slovenia Romani Carpathian Romani - 5* (Developing)
Spain Caló 6b (Threatened)
Spain Vlax Romani At risk
Sweden Romani Kalo Finnish Romani - 5* (Developing), Tavringer Romani - 8b (Nearly extinct), Vlax Romani - 6b* (Threatened)
Sweden Vlax Romani At risk
United Kingdom Welsh Romani 9 (Dormant)
United Kingdom Carpathian Romani At risk
United Kingdom Sinte Romani At risk
United Kingdom Baltic Romani Vulnerable
United Kingdom Balkan Romani At risk
United Kingdom Angloromani 6a* (Vigorous)
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