In brief
The largest documented number lives in Russia: 12 people in the 2021 census.
In Russia's 2020 census (reference date 1 October 2021), 12 people identified with the nationality "Цыгане среднеазиатские" (Central Asian Roma)1. That is less than 0.01% of the 130,587,364 residents who stated a nationality.
Where they live: census figures
Each figure comes from the country's official census. Censuses define belonging differently (self-identification, citizenship, mother tongue, ancestry); the type is given on each row.
Russia
12
In detail: Russia, 2021 census
Where: the 10 regions with the largest numbers
Source [1]: Rosstat, 2020 census, vol. 5, table 1
Sources
- Rosstat. National composition of the population of the Russian Federation. Results of the 2020 All-Russian Population Census (reference date 1 October 2021), vol. 5, table 1. Tom5_tab1_VPN-2020.xlsx (archived copy)