Romany speaking countries
Romany is no official language in any country, but is spoken as a mother tongue in nine countries by a minor part of the population.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 4 percent is in Bulgaria. A total of about 956,445.0 people worldwide speak Romany as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Eastern Europe | no | 3.8 % | 261,000 |
| Romania | Eastern Europe | no | 1.2 % | 229,000 |
| Italy | Southern Europe | no | 0.2 % | 118,000 |
| Serbia | Southern Europe | no | 1.4 % | 96,000 |
| Slovakia | Eastern Europe | no | 1.7 % | 93,000 |
| Hungary | Eastern Europe | no | 0.8 % | 78,000 |
| North Macedonia | Southern Europe | no | 1.9 % | 39,000 |
| Czechia | Eastern Europe | no | 0.3 % | 32,000 |
| Kosovo | Southern Europe | no | 0.6 % | 11,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Romany as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand, or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1% are unlikely to be listed here.