The document summarizes the major ethnic minorities living in Romania. It states that Hungarians make up the largest minority at 6.6% of the population, mostly living in Transylvania, and have rights to education in their native language. Roma people are the second largest minority at 3.3% and are the most socially and economically disadvantaged group. Ukrainians, Germans, Turks, Tatars, and Serbians also live in distinct regions of Romania as recognized ethnic minorities.
4. THE HUNGARIANS
MINORITY OF ROMANIA IS
THE LARGEST ETHNIC
MINORITY IN ROMANIA.
IT REPRESENT 6.6% OF
THE TOTAL POPULATION,
ACCORDING TO 2011
CENSUS. MOST ETHNIC
HUNGARIANS OF
ROMANIA LIVE IN
TRANSYLVANIA.
5. ACCORDING TO ROMANIA’S MINORITY
RIGHTS LAW, HUNGARIANS HAVE THE
RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN THEIR NATIVE
LANGUAGE
6. THE ROMA PEOPLE
CONSTITUTE ONE OF
THE LARGEST
MINORITIES IN
ROMANIA.
ACCORDING TO THE
2011 CENSUS, THEY
REPRESENT 3,3% OF
THE TOTAL
POPULATION, BEING
THE SECOND
LARGEST ETHNIC
MINORITY IN
ROMANIA AFTER
HUNGARIANS.
7. THE ROMA PEOPLE ARE ROMANIA’S
MOST SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED MINORITY, WITH HIGH
ILLITERACY LEVELS.
SINCE 2007
MEMBERS OF
THIS ETHNIC
GROUP HAVE
MIGRATED TO
SPAIN, ITALY
AND FRANCE.
8. THE UKRAINIANS
ARE THE THIRD
LARGEST ETHNIC
MINORITY IN
ROMANIA.
ACCORDING TO THE
2011 CENSUS THEY
REPRESENT 0,3% OF
THE TOTAL
POPULATION.
UKRAINIANS MAINLY
LIVE IN NORTHERN
ROMANIA IN AREAS
CLOSE TO THE
UKRAINIANS
9. A SECOND GROUP
OF UKRAINIANS LIVE
IN DOBROGEA,
REGION OF THE
DANUBE DELTA.
KNOWN AS
RUSNAKS, THEY
CONTINUE TO
PURSUE THE
TRADITIONAL
COSSACK LIFESTYLE
OF HUNTING AND
FISHING.
