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Table 1: Population figures for Roma in selected CEE countries
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Table 1: Population figures for Roma in selected CEE countries |
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Bulgaria: |
576,927 |
(Interior Ministry, 1989, in HWR, 1991) |
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500,000 |
B 800,000 |
(Druker, 1997) |
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700,000 |
B 800,000 |
(Liegeois and Gheorghe, 1995) |
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800,000 |
B 1,000,000 |
(Democratic Union of Roma in Brearley 1996) |
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Czech Republic: |
145,738 |
(Local Authority Stats, 1989; HWR, 1992) |
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150,000 |
B 300,000 |
(Druker, 1997) |
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250,000 |
B 300,000 |
(Liegeois and Gheorghe, 1995) |
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Hungary: |
400,000 |
(National 1990 Census, in HWR, 1996) |
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550,000 |
B 600,000 |
(Liegeois and Gheorghe, 1995) |
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550,000 |
B 800,000 |
(Druker, 1997) |
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Poland: |
15,000 |
B 50,000 |
(Druker, 1997) |
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30,000 |
(Braham, 1993) |
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50,000 |
B 60,000 |
(Liegeois and Gheorghe, 1995) |
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Romania: |
430,000 |
(Govt statistics 1989 in HWR, 1991) |
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1,410,000 |
B 2,500,000 |
(Druker, 1997) |
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1,800,000 |
B 2,500,000 |
(Liegeois and Gheorghe, 1995) |
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Slovakia: |
253,943 |
(Local Auth Stats 1989 in Brearley, 1996 |
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458,000 |
B 520,000 |
(Druker, 1997) |
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Sources: Barany, 1995, 1998; Brearley, 1996; Bugajski, 1994; Druker, 1997; Havas et al, 1995; Helsinki Watch Reports, 1991a, 1991b, 1992, 1993, 1996; Liegeois, 1994; Liegeois and Gheorghe, 1995; OECD, 1993; White, Batt and Lewis, 1993. NB: Liegeois and Gheorghe (1995) and Druker (1997) show lowest to highest estimates. |
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