The table below shows the number of national and ethnic minorities based on data from the 1990 population census, research and ot…
The table below shows the number of national and ethnic minorities based on data from the 1990 population census, research and other surveys.
Minority
|
Minority
identity
|
Native
language
|
Spoken language other
than native language
|
Estimated population
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Romany
|
142 683
|
48 072
|
22 933
|
400 000-600 000
|
German
|
30 824
|
37 511
|
416 182
|
200 000-220 000
|
Slovak
|
10 459
|
12 745
|
56 107
|
100 000-110 000
|
Croatian
|
13 570
|
17 577
|
18 297
|
80 000-90 000
|
Romanian
|
10 740
|
8 730
|
40 625
|
25 000
|
Serb
|
2 905
|
2 953
|
13 646
|
5 000
|
Slovene, Wend
|
1 930
|
2 627
|
1 566
|
5 000
|
Armenian
|
-
|
37
|
48
|
3 500-10 000
|
Greek
|
-
|
1 640
|
1 260
|
4 000-4 500
|
Bulgarian
|
-
|
1 370
|
1 665
|
5 000
|
Polish
|
-
|
3 788
|
5 948
|
10 000
|
Ukrainian, Ruthenian*
|
-
|
674
|
1 192
|
-
|
Ruthenian
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6 000
|
Ukrainian
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2 000
|
Other**
|
19 640
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
|
232 751
|
137 724
|
579 469
|
-
|
* The two languages were worded as a common question in the census.
** Number of persons in the census declaring a minority affiliation not listed in the questionnaire.
