page_title: Romani people in Romania
section_title: History and integration
hierarchical_section_title: Romani people in Romania / History and integration
caption_attribution_description: Roma minority in Romania
context_page_description: Romani people constitute one of Romania's largest minorities. According to the 2011 census, their number was 621,000 people or 3.3% of the total population, being the second-largest ethnic minority in Romania after Hungarians. There are different estimates about the size of the total population of people with Romani ancestry in Romania, varying from 4.6 percent to over 10 percent of the population, because many people of Romani descent do not declare themselves Roma.
context_section_description: In combination with the Mongol invasion of Europe the first Romani had reached the territory of present-day Romania around the year 1241.
  At the beginning of the 14th century, when the Mongols withdrew from Eastern Europe, the Romani who were left were taken as prisoners and slaves. According to documents signed by Prince Dan I the first captured Romani in Wallachia dates back to year 1385.
  In fact, the Romani people, and the Romani language, have their origin in northern India. The presence of the Roms within the territory of present-day Romania dates back to the 14th century. The population of Roms fluctuated depending on diverse historical and political events.
caption: The Romani minority in Romania by county (2002 census)
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