language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for romany in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries romany is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where romany is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Romany speakers are Bulgaria (5.1%), Slovakia (1.9%), and Romania (0.7%).
0.2% of the European Union population speaks Romany (0.1% as a native language and 0.1% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 0.2% of 15–34 year olds speak Romany, compared to 0.1% of people aged 55 and over.