| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ≈ 400[1] |
There is a small Roma population in Uruguay, most being the descendants of previous migrants.[2] According to data available they number c. 400.[3]
In Uruguay, they are commonly known as gitanos. They claim having ancestors from Serbia, Hungary and Romania.[4]
- ^ Gitanos, una nación sin tierra (in Spanish)
- ^ Nagle, Nicolás (21 April 2007). "Gitanos, entre la tradición propia y la sospecha de los demás". El País (Uruguay). (in Spanish)
- ^ Gitanos, una nación sin tierra (in Spanish)
- ^ "Vida gitana". Diario El Pueblo. 14 August 2011. (in Spanish)