• PEOPLE NAME: BALKAN ROMANI OF UKRAINE

Affinity Group: European Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

People Cluster: Romani

Language: Balkan Romani - (rmn)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Eastern Orthodox

Country: Ukraine

Also found in: Afghanistan; Bulgaria; Greece; Iran; Italy; Moldova; North Macedonia; Serbia; Slovenia; Türkiye

Population: 300,000

Global Population: 1,155,500


PEID: 986

ROP: 108397

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Balkan Romani of Ukraine, numbering 300,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Romani people cluster within the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,155,500 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Balkan Romani. The primary religion practiced by the Balkan Romani is Orthodox Christianity, a branch of Christianity that includes Copts, the Assyrian Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches.


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