Roma people in Scotland: an analysis of Scotland’s Census 2022
This report uses the new availability of Scotland's Census 2022 data to analyse the characteristics and outcomes associated with Roma people, to fill evidence gaps and create a better understanding of Scotland’s diverse population.
Population size
In total, 3,218 people responded to the Census 2022 that they identified with the Roma ethnic group, representing 0.06% of Scotland’s population. During quality assurance, NRS found a higher proportion of individuals born in Italy identifying as Roma than expected, indicating some respondents born in Rome, Italy may have ticked the Roma ethnicity in error. About 1,200 people born in Italy of the 3,218 total Roma population.
For this reason, analysis included in this report has excluded responses from individuals who selected the Roma ethnic group and Italy as their country of birth. This amounts to 2,044 Roma people in total, representing 0.04% of Scotland’s population. This report will continue to present results for this group.