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Overall Settled Minorities' Population

Code:
B8
Key Area:
Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
Strand(s):
Demographics & Economics
18/02/2012 - 23:34
Short Answer

Around 98250, including Turkish-Cypriots residing in the area administered by the Turkish Cypriots (north Cyprus).

Qualitative Info

Community/minority

No.

% of total population

Greek-Cypriots

672,800

75.4

Turkish-Cypriots

89,200*

10

Maronites

4,800

0.5

Armenians

2,700

0.3

Latins (Roman Catholics)

900

0.1

Roma

620-650**

0.08

 

Source: 2009 Demographic report of the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus (http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/populationcondition_21main_gr/populationcondition_21main_gr?OpenForm&sub=1&sel=4) except for the figures for Roma which are taken from a government submission to the FCNM Advisory Committee in October 2006.

*The figure is an estimate of the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus and refers to Turkish Cypriots residing in the area administered by the Turkish Cypriots (north Cyprus).

** The figure refers to Roma residing in the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. The Roma are seen as forming part of the Turkish Cypriot community and were only recently (in 2009) granted by the Cypriot government minority status under the Framework Convention for the Protection of Minorities. Regarding the Roma residing in the north (Turkish controlled) part of Cyprus, these are likely to be included in the estimate provided for the Turkish Cypriots.

 

Number 98250
% of country population
Official or estimates Both
Main groups
Groups affected/interested Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities
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