Population Composition
Minorities as part of the total population in their countries, in proportions and in real numbers, 2021
Associational density of minority institutions
Density is calculated as a ratio of minority organizations per 1,000 members of the minority community.
| Minority group | Density of minority organizations | Number of minority organizations | Minority population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarians in Romania | 7.66 | 9,477 | 1,237,746 |
| Hungarians in Slovakia | 8.49 | 3,582 | 422,065 |
| Poles in Lithuania | 1.92 | 306 | 159,263 |
| Russian speakers in Lithuania | 1.47 | 320 | 217,939 |
| Russian speakers in Estonia | 1.30 | 468 | 361,379 |
| Russian speakers in Latvia | 0.93 | 511 | 549,031 |
Structure of Self-Governance
The index classifies organizations according to four possible structures: "minority-dominant", "majority-dominant", "multiethnic" or "merged".
| Minority Group | Minority-governed | Shared | Multi-ethnic | Merged | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarians in Romania % |
7,832 83% |
1,000 11% |
64 1% |
581 6% |
9,477 (100%) |
| Hungarians in Slovakia % |
3417 95% |
158 4% |
7 0% |
0 0% |
3582 (100%) |
| Poles in Lithuania % |
164 54% |
138 45% |
2 1% |
2 1% |
306 (100%) |
| Russian speakers in Lithuania % |
240 75% |
71 22% |
7 2% |
2 1% |
320 (100%) |
| Russian speakers in Estonia % |
265 57% |
197 42% |
4 1% |
2 0% |
468 (100%) |
| Russian speakers in Latvia % |
425 83% |
86 17% |
0 0% |
0 0% |
511 (100%) |
| TOTAL | 12330 84% |
1658 11% |
84 1% |
587 4% |
14664 (100%) |
Organizational Form
| Minority groups | Organizational form | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Profit | Public | For Profit | |||
| Central | Local | ||||
| Hungarians in Romania % |
5964 63% |
2010 21% |
1083 11% |
420 4% |
9477 (100%) |
| Hungarians in Slovakia % |
1560 44% |
6 0% |
1988 56% |
23 1% |
3577 (100%) |
| Poles in Lithuania % |
168 55% |
132 43% |
6 2% |
0 0% |
306 (100%) |
| Russian speakers in Lithuania % |
175 55% |
131 41% |
5 2% |
9 3% |
320 (100%) |
| Russian speakers in Estonia % |
218 47% |
11 2% |
213 46% |
12 3% |
454 (100%) |
| Russian speakers in Latvia % |
338 66% |
138 28% |
3 1% |
18 4% |
497 (100%) |
| TOTAL | 8,551 54.45% |
2,556 17.17% |
3,303 22.19% |
473 3.18% |
14,883 (100%) |