The Roma population in Greece is estimated at 116,090 people, representing 1.11% of the country’s total population, and they live mainly in Macedonia, Thrace, Attica, Thessaly and Western Greece, according to this year’s report by the General Secretariat for Social Solidarity and the Fight Against Poverty of the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family.
Only 13,786 Roma are fully integrated into local communities. A further 52,983 live in settlements made up of houses and temporary structures, 30,000 in run-down areas, and 20,000 in organized camps.
The types of work Roma are usually employed in are precarious, low-skilled and often unregistered.
Two in ten Roma households have no access to a safe and permanent electricity connection, while another two in ten have no electricity at all.Although 68% of households have a toilet with a flush system inside their dwelling, 22% lack basic sanitation facilities such as a toilet or shower. Just 34% have a working sink, while 62% say they do not.
The majority of the Roma population (67.2%) is under the age of 39. Only 26.1% are between 40 and 69, while just 3.1% are over 70, compared with 16.8% in the general population. Barely 0.6% are over 80.
Another key finding is that only 51% of Roma have access to employment, while 45% rely on welfare benefits.
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