Kamo su nestali Romi? Promišljanje o prvim rezultatima popisa 2021. na primjeru usporedbe prirodnog i ukupnog kretanja broja stanovnika romskih naselja Parag i Piškorovec u Međimurskoj županiji

Abstract

The first results of the 2021 census provide data on the number of households, the number of dwellings, the number of enumerated persons and the number of inhabitants at the settlement level. Comparing the data for the Roma settlements of Parag and Piškorovec in Međimurje County with the data from the previous census, a significant increase in their population is observed. However, when the data of the natural growth of the population in these settlements are taken into account, it is concluded that the census recorded much fewer inhabitants than expected. In response to the question of why the census recorded fewer residents than expected, two conclusions are possible. The first conclusion is that not all residents were enumerated in the above-mentioned settlements during the census. The second conclusion indicates possible significant changes in the migration characteristics of the Roma population, i.e. the emergence of intensive emigration from the largest Roma settlements.