Journalistic-informative Agency of Roma
As a French Roma boy is left fighting for his life after being brutally assaulted, these figures demonstrate the predicament of French Roma.
500,000 – Roma population of France (but activists claim the true figure is as high as 1.2 million)
19,380 – Roma expelled from France in 2013
9,400 – Roma expelled in 2012
8,400 – Roma forced out in 2011
400 – Roma camps in France at the start of 2013
165 – Roma camps demolished in 2013
23% – Roma men in France are in paid full time employment
60% – Roma men in France stopped education before the age of 16
72% – Roma men live in sub-standard housing in France, compared to 2% of non-Roma
47% – Roma women aged over 50 are in poor health, compared with 14% of the non-Roma population
Source (English language): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10912500/Roma-attack-in-Paris-French-Roma-by-numbers.html
