For information on the population of Slovakia, see Demographics of Slovakia.
Ethnic group
Slovaks Slováci
Total population
c. 6–7 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
Slovakia 4,567,547[2]
United States
797,764[3]
Czech Republic
116,817/191,818–400,000[4]
United Kingdom
85,000[5]
Canada
72,290[6]
Germany
62,235[7]
Serbia
52,750[8]
Austria
32,052[9]
Hungary
29,794[10]
France
23,000[11]
Brazil
17,200[12]
Romania
17,226[13]
Australia
12,000[14]
Ireland
10,801[15]
Ukraine
6,397[16]
Croatia
4,712[16]
Norway
4,000[16]
Belgium
4,000[16]
Italy
2,500–3,000[17]
Portugal
491[18]
Languages
Slovak
Religion
Majority Roman Catholics with Minorities of Lutherans, Eastern Catholics, other
Related ethnic groups
Pannonian Rusyns, other West Slavs
(Czechs
Moravians
Chodové
Silesians)
The Slovaks (Slovak: Slováci, singular: Slovák, feminine: Slovenka, plural: Slovenky) are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak the Slovak language.
In Slovakia, c. 4.4 million are ethnic Slovaks of 5.4 million total population. There are Slovak minorities in many neighboring countries including Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine and sizeable populations of immigrants and their descendants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States among others, which are collectively referred to as the Slovak diaspora.
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