Slovaks in Hungary

Slovaks in Hungary
Maďarskí Slováci
Slovak pavilion at the 1940 Budapest International Fair
Total population
17,693 (2001 census)[1]
29,794 (2016 microcensus)[2]
Regions with significant populations
 Békés County5,482
 Budapest5,482
 Pest County5,184
 Győr-Moson-Sopron County4,707
 Komárom-Esztergom County2,086
 Nógrád County1,847
 Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County1,788
Languages
Hungarian, Slovak
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism
Related ethnic groups
Slovaks, Hungarians
A Slovak family in Hungary (1907, Sátoraljaújhely)

Slovaks in Hungary (Slovak: Maďarskí Slováci, Hungarian: magyarországi szlovákok or magyarországi tótok) are the fourth largest minority in Hungary, after Romas, Germans and Romanians. According to the Microcensus in 2016, 29,794 Slovaks live in the country. The number of people who can speak the Slovak language is 56,107, but this also includes ethnic Hungarians from Slovakia.[1] According to the estimates of minority organisations, the number of people with Slovak ancestry might be as high as 100,000-110,000. Hence, the estimated population of Slovaks in Hungary ranges from 0.18% to 1.1% of the total population, depending on the criteria.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c "MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUDAPEST" (PDF). Mfa.gov.hu. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/idoszaki/mikrocenzus2016/mikrocenzus_2016_12.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "European Commission". Ec.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.