Hungarians in Slovakia
Szlovákiai magyarok | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 422,065 (2021, census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Southern Slovakia | |
| Languages | |
| Mainly Hungarian and Slovak | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism (73%), Calvinism (16%) and others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hungarian diaspora and Slovaks in Hungary |
Hungarians constitute the largest minority in Slovakia. According to the 2021 Slovak census, 422,065 people (or 7.75% of the population) declared themselves Hungarian. An additional 34,089 people declared a combination of Hungarian and other nationalities. Altogether 456,154 people stated that Hungarian was their mother tongue.
Hungarians in Slovakia are predominantly concentrated in the southern part of the country, near the border with Hungary. They form the majority in two districts, Komárno and Dunajská Streda.