Hungarians in Ukraine

Hungarians in Ukraine
Total population
156,600 (2001)
Regions with significant populations
Zakarpattia Oblast
Languages
Predominantly Hungarian (95.4%), Russian, Ukrainian, other
Religion
majority: Calvinism
minority: other branches of Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Ukrainians in Hungary and Hungarian diaspora

Hungarians in Ukraine numbered 156,600 people according to the Ukrainian census of 2001, representing the third largest national minority in the country.

Hungarians are primarily concentrated in the region (oblast) of Zakarpattia, which is also known as Transcarpathia. Hungarians living in this region are referred to as Transcarpathian Hungarians. Transcarpathian Hungarians constitute 12.1% of the region's population, and are a majority in areas along the Hungary–Ukraine border.