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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 6–7 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Slovakia 4,567,547[2] | |
 United States | 416,047 (2022); 750,000 (estimate)[3][4] |
 Czech Republic | 162,578 (2021 census); 200,000–400,000 (estimates)[5][4] |
 Canada | 68,210; (inlcuding 14,910 first generation immigrants); 100,00 (estimate)[6][4] |
 Germany | 64,745; 80,000 (estimate)[7][4] |
 Austria | 63,621 (2020); 65,000 (estimate)[4] |
 United Kingdom | 58,000; 135,000 (estimate)[8][4] |
 Serbia | 41,730 (2021); 40,000 (estimate)[4] |
 Hungary | 29,794 (2021); 75,000 (estimate)[9][4] |
 Switzerland | 20,581 (2021); 25,000 (estimate)[4] |
 Brazil | 17,200[10] |
 Denmark Norway Sweden | 17,000 (estimated total in Scandinavian countries)[4] |
 Spain | 12,350 (2021); 15,000(estimate)[4] |
 Ireland | 10,801; 15,000 (estimate)[11][4] |
 Romania | 10,300 (2021 census) 13,000 (estimate)[4] |
 France | 9,768 (2017); 20,000 (estimate)[4] |
 Italy | 9,014 (2021); 20,000 (estimates)[4] |
 Netherlands | 9,000 (2022); 15,000 (estimate)[4] |
 Israel | 8,000 (2020); up to 70,000 (estimate)[4] |
 Belgium | 6,677 (2022 census); 10,000 (estimate)[4] |
 Ukraine | 6,700 (estimate)[4] |
 Australia | 4,781 (2021 census), 9,000-15,000 (estimates)[4] |
 Croatia | 3,688 (2021 census); 5,000(estimate)[4] |
| Languages | |
| Slovak | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Roman Catholics with Minorities of Lutherans, Eastern Catholics, other | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pannonian Rusyns, other West Slavs | |
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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