Slovaks
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 6–7 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Slovakia 4,752,547 The population is (88.6%) Slovak and (12.4%) are other European citizens. | |
 United States | 416,047 (2022); 1,850,000 (1990 census) |
 Czech Republic | 162,578 (2021 census); 200,000–400,000 (estimates) |
 Canada | 68,210; (including 14,910 first generation immigrants); 100,000 (estimate) |
 Germany | 64,745; 80,000 (estimate) |
| Austria | 63,621 (2020); 65,000 (estimate) |
| United Kingdom | 58,000; 135,000 (estimate) |
| Serbia | 41,730 (2021); 40,000 (estimate) |
| Hungary | 29,647 (2021); 30,000 (estimate) |
 Switzerland | 20,581 (2021); 25,000 (estimate) |
 Brazil | 17,200 |
 Denmark Norway Sweden | 17,000 (estimated total in Scandinavian countries) |
| Spain | 12,350 (2021); 15,000(estimate) |
| Ireland | 10,801; 15,000 (estimate) |
| Romania | 10,300 (2021 census) 13,000 (estimate) |
| France | 9,768 (2017); 20,000 (estimate) |
| Italy | 9,014 (2021); 20,000 (estimates) |
| Netherlands | 9,000 (2022); 15,000 (estimate) |
| Israel | 8,000 (2020); up to 70,000 (estimate) |
| Belgium | 6,677 (2022 census); 10,000 (estimate) |
| Ukraine | 6,700 (estimate) |
| Australia | 4,781 (2021 census), 9,000–15,000 (estimates) |
| Croatia | 3,688 (2021 census); 5,000 (estimate) |
| Languages | |
| Slovak | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Roman Catholics with Minorities of Lutherans, Eastern Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, other | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pannonian Rusyns, other West Slavs | |
pop. Replace with population.related. Replace with related_groups.langs. Replace with languages.rels. Replace with religions.Slovaks (Slovak: Slováci [ˈslɔvaːtsi] (historical Sloveni [ˈslɔveɲi]), singular: Slovák [ˈslɔvaːk] (historical: Sloven [ˈslɔven]), feminine: Slovenka [ˈslɔveŋka], plural: Slovenky [ˈslɔveŋki]) are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia. They share a common culture, ancestry, history, and speak the Slovak language.
In Slovakia, c. 4.7 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.