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| Group | Slovaks
(Slováci) | | Population date | c. 6 up to max. 6.5 million | | Significant populations | Slovakia Slovakia 4,614,854
United States: 790,000
Czech Republic: 200,000
Canada: 64,145-100,000
Serbia: 59,021
: 45,000
Republic of Ireland: 30,000
Austria: 25,000
Germany: 20,200
Hungary: 17,693
Romania: 17.226
France: 13,000
Australia: 12,000
Ukraine: 6,397
Croatia: 4,712
Belgium: 4,000
Poland: 2,000
Other: 120,000 (est.) |
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The Slovaks (Slovak Slováci, singular Slovák, feminine Slovenka, plural Slovenky) are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.
Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia (circa 4,600,000). There are Slovak minorities in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia and sizeable populations of immigrants and their descendants in the U.S. and in Canada.
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