Slovaks are the second-largest ethnic minority in the Czech Republic, after the Moravians, who are native to the country. The American CIA puts them at 1.9% of the country's total population. Larger numbers of them can be found in the country's east, especially Ostrava and Brno, as the Czech Republic shares a border in the east with Slovakia. Brno especially is popular among Slovak university students.
Statistics According to the 2021 census, ethnic Slovaks and people with some form of Slovak background formed 1.54% of the population of the Czech Republic (including those who included Slovak as their second ethnicity). In absolute numbers, that meant 162,578 people. People with Slovak ancestry can be found throughout the Czech Republic.
+RankRegionNumber of SlovaksShare (%)1Prague31,9872.462Moravian-Silesian23,5142.023Central Bohemian22,4531.594South Moravian21,0941.765Ústí nad Labem9,8861.256Plzeň7,5961.317Olomouc7,4741.218Zlín6,9381.239South Bohemian6,4061.0110Karlovy Vary5,7452.0611Liberec5,6071.2912Hradec Králové5,5771.0413Pardubice4,9380.9714Vysočina3,3630.68
Notable Czechs of Slovak origin Andrej Babiš, politician, businessman and prime minister Martina Dubovská, alpine skier
See also
Czech Republic–Slovakia relations Slovak diaspora Demographics of the Czech Republic Czechs in Slovakia References