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Slovaks in the Czech Republic

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Slovak citizens in the Czech Republic as of December 31, 2014
YearPop.±%
201181,253—    
201285,807+5.6%
201390,948+6.0%
Source: [1][2]

Slovaks in the Czech Republic are the country's second-largest ethnic minority; after the Moravians, who are native to the Czech Republic. The American CIA puts them at 1.9% of the country's total population.[3] 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

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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.[4]

Rank Region Number of Slovaks[4] Share (%)
1 Prague 31,987 2.46
2 Moravian-Silesian 23,514 2.02
3 Central Bohemian 22,453 1.59
4 South Moravian 21,094 1.76
5 Ústí nad Labem 9,886 1.25
6 Plzeň 7,596 1.31
7 Olomouc 7,474 1.21
8 Zlín 6,938 1.23
9 South Bohemian 6,406 1.01
10 Karlovy Vary 5,745 2.06
11 Liberec 5,607 1.29
12 Hradec Králové 5,577 1.04
13 Pardubice 4,938 0.97
14 Vysočina 3,363 0.68

Notable Czechs of Slovak origin

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Obsah nenalezen - ČSÚ" (PDF). www.czso.cz.
  2. ^ "Obsah nenalezen - ČSÚ" (PDF). www.czso.cz.
  3. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
  4. ^ a b "Population by selected ethnicity and regions". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2024-11-15.