Slovaks in the Czech Republic

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. 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, ethnic Slovaks and people with some form of Slovak background formed 1,54% of the population of Czech republic (incl. 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, mostly in cities.

Notable people

 * Andrej Babiš, Czech politician and businessman of Slovak origin
 * Erik Daniel, Czech footballer of Slovak origin