Languages of the country
Slovakia
Official language: Slovak. Official in a region: Hungarian. Multilingualism according to CLDR (Greenberg index): 0.71 (multilingualism map). Population (CLDR): 5.6 million.
Map of regions
We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.
Languages and their status
Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.
| Language | Status | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak slovenčina | Official | 90% |
|
Hungarian
magyar A minority language in official communication in municipalities where the minority makes up at least 15% of the population (Act 184/1999). Legal basis: [1] |
Official in a region | 11% |
| Czech čeština | Widely used | 47% |
| English | Widely used | 26% |
| German Deutsch | Widely used | 22% |
| Ukrainian українська | Minority | 1.9% |
| Polish polski | Minority | 0.9% |
Legal basis of the statuses
Statuses with a legal basis are our corrections to CLDR, based on the text of the constitution, the law or the official journal. Quotes are in the original language.
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Constitution of Slovakia (1992), art. 34, and Act 184/1999 – Constitute Project, English translation
· act of 1999, text checked 2026-11-04
citizens belonging to national minorities … right to use their language in official communications
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