Quo vadis? The number of Hungarians in Slovakia based on nationality and mother tongue data of the 2021 census
Quo vadis? The number of Hungarians in Slovakia based on nationality and mother tongue data of the 2021 census

Summary/Abstract: The study examines the change in the number of Hungarians in Slovakia based on the data of the 2021 census. In addition to the data on nationality and mother tongue, the census also asked for the first time about so-called “second nationality.” In previous decades, more people belonged to each national minority by mother tongue than by nationality. For the Hungarian population, the connection between these two indicators was very close. For decades, approximately 10% more people declared themselves Hungarian by mother tongue than by nationality. Based on combinations of data related to nationality and mother tongue, three types of Hungarian affiliation can be distinguished: those belonging to the core group that declare themselves Hungarian according to both indicators, and those belonging to the other two groups that declare themselves Hungarian according to one of the variables. The majority of those classified as second nationality Hungarians declared themselves to be native Hungarians, increasing only negligibly the number of those with Hungarian affiliation.

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