language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for slovak in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries slovak is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where slovak is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Slovak speakers are Slovakia (93.1%), Czech Republic (12.8%), and Austria (0.7%).
1.5% of the European Union population speaks Slovak (1.1% as a native language and 0.4% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 1.6% of 15–34 year olds speak Slovak, compared to 1.3% of people aged 55 and over.