History of the Jews in Slovakia
Židovská Street, Bratislava | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Slovak, Hebrew, Yiddish | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ashkenazi Jews, Czech Jews, Czech diaspora in Israel |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 135,918 | — |
| 1930 | 136,737 | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 7,476 | −94.5% |
| 1991 | 912 | −87.8% |
| 2001 | 2,310 | +153.3% |
| 2011 | 1,999 | −13.5% |
| 2021 | 2,007 | +0.4% |
| Source: Data from Slovak and Czechoslovak censuses | ||
The history of the Jews in Slovakia goes back to the 11th century, when the first Jews settled in the area.