Today, more than two million ethnic Hungarians live in nearby countries.

This left more than 3.5 million ethnic Hungarians outside the new borders.

Ethnic Hungarians were almost totally absent from the region in the first half of the 18th century.

In both counties, ethnic Hungarians constitute the majority of the population.

However, nearly one-third of the 10 million ethnic Hungarians found themselves outside the diminished homeland.

According to the 2011 census it has a population of 6,005 of which 96.74% or 5,809 are ethnic Hungarians.

In 1931, the population of the settlement numbered at around 9,000 inhabitants, mostly ethnic Hungarians.

According to the 2011 census it has a population of 5,475; of which 98.17% or 5,375 are ethnic Hungarians.

While encouraging emigration, the company did not give passports to ethnic Hungarians.

According to one study on transfrontier co-operation, ethnic Hungarians make up 16.4% of the district's population.