According to some sources, Armenians came to Slovakia in the middle of the 17th century from the historical region of Bessarabia, primarily consisting of traders.

The current Armenian community was formed in the 1990s with the involvement of Armenians who moved from the USSR and Armenia.

Currently, there are about 1,000 Armenians living in Slovakia, the largest community is based in the suburbs of the capital Bratislava and the second is in Košice. 

The first Armenian organization was the Slovak Armenian Community NGO, which was founded in the early 2000s.

Church services are mostly held at St. Catherine's Chapel in central Bratislava. In 2023, the Roman Catholic Church of Slovakia in 2013 loaned the church to the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe and the head of the Armenian community of Slovakia for a period of 99 years.

In 2012, the chapel of St. Sargis was built in Košice. 

Armenians in Slovakia are primarily businessmen, artists, athletes, scientists, and builders.

The National Assembly of Slovakia adopted a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide in 2004 and a law criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide in 2011.