Perín-Chym is a municipality (village) in eastern Slovakia near the town of Košice.

It arose in 1964 by a merger of the municipalities Perín (first written mention 1220; before 1927 called Perina) and Chym (first written mention 1294; also called Him in some periods in the past). The municipality Vyšný Lanec was merged with Perín-Chym in 1991.

The village Perín gave name to the Lords of Perín (Perényi), a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary, whose oldest known member Urban was granted the domain of Perín in 1292.

Today the municipality is well-known thanks to ponds and fishery.

Geography

Themunicipalitylies at analtitudeof 214 metres (702ft)and covers anareaof 41.51km2(16.03sqmi) (2025).

Population

Population statistic (10 years)
Year1995200520152025
Count1523148514231600
Difference−2.49%−4.17%+12.43%
Population statistic
Year20242025
Count15761600
Difference+1.52%

It has a population of 1600 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak114374.6%
Hungarian40526.43%
Not found out795.15%
Total1532

In year 2021 was 1532 people by ethnicity 1143 as Slovak, 405 as Hungarian, 79 as Not found out, 7 as Czech, 6 as Ukrainian, 3 as Rusyn, 3 as English, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Irish, 1 as Romani, 1 as German, 1 as Moravian, 1 as Other and 1 as Albanian.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church102767.04%
None18712.21%
Calvinist Church1278.29%
Not found out775.03%
Greek Catholic Church694.5%
Total1532

In year 2021 was 1532 people by religion 1027 from Roman Catholic Church, 187 from None, 127 from Calvinist Church, 77 from Not found out, 69 from Greek Catholic Church, 15 from Evangelical Church, 14 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 5 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 4 from Ad hoc movements, 2 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Other, 1 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia and 1 from Baptists Church.