Poles in Spain

Poles in Spain or Polish-Spaniards are citizens and/or residents of Spain whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in Poland.

Poles in Spain
Polacy w Hiszpanii
Total population
52,495
(2022)
0.95% of Spain's foreign population
0.11% of Spain's population
Regions with significant populations
All over Spain, especially Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Andalusia
Languages
Polish, Spanish, Catalan
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Poles, Spaniards, Silesians

Demographics

The Polish minority in Spain numbered approximately 52,495[1] according to 2022 census figures. The Polish population is mainly guest workers drawn by Spain's economic boom during the 1990s. Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Huelva and Valencia have significant Polish populations.

Year Polish population
2001 13,469
2006 45,797
2007 61,464
2011 85,862
2014 69,353
2020 53,418
2021 52,206
2022 52,495

Poles in the Spanish Civil War
Main article: Polish volunteers in the Spanish Civil War

Approximately 5,400 volunteers of Polish origin participated in the Spanish Civil War as part of the International Brigades. The majority (3,800) were miners working in France, 300 were Polish-Americans, and several hundred were Poles living in various European countries. Only 800 came from Poland itself.

Notable people

See also
  • - Instituto Nacional de Estadística / National Institute of Statistics
  • - Asociaciones polacas en España / Polskie stowarzyszenia w Hiszpanii

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística. "Polacos en España (Censo 2022)". Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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