Poles in Spain
| 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, especiallyMadrid,Barcelona,Valencia,Andalusia | |
| Languages | |
| Polish,Spanish,Catalan | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism,Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Poles,Spaniards,Silesians |
Poles in SpainorPolish-Spaniardsare citizens and/or residents ofSpainwhose ethnic origins lie fully or partially inPoland.
Demographics
[edit]ThePolish minority in Spainnumbered 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,HuelvaandValenciahave 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
[edit]Approximately 5,400 volunteers of Polish origin participated in theSpanish Civil Waras part of theInternational Brigades. The majority (3,800) were miners working inFrance,300 werePolish-Americans,and several hundred were Poles living in various European countries. Only 800 came fromPolanditself.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- Luis José Sartorius, 1st Count of San Luis,noble, politician and journalist
- László Kubala,former football player
- Enrique Múgica Herzog,politician
- Maria Amalia of Saxony,queen consort of Spain, queen consort of Naples and Sicily
- Adam Karol Czartoryski,aristocrat
- Esther Koplowitz,businesswoman magnate and philanthropist
- Alicia Koplowitz,businesswoman magnate
- Tamara Czartoryska,sportswoman and model
- Adam Jezierski,actor
See also
[edit]
- Great Emigration– Period when large numbers of educated people fled Poland and Lithuania, 1831 to 1870
- Masurians– Lechitic ethnic group of northeastern Poland
- Poland– Country in Central Europe
- Poland–Spain relations– diplomatic relations between the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Spain
- Polish diaspora– People of Polish heritage who live outside Poland
- Silesians– Inhabitants of the Silesia region
References
[edit]- ^Instituto Nacional de Estadística."Polacos en España (Censo 2022)".Retrieved24 September2023.
