Poles in Spain

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
Religion
	Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Related ethnic groups
	Poles, Spaniards, Silesians

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

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

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

References

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

External links

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

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