Overseas Filipinos
Mga Pilipino sa Ibayong-dagat | |
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Map of the Filipino diaspora in the world | |
| Total population | |
| 15 million (2019) figures below are for various years, per individual supporting sources cited. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States | 4,640,313 (2023) (Filipino ancestry and immigrants) |
| Canada | 957,355 (2021) |
| Saudi Arabia | 725,893 (2022) |
| United Arab Emirates | 919,819 (2013) |
| Japan | 332,293 (2024) |
| Australia | 408,836 (2021) |
| Kuwait | 276,000 (2018) |
| Malaysia | 245,000 (2009) |
| Qatar | 240,000 (2017) |
| Singapore | 203,243 (2013) |
| France | 150,000-200,000 (2020) |
| Spain | 200,000 (2018) |
| United Kingdom | 164,000 (2021 UK census) |
| Hong Kong | 186,869 (2016) |
| Italy | 158,926 (2023 Italian census) |
| New Zealand | 108,297 (2023) |
| Germany | 65,000 (2008) |
| Jordan | 40,538 (2020) |
| Lebanon | 33,424 (2020) |
| Brazil | 32,619 (2024) |
| Sweden | 24,456 (2018) |
| Norway | 18,000 (2013) |
| Finland | 12,770 (2023) |
| Denmark | 8,000 (2016) |
| Cayman Islands | 7,759 (2024) |
| Argentina | 5,162 (2025) |
| Mali | 2,300 (2025) |
| Iceland | 2,000 (2012) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2,000 (2025) |
An overseas Filipino (Filipino: Pilipino sa ibayong-dagat) is a person of full or partial Filipino origin who trace their ancestry back to the Philippines but are living and working outside of the country. This term generally applies to both people of Filipino ancestry and citizens abroad. As of 2019, there were over 15 million Filipinos overseas.