Polish settlement in the Philippines
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 93 (2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Metro Manila | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish · Philippine languages · Polish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Polish people, Polish diaspora, German settlement in the Philippines |
Polish settlement in the Philippines began during the Spanish colonial period, mostly with the arrival of Catholic clergy destined for missionary work in other Asian countries. As of 2010 the 2010 census, there are 93 persons in the Philippines who claim Polish citizenship, and the Polish community in the Philippines is the fourth-largest Central European community in the country, after the local communities of Germans, Hungarians and Albanians.