This article is about the people of the Philippines. For the demographics, see Demographics of the Philippines. For other uses, see Filipino (disambiguation).
Filipinos
Mga Pilipino
Total population
c. 115 million[1] (c. 11–12 million in Filipino diaspora)[2][3]
Regions with significant populations
Philippines c. 100 million figures below are for various years
United States
4,037,564[4]
Canada
957,355 (2021)[5]
Saudi Arabia
938,490[6]
United Arab Emirates
679,819[7]
Malaysia
325,089[8]
Japan
322,046 (2023)[9]
Australia
300,620[10]
Kuwait
241,999[11] (December 31, 2020)
Qatar
236,000[12]
Spain
200,000 (2018)[13]
United Kingdom
200,000 (2017)[14]
Singapore
200,000[15]
Italy
167,859[16]
Taiwan
152,529 (2023)[17]
Hong Kong
130,810[18]
Germany
65,000[19]
South Korea
63,464[20]
France
50,000 (2020)[21]
New Zealand
72,612 (2018)[22]
Bahrain
40,000[23]
Israel
31,000[24]
Brazil
30,368 (2022)[25]
Netherlands
25,365 (2021)[26]
Papua New Guinea
25,000[27]
Belgium
19,772 (2019)[28]
Macau
14,544[29]
Sweden
13,000[30]
Ireland
12,791[31]
Austria
12,474[32]
Norway
12,262[33]
China
12,254[34]
Switzerland
10,000[35]
Indonesia
7,400 (2022)[36]
Kazakhstan
7,000[37]
Palau
7,000[38]
Greece
6,500[39]
Finland
5,665[40]
Turkey
5,500[41]
Russia
5,000[42]
Nigeria
4,500[43]
Cayman Islands
4,119[44]
Morocco
3,000[45]
Iceland
2,900[46]
Finland
2,114[47]
Languages
English, Filipino/Tagalog and other indigenous languages
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism[48] Minority others are:
Protestantism
Islam
Mga Saksi ni Jehova
Iglesia ni Cristo
Members Church of God International
Iglesia Filipina Independiente
Indigenous Philippine folk religions
Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Austronesian peoples, Native Indonesian
Filipinos (Filipino: Mga Pilipino)[49] are citizens or people identified with the country of the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today are predominantly Catholic[50] and come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically speaking Filipino, English, or other Philippine languages. Despite formerly being subject to Spanish colonialism, only around 2–4% of Filipinos are fluent in Spanish.[51] Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines each with its own language, identity, culture, tradition, and history.
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the first Filipino overseas workers. They were the first Filipinos to be documented having come to North America. The importation of Filipinos workers called...
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territory of Alaska. Some Filipinos also served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Following the end of World War II, some Filipinos who served in the U...
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allowed Filipinos to answer the growing demand for labor on the U.S. mainland. From the 1920s on, "overwhelmingly young, single, and male" Filipinos migrated...
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Filipinos have various naming customs. They most commonly blend the older Spanish system and Anglo-American conventions, where there is a distinction...
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businesses. Filipinos with Arab descent live primarily in Mindanao, while the more recent immigrants live in Manila.[citation needed] Filipino author Cesar...
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Today's Filipino language is best described as "Tagalog-based". The language is usually called Tagalog within the Philippines and among Filipinos to differentiate...
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