| Group: | Poles in Spain Polacy w Hiszpanii |
| Population: | 52,495 (2022) 0.95% of Spain's foreign population 0.11% of Spain's population |
| Popplace: | All over Spain, especially Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Andalusia |
| Langs: | Polish, Spanish, Catalan |
| Rels: | Roman Catholicism, Judaism |
| Related: | 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.
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 |
See main article: article and Polish volunteers 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.