(Information about Filipinos throughout the World) from
Ask.com, Philippine Government, and http://mabuhaycity.com/ and adapted by Doug
Nichols of the Filipino International Network
Australia: In 2010, there were approximately 177,400 people
in Australia who were born in the Philippines.
Canada: Only a small population of Filipinos resided in
Canada until the late 20th century. The Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration has estimated that as of 2009 there were over 640,000 Canadians
of Filipino origin.
France: there are approximately 55,000 Filipinos in France.
Greece: The Philippine Embassy has reported an estimated of
40,000 Filipinos in Greece.
Hong Kong: There are approximately 140,000 Filipinos in Hong
Kong, of whom most are domestic helpers (30,000 of them being members of the
Filipino Migrant Workers Union).
Italy: There are about 130,000 Filipinos in Italy. This
makes it the second country host to Filipinos in Europe after the UK.
Iraq: Despite that the Philippine government banned Overseas
Foreign Workers (OFWs) from working in Iraq, an estimated 1,000-3,000
Filipinos[citation needed] work there. Most work on US Military bases around
the country as cooks and laundry service, sometimes as third-country national
security guards. This is the only foreign country in which Filipino men
outnumber Filipino women.
Ireland: As of 2008, the Philippine embassy in London
reported that there are 11,500 Filipinos in Ireland.
Japan: Some 350,972 Filipinos are listed to be living within
Japan's geographic confines. However, this number is speculated to be larger,
surpassing the one million mark due to many unlisted and illegal Filipino
nationals.
Lebanon: As many as 30,000 OFWs are working in Lebanon. Due
to the recent turmoil between Lebanon and Israel, however, many have been
repatriated back to the Philippines, while others have been relocated to
Cyprus, a part of the Philippine evacuation plan.
Malaysia: As Sabah is very close to the Philippines, many
Filipino residents and illegal immigrants live and work there. Filipinos make
up about 30% of the entire population of Sabah and they enumerate up to
900,000. Many Filipinos in Malaysia work in construction industries, fisheries,
and other labor-intensive sectors in hopes of a better living. Most live in
stilt slums scattered behind cities or on offshore islands.
Mexico: There are about 200,000 Mexicans of Filipino
ancestry living in Mexico, some of whom are of mixed ancestry, descended from
Filipino immigrants who settled in Mexico during the colonial period. More
recently, there were Filipinos who arrived as refugees to Mexico who fled from
the Marcos dictatorship.
Middle East: Many Filipinos work in the Middle East (mostly
Saudi Arabia and UAE) as engineers, nurses or hospital workers, accountants,
office workers, construction workers, restaurant workers and maids. The
Philippine government estimates that more than 2 million Overseas Filipinos are
working in the Middle East.
New Zealand: There are about 17,000 Filipino residents and
citizens in New Zealand called KiwiPino's, Filipino New Zealanders.
Nigeria: Filipinos in Nigeria consist largely of workers in
the oil industry, though those in the capital city Abuja also work in the
education and medical sectors. By mid-2008, their numbers had grown to an
estimated 4,500, up from 3,790 in 2005.
Norway: The number of Filipinos in Norway is estimated to be
about 12,000, most of them living in the Oslo urban area.
Oman: There are between 40,000 and 46,000 Filipinos in Oman.
Pakistan: According to the statistics of the Philippine
government, an estimated 3,000 Filipinos live and work in Pakistan
Singapore: As of 2009, over 163,000 Overseas Filipinos worked
and resided in Singapore.
South Korea: Some 70,000 Filipinos work and live in Korea.
Spain: There are around 50,000 Filipino legal workers living
abroad in Spain, mainly in Barcelona and Madrid. This number is nearly 0,7% of
the Spanish population. Filipinos have maintained a presence in Spain, given
the latter colonized the islands for three centuries, resulting in significant
cultural ties.
Sweden: There are about 4,000 Filipinos in Sweden.
Taiwan: There are 96,000 Filipinos currently living in
Taiwan. Of these, 58,704 are in manufacturing industries and 34,602 are in
social or personal services
United Kingdom: The UK is home to an estimated 200,000 OFWs.
Many Filipino seamen settled in British port cities during the late 19th and
early 20th centuries. Liverpool even had an area nicknamed 'Little Manila'.
United States: Filipino Americans find it easy to integrate
into American society, with a majority belonging to the middle class. Filipinos
are the second-largest Asian American group in the country; Tagalog is the
fifth most spoken language in the U.S. The US State Department estimated that
there are 4 million Filipinos in the US as of 2007.The United States hosts the
largest population of Filipinos outside the Philippines, with a Historic
Filipinotown in Los Angeles designated in August 2002, the first district
established outside the Philippines to honor and recognize the area's Filipino
community.
From Philippine Migration Report
The study also showed that the Middle Eastern countries
remain the primary destinations for over 67% of OFWs. The Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia remained as the top destination for many workers.
There are about 8.7 to 11 million overseas Filipinos
worldwide, equivalent to about 11% of the total population of the Philippines.
Overseas Filipinos (and OFWs) populations around the world
[2010]
Each year, more than a million Filipinos leave to work
abroad through overseas employment agencies and other programs, including
government sponsored ones. Others emigrate and become permanent residents of
other countries. Overseas Filipinos often work as doctors, physical therapists,
nurses, accountants, IT professionals, engineers, architects, entertainers, technicians,
teachers, military servicemen, seafarers, students, caregivers, domestic
helpers and household maids.
The exodus includes an increasing number of skilled workers
taking on unskilled work overseas, resulting in what has been referred to as a
brain drain, particularly in the health and education sectors. Also, the exodus
can result in underemployment, for example, in cases where doctors undergo
retraining to become nurses.
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