Filipinos in Germany
![]() Distribution of Filipino citizens in Germany (2021) | |
Total population | |
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65,000 (2008)[1] Including an estimated 30,000 naturalised Germans of Philippine origin. Regional population figures as of 2003 for Philippine citizens only. | |
Regions with significant populations | |
North Rhine- Westphalia | 4,517[2] |
Hesse | 3,682[2] |
Bavaria | 3,503[2] |
Baden-Wurttemberg | 3,282[2] |
Languages | |
Tagalog, English, and other languages of the Philippines; German[3] | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism,[3] Atheism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Filipino people, Overseas Filipinos |
The tens of thousands of Filipinos in Germany consist of people from various walks of life, including migrant workers in the medical sector and marine-based industries, as well as a number of women married to German men they met through international marriage agencies.[1][3]
Migration history
The history of Filipinos in Germany goes back to the 19th century; national hero
Demography
Reliable estimates on the number of Filipinos in Germany are difficult to obtain. The German embassy to the Philippines estimated that 35,000 Philippine citizens worked in Germany as of 2008, and that another 30,000 had naturalised as German citizens.
Community
Filipinos in Germany have established more than one hundred civic organisations.[3] Karaoke contests are a particularly popular form of social gathering.[2] Church-based volunteer work is also widespread and has been particularly successful in encouraging social engagement by female migrants, aimed at assisting the local Filipino community as well as raising money for charity projects in the Philippines.[3] Filipinos are well-integrated into German society, viewed by their neighbours as hardworking, skillful and peaceful.[1] According to a 1997 survey by the Netherlands' Universiteit van Tilburg, 75% feel they have no problems with cultural or linguistic adjustment.[2]
Notable people
See also
- German settlement in the Philippines
- Germany–Philippines relations
References
- ^ a b c d e "German ambassador helping Philippines from 'sidelines'", The Manila Times, 12 March 2008, archived from the original on June 20, 2009, retrieved 2008-10-13
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Opiniano, Jeremaiah M. (30 December 2004), "A taste of Filipino life in Germany", OFWJC Newspacket, vol. 3, no. 12, archived from the original on 18 June 2008, retrieved 2008-10-13
- ^ ISBN 978-971-8514-29-0