People group profile · PG042343
The Filipinos of Spain
The Filipinos of Spain, numbering about 38,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic community of Tagalog-speaking people who are citizens of, or immigrants from, the Philippines.
They are a diaspora people in the Filipino, Central people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Tagalog.
Fast facts
- Country
- Spain
- Population
- 38,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Filipino, Central
- Primary language
- Tagalog (tgl)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Filipinos are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Filipinos
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
80% adherents
Primary language
Tagalog · Austronesian family
100% speak Tagalog
Gospel resources in Tagalog
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Tagalog)
- The Savior (Tagalog)
Bibles
- 1905 Ang Dating Biblia · text
- 2012 Magandang Balita Biblia · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Filipinos
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Filipino, Tagalog in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109692) is reported in 19 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tagalog | Philippines | 36,920,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | United States | 2,525,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Malaysia | 877,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Canada | 438,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Qatar | 255,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Kuwait | 212,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Hong Kong | 198,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Singapore | 175,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Australia | 160,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Oman | 96,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | United Kingdom | 95,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Italy | 77,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Germany | 67,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Macao | 33,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Guam | 23,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | New Zealand | 17,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Northern Mariana Islands | 16,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | Palau | 2,900 | No Longer Unreached |
| Filipinos | American Samoa | 1,300 | No Longer Unreached |
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