Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents Catalonia. 2025
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	223,079	231,545	454,624	29.85	100,00
European Union (27)	161,802	159,019	320,821	21.07	70.57
Central and eastern Europe	46,046	59,924	105,970	6.96	23.31
Rest of Europe	15,200	12,583	27,783	1.82	6.11
Country unknown	31	19	50	<0.01	0.01

Africa	222,127	131,680	353,807	23.23	100,00
Eastern Africa	698	619	1,317	0.09	0.37
Middle Africa	1,608	1,789	3,397	0.22	0.96
Nothern Africa	162,122	108,622	270,744	17.78	76.52
Southern Africa	347	302	649	0.04	0.18
Western Africa	57,324	20,338	77,662	5.10	21.95
Country unknown	28	10	38	<0.01	0.01

America	225,311	273,835	499,146	32.78	100,00
Northern America	7,396	7,617	15,013	0.99	3.01
Central America	34,621	55,952	90,573	5.95	18.15
Caribbean	14,895	14,727	29,622	1.95	5.93
South America	168,390	195,523	363,913	23.90	72.91
Country unknown	9	16	25	<0.01	<0.01

Asia	124,280	89,225	213,505	14.02	100,00
Central Asia	799	1,065	1,864	0.12	0.87
Eastern Asia	34,364	37,050	71,414	4.69	33.45
Southern Asia	78,824	38,577	117,401	7.71	54.99
South-Eastern Asia	6,636	9,596	16,232	1.07	7.60
Middle East	3,568	2,730	6,298	0.41	2.95
Country unknown	89	207	296	0.02	0.14

Oceania	875	604	1,479	0.10	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	857	598	1,455	0.10	98.38
Rest of Oceania	17	6	23	<0.01	1.56
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	183	75	258	0.02	100,00

Total	795,855	726,964	1,522,819	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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