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Distribution by continents. 2021 Catalonia
Men Women Total % of total foreign population % of continent's foreign population
Europe 191,709 195,106 386,815 31.44 100,00
European Union (27) 145,555 140,829 286,384 23.28 74.04
Central and eastern Europe 30,683 41,630 72,313 5.88 18.69
Rest of Europe 15,449 12,638 28,087 2.28 7.26
Country unknown 22 9 31 <0.01 <0.01
Africa 191,171 128,863 320,034 26.01 100,00
Eastern Africa 400 368 768 0.06 0.24
Middle Africa 1,528 1,632 3,160 0.26 0.99
Nothern Africa 138,324 108,051 246,375 20.03 76.98
Southern Africa 216 202 418 0.03 0.13
Western Africa 50,667 18,596 69,263 5.63 21.64
Country unknown 36 14 50 <0.01 0.02
America 149,344 194,333 343,677 27.93 100,00
Northern America 4,689 5,022 9,711 0.79 2.83
Central America 23,619 45,663 69,282 5.63 20.16
Caribbean 13,511 14,529 28,040 2.28 8.16
South America 107,519 129,115 236,634 19.23 68.85
Country unknown 6 4 10 <0.01 <0.01
Asia 104,677 73,974 178,651 14.52 100,00
Central Asia 562 759 1,321 0.11 0.74
Eastern Asia 31,473 32,740 64,213 5.22 35.94
Southern Asia 64,380 30,574 94,954 7.72 53.15
South-Eastern Asia 5,517 7,889 13,406 1.09 7.50
Middle East 2,673 1,861 4,534 0.37 2.54
Country unknown 72 151 223 0.02 0.12
Oceania 540 419 959 0.08 100,00
Australia and New Zealand 534 418 952 0.08 99.27
Rest of Oceania .. .. 7 <0.01 0.73
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Stateless 108 60 168 0.01 100,00
Total 637,549 592,755 1,230,304 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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