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Distribution by continents. 2023 Catalonia
Men Women Total % of total foreign population % of continent's foreign population
Europe 209,811 219,097 428,908 31.49 100,00
European Union (27) 153,183 148,855 302,038 22.18 70.42
Central and eastern Europe 41,146 57,542 98,688 7.25 23.01
Rest of Europe 15,464 12,687 28,151 2.07 6.56
Country unknown 18 13 31 <0.01 <0.01
Africa 197,642 127,412 325,054 23.87 100,00
Eastern Africa 472 462 934 0.07 0.29
Middle Africa 1,603 1,702 3,305 0.24 1.02
Nothern Africa 141,496 105,544 247,040 18.14 76.00
Southern Africa 260 246 506 0.04 0.16
Western Africa 53,771 19,447 73,218 5.38 22.52
Country unknown 40 11 51 <0.01 0.02
America 186,023 234,037 420,060 30.84 100,00
Northern America 5,787 6,035 11,822 0.87 2.81
Central America 29,660 52,921 82,581 6.06 19.66
Caribbean 14,684 14,852 29,536 2.17 7.03
South America 135,885 160,212 296,097 21.74 70.49
Country unknown 7 17 24 <0.01 <0.01
Asia 106,896 79,722 186,618 13.70 100,00
Central Asia 694 943 1,637 0.12 0.88
Eastern Asia 31,628 33,716 65,344 4.80 35.01
Southern Asia 65,675 34,306 99,981 7.34 53.58
South-Eastern Asia 5,758 8,393 14,151 1.04 7.58
Middle East 3,058 2,159 5,217 0.38 2.80
Country unknown 83 205 288 0.02 0.15
Oceania 670 431 1,101 0.08 100,00
Australia and New Zealand 653 429 1,082 0.08 98.27
Rest of Oceania .. .. 16 <0.01 1.45
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Stateless 166 74 240 0.02 100,00
Total 701,208 660,773 1,361,981 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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