Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2002 Catalonia
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	45,450	40,734	86,184	22.56	100,00
European Union (15)	31,182	28,071	59,253	15.51	68.75
Central and eastern Europe	12,705	11,059	23,764	6.22	27.57
Rest of Europe	1,560	1,600	3,160	0.83	3.67
Country unknown	..	..	7	<0.01	<0.01

Africa	89,056	44,481	133,537	34.96	100,00
Eastern Africa	181	127	308	0.08	0.23
Middle Africa	793	799	1,592	0.42	1.19
Nothern Africa	72,295	37,709	110,004	28.80	82.38
Southern Africa	62	48	110	0.03	0.08
Western Africa	15,722	5,797	21,519	5.63	16.11
Country unknown	..	..	4	<0.01	<0.01

America	57,885	73,979	131,864	34.52	100,00
Northern America	1,695	1,569	3,264	0.85	2.48
Central America	1,970	3,091	5,061	1.32	3.84
Caribbean	4,767	9,438	14,205	3.72	10.77
South America	49,452	59,881	109,333	28.62	82.91
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	19,308	10,808	30,116	7.88	100,00
Central Asia	40	52	92	0.02	0.31
Eastern Asia	5,702	5,350	11,052	2.89	36.70
Southern Asia	10,611	2,020	12,631	3.31	41.94
South-Eastern Asia	1,982	2,852	4,834	1.27	16.05
Middle East	917	487	1,404	0.37	4.66
Country unknown	56	47	103	0.03	0.34

Oceania	153	127	280	0.07	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	145	126	271	0.07	96.79
Rest of Oceania	..	..	9	<0.01	3.21
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	26	13	39	0.01	100,00

Total	211,878	170,142	382,020	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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