Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2003 Catalonia
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	65,555	58,062	123,617	22.77	100,00
European Union (15)	40,467	35,448	75,915	13.98	61.41
Central and eastern Europe	23,317	20,781	44,098	8.12	35.67
Rest of Europe	1,768	1,830	3,598	0.66	2.91
Country unknown	..	..	6	<0.01	<0.01

Africa	111,335	53,770	165,105	30.41	100,00
Eastern Africa	209	159	368	0.07	0.22
Middle Africa	985	1,053	2,038	0.38	1.23
Nothern Africa	89,670	45,648	135,318	24.92	81.96
Southern Africa	72	59	131	0.02	0.08
Western Africa	20,396	6,850	27,246	5.02	16.50
Country unknown	..	..	4	<0.01	<0.01

America	94,034	113,670	207,704	38.25	100,00
Northern America	2,224	2,052	4,276	0.79	2.06
Central America	3,433	4,834	8,267	1.52	3.98
Caribbean	6,291	11,515	17,806	3.28	8.57
South America	82,085	95,268	177,353	32.66	85.39
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	30,609	15,550	46,159	8.50	100,00
Central Asia	72	98	170	0.03	0.37
Eastern Asia	8,955	8,338	17,293	3.18	37.46
Southern Asia	17,707	2,608	20,315	3.74	44.01
South-Eastern Asia	2,673	3,784	6,457	1.19	13.99
Middle East	1,109	638	1,747	0.32	3.78
Country unknown	93	84	177	0.03	0.38

Oceania	208	173	381	0.07	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	194	168	362	0.07	95.01
Rest of Oceania	13	5	18	<0.01	4.72
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	27	15	42	<0.01	100,00

Total	301,768	241,240	543,008	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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