Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2004 Catalonia
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	78,309	68,781	147,090	22.88	100,00
European Union (15)	44,622	37,905	82,527	12.84	56.11
Central and eastern Europe	31,947	29,063	61,010	9.49	41.48
Rest of Europe	1,738	1,811	3,549	0.55	2.41
Country unknown	..	..	4	<0.01	<0.01

Africa	122,557	61,939	184,496	28.70	100,00
Eastern Africa	199	173	372	0.06	0.20
Middle Africa	1,047	1,181	2,228	0.35	1.21
Nothern Africa	97,576	52,856	150,432	23.40	81.54
Southern Africa	82	65	147	0.02	0.08
Western Africa	23,650	7,663	31,313	4.87	16.97
Country unknown	..	..	4	<0.01	<0.01

America	116,888	140,008	256,896	39.96	100,00
Northern America	2,330	2,188	4,518	0.70	1.76
Central America	4,509	6,240	10,749	1.67	4.18
Caribbean	7,357	12,221	19,578	3.05	7.62
South America	102,690	119,359	222,049	34.54	86.44
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	35,397	18,537	53,934	8.39	100,00
Central Asia	85	114	199	0.03	0.37
Eastern Asia	11,299	10,608	21,907	3.41	40.62
Southern Asia	19,977	3,241	23,218	3.61	43.05
South-Eastern Asia	2,815	3,816	6,631	1.03	12.29
Middle East	1,129	671	1,800	0.28	3.34
Country unknown	92	87	179	0.03	0.33

Oceania	219	174	393	0.06	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	201	168	369	0.06	93.89
Rest of Oceania	16	6	22	<0.01	5.60
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	25	12	37	<0.01	100,00

Total	353,395	289,451	642,846	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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