Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2007 Catalonia
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	146,132	128,120	274,252	28.20	100,00
European Union (27)	125,218	105,487	230,705	23.72	84.12
Central and eastern Europe	18,596	20,258	38,854	4.00	14.17
Rest of Europe	2,316	2,375	4,691	0.48	1.71
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	164,533	88,483	253,016	26.02	100,00
Eastern Africa	207	223	430	0.04	0.17
Middle Africa	1,508	1,610	3,118	0.32	1.23
Nothern Africa	124,406	75,769	200,175	20.58	79.12
Southern Africa	99	62	161	0.02	0.06
Western Africa	38,305	10,816	49,121	5.05	19.41
Country unknown	..	..	11	<0.01	<0.01

America	161,858	195,849	357,707	36.78	100,00
Northern America	2,686	2,693	5,379	0.55	1.50
Central America	7,375	11,333	18,708	1.92	5.23
Caribbean	10,456	15,112	25,568	2.63	7.15
South America	141,340	166,711	308,051	31.68	86.12
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	58,213	28,815	87,028	8.95	100,00
Central Asia	167	180	347	0.04	0.40
Eastern Asia	19,437	16,791	36,228	3.73	41.63
Southern Asia	33,769	6,538	40,307	4.14	46.31
South-Eastern Asia	3,550	4,416	7,966	0.82	9.15
Middle East	1,198	759	1,957	0.20	2.25
Country unknown	92	131	223	0.02	0.26

Oceania	252	204	456	0.05	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	250	201	451	0.05	98.90
Rest of Oceania	..	..	5	<0.01	1.10
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	31	17	48	<0.01	100,00

Total	531,019	441,488	972,507	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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