Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2015 Catalonia
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	170,593	172,454	343,047	33.37	100,00
European Union (28)	143,764	136,502	280,266	27.26	81.70
Central and eastern Europe	24,577	33,566	58,143	5.66	16.95
Rest of Europe	2,243	2,384	4,627	0.45	1.35
Country unknown	..	..	11	<0.01	<0.01

Africa	171,617	119,227	290,844	28.29	100,00
Eastern Africa	266	289	555	0.05	0.19
Middle Africa	1,565	1,633	3,198	0.31	1.10
Nothern Africa	124,173	100,614	224,787	21.86	77.29
Southern Africa	125	92	217	0.02	0.07
Western Africa	45,479	16,593	62,072	6.04	21.34
Country unknown	9	6	15	<0.01	<0.01

America	109,531	143,809	253,340	24.64	100,00
Northern America	3,591	3,778	7,369	0.72	2.91
Central America	10,668	22,734	33,402	3.25	13.18
Caribbean	12,228	14,873	27,101	2.64	10.70
South America	83,043	102,423	185,466	18.04	73.21
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	83,902	56,184	140,086	13.63	100,00
Central Asia	310	464	774	0.08	0.55
Eastern Asia	27,308	27,492	54,800	5.33	39.12
Southern Asia	49,744	20,442	70,186	6.83	50.10
South-Eastern Asia	4,790	6,448	11,238	1.09	8.02
Middle East	1,644	1,177	2,821	0.27	2.01
Country unknown	106	161	267	0.03	0.19

Oceania	409	310	719	0.07	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	407	309	716	0.07	99.58
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	20	13	33	<0.01	100,00

Total	536,072	491,997	1,028,069	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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