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Distribution by continents Barcelona. 2025
Men Women Total % of total foreign population % of continent's foreign population
Europe 78,375 80,963 159,338 36.41 100,00
European Union (27) 57,449 57,392 114,841 26.24 72.07
Central and eastern Europe 14,928 19,028 33,956 7.76 21.31
Rest of Europe 5,980 4,538 10,518 2.40 6.60
Country unknown 18 5 23 <0.01 0.01
Africa 22,202 9,762 31,964 7.30 100,00
Eastern Africa 306 282 588 0.13 1.84
Middle Africa 385 418 803 0.18 2.51
Nothern Africa 17,343 7,634 24,977 5.71 78.14
Southern Africa 155 145 300 0.07 0.94
Western Africa 4,004 1,282 5,286 1.21 16.54
Country unknown .. .. 10 <0.01 0.03
America 71,959 86,153 158,112 36.13 100,00
Northern America 4,294 4,628 8,922 2.04 5.64
Central America 10,498 16,307 26,805 6.12 16.95
Caribbean 3,939 3,700 7,639 1.75 4.83
South America 53,226 61,512 114,738 26.22 72.57
Country unknown .. .. 8 <0.01 <0.01
Asia 52,020 35,338 87,358 19.96 100,00
Central Asia 356 502 858 0.20 0.98
Eastern Asia 11,300 13,352 24,652 5.63 28.22
Southern Asia 33,898 13,318 47,216 10.79 54.05
South-Eastern Asia 4,486 6,579 11,065 2.53 12.67
Middle East 1,916 1,427 3,343 0.76 3.83
Country unknown 64 160 224 0.05 0.26
Oceania 498 362 860 0.20 100,00
Australia and New Zealand 487 356 843 0.19 98.02
Rest of Oceania 11 6 17 <0.01 1.98
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Stateless 23 8 31 <0.01 100,00
Total 225,077 212,586 437,663 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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