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Distribution by continents Catalonia. 2024
Men Women Total % of total foreign population % of continent's foreign population
Europe 218,304 228,439 446,743 30.93 100,00
European Union (27) 157,509 153,920 311,429 21.56 69.71
Central and eastern Europe 45,516 61,916 107,432 7.44 24.05
Rest of Europe 15,255 12,585 27,840 1.93 6.23
Country unknown 24 18 42 <0.01 <0.01
Africa 206,232 128,154 334,386 23.15 100,00
Eastern Africa 597 515 1,112 0.08 0.33
Middle Africa 1,612 1,755 3,367 0.23 1.01
Nothern Africa 149,653 105,873 255,526 17.69 76.42
Southern Africa 312 280 592 0.04 0.18
Western Africa 54,019 19,718 73,737 5.11 22.05
Country unknown 39 13 52 <0.01 0.02
America 208,530 257,658 466,188 32.28 100,00
Northern America 6,507 6,707 13,214 0.91 2.83
Central America 32,765 55,401 88,166 6.10 18.91
Caribbean 15,077 14,896 29,973 2.08 6.43
South America 154,176 180,644 334,820 23.18 71.82
Country unknown 5 10 15 <0.01 <0.01
Asia 111,933 83,397 195,330 13.53 100,00
Central Asia 698 953 1,651 0.11 0.85
Eastern Asia 32,583 34,913 67,496 4.67 34.55
Southern Asia 69,203 35,966 105,169 7.28 53.84
South-Eastern Asia 6,179 8,968 15,147 1.05 7.75
Middle East 3,180 2,395 5,575 0.39 2.85
Country unknown 90 202 292 0.02 0.15
Oceania 778 528 1,306 0.09 100,00
Australia and New Zealand 757 521 1,278 0.09 97.86
Rest of Oceania 18 7 25 <0.01 1.91
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Stateless 169 70 239 0.02 100,00
Total 745,946 698,246 1,444,192 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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