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Distribution by continents. 2021 Barcelonès
Men Women Total % of total foreign population % of continent's foreign population
Europe 71,139 72,265 143,404 31.16 100,00
European Union (27) 52,907 51,507 104,414 22.69 72.81
Central and eastern Europe 11,619 15,779 27,398 5.95 19.11
Rest of Europe 6,601 4,974 11,575 2.52 8.07
Country unknown 12 5 17 <0.01 0.01
Africa 25,625 17,115 42,740 9.29 100,00
Eastern Africa 196 167 363 0.08 0.85
Middle Africa 612 663 1,275 0.28 2.98
Nothern Africa 19,740 14,083 33,823 7.35 79.14
Southern Africa 93 87 180 0.04 0.42
Western Africa 4,976 2,112 7,088 1.54 16.58
Country unknown .. .. 11 <0.01 0.03
America 71,891 89,912 161,803 35.16 100,00
Northern America 2,875 3,072 5,947 1.29 3.68
Central America 11,298 20,842 32,140 6.98 19.86
Caribbean 6,650 6,921 13,571 2.95 8.39
South America 51,067 59,077 110,144 23.93 68.07
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Asia 66,322 45,350 111,672 24.27 100,00
Central Asia 302 411 713 0.15 0.64
Eastern Asia 17,198 18,186 35,384 7.69 31.69
Southern Asia 42,613 19,263 61,876 13.45 55.41
South-Eastern Asia 4,542 6,262 10,804 2.35 9.67
Middle East 1,614 1,114 2,728 0.59 2.44
Country unknown 53 114 167 0.04 0.15
Oceania 289 255 544 0.12 100,00
Australia and New Zealand 287 255 542 0.12 99.63
Rest of Oceania .. .. .. .. ..
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Stateless 27 16 43 <0.01 100,00
Total 235,293 224,913 460,206 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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