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Distribution by continents. 2022 Barcelona
Men Women Total % of total foreign population % of continent's foreign population
Europe 63,072 63,966 127,038 37.72 100,00
European Union (27) 47,955 47,053 95,008 28.21 74.79
Central and eastern Europe 8,948 12,319 21,267 6.31 16.74
Rest of Europe 6,162 4,589 10,751 3.19 8.46
Country unknown 7 5 12 <0.01 <0.01
Africa 14,591 8,400 22,991 6.83 100,00
Eastern Africa 169 164 333 0.10 1.45
Middle Africa 360 374 734 0.22 3.19
Nothern Africa 10,651 6,614 17,265 5.13 75.09
Southern Africa 95 91 186 0.06 0.81
Western Africa 3,313 1,157 4,470 1.33 19.44
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
America 51,325 63,886 115,211 34.20 100,00
Northern America 2,795 2,982 5,777 1.72 5.01
Central America 8,176 14,242 22,418 6.66 19.46
Caribbean 3,653 3,727 7,380 2.19 6.41
South America 36,700 42,933 79,633 23.64 69.12
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Asia 41,325 29,762 71,087 21.10 100,00
Central Asia 260 365 625 0.19 0.88
Eastern Asia 9,984 11,387 21,371 6.34 30.06
Southern Asia 25,453 11,120 36,573 10.86 51.45
South-Eastern Asia 4,066 5,728 9,794 2.91 13.78
Middle East 1,518 1,052 2,570 0.76 3.62
Country unknown 44 110 154 0.05 0.22
Oceania 265 215 480 0.14 100,00
Australia and New Zealand 261 214 475 0.14 98.96
Rest of Oceania .. .. 5 <0.01 1.04
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Stateless 16 10 26 <0.01 100,00
Total 170,594 166,239 336,833 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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