Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2000 Catalonia
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	25,696	25,398	51,094	28.14	100,00
European Union (15)	22,024	21,329	43,353	23.87	84.85
Central and eastern Europe	2,355	2,671	5,026	2.77	9.84
Rest of Europe	1,314	1,392	2,706	1.49	5.30
Country unknown	..	..	9	<0.01	0.02

Africa	47,162	29,054	76,216	41.97	100,00
Eastern Africa	110	85	195	0.11	0.26
Middle Africa	449	445	894	0.49	1.17
Nothern Africa	38,577	24,420	62,997	34.69	82.66
Southern Africa	41	29	70	0.04	0.09
Western Africa	7,982	4,075	12,057	6.64	15.82
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

America	15,657	24,381	40,038	22.05	100,00
Northern America	1,166	1,122	2,288	1.26	5.71
Central America	882	1,552	2,434	1.34	6.08
Caribbean	2,433	5,953	8,386	4.62	20.95
South America	11,175	15,754	26,929	14.83	67.26
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	7,825	6,197	14,022	7.72	100,00
Central Asia	..	..	7	<0.01	0.05
Eastern Asia	2,888	2,722	5,610	3.09	40.01
Southern Asia	3,038	1,209	4,247	2.34	30.29
South-Eastern Asia	1,351	1,950	3,301	1.82	23.54
Middle East	519	273	792	0.44	5.65
Country unknown	27	38	65	0.04	0.46

Oceania	87	94	181	0.10	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	83	93	176	0.10	97.24
Rest of Oceania	..	..	5	<0.01	2.76
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	25	14	39	0.02	100,00

Total	96,452	85,138	181,590	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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